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Microplastics have recently emerged as major pollutants widely occurring in the atmosphere, seawater, and soils. Microplastic toxicity in plants results in economic losses from declining crop yields. Here, we review microplastic toxicity in plants with emphasis on plant growth and development, oxidative stress, hindering nutrient absorption, metal absorption, physical plant damage, toxicity mechanisms, and synergy with other stressors. We discuss consequences on metabolic pathways, gene expression, and plant–microbe interactions.
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This study was supported by the Strategic Priority Research Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (Grant No. XDA28010502), the Project of Science and Technology Development Plan of Jilin Province (No. 20210203007SF), the Scientific Instrument Developing Project of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (Grant No. YJKYYQ20200013), and the Special Fund Project for High Tech Industrialization of Science and Technology Cooperation between Jilin Province and Chinese Academy of Sciences (Grant No. 2023SYHZ0008).
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Qiu, G., Wang, Q., Wang, T. et al. Microplastic risk assessment and toxicity in plants: a review. Environ Chem Lett 22, 209–226 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10311-023-01665-4
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