Microplastics (MPs) pose a significant threat to soil and groundwater quality. Yet, investigating their transport in soils has so far been limited to conventional packed column experiments where particles suspended in a stock dispersion are injected from one side of the column. This, however, does not represent the natural condition where buoyant MPs are released on the surface of the soil and storm or irrigation water induces...

Around two billion people are affected by iron (Fe) malnutrition globally, largely contributed by the consumption of cereal-based diets with low levels of iron and reduced bioavailability due to presence of inhibitor compounds like phenols and phytic acid. Among several methods of enhancing Fe content of staples, genetic biofortification is the most sustainable, and cost-effective method. Genetic biofortification through conve...