Cobalt: An Essential Micronutrient for Plant Growth?

• Published in: Frontiers in plant science Vol. 12; p. 768523
• Main Authors: Hu, Xiu, Wei, Xiangying, Ling, Jie, Chen, Jianjun
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A 16.11.2021
• Subjects: cobalamin; cobalt; endophytes; essential nutrients; micronutrients; Plant Science; symbiosis

Cobalt is a transition metal located in the fourth row of the periodic table and is a neighbor of iron and nickel. It has been considered an essential element for prokaryotes, human beings, and other mammals, but its essentiality for plants remains obscure. In this article, we proposed that cobalt (...