Mineral Elements and Cadmium Accumulation in Four Plant Species Under C14 Alkane Stress

A figshare document by Lizhu Yuan, last updated June 1, 2026, under a CC-BY-4.0 license. The study investigates cadmium accumulation mechanisms in four plant species—ryegrass, castor bean, amaranth, and mirabis—under C14 alkane stress. It uses multivariate analyses to identify mineral element homeostasis as a central mediator of plant response and phytoremediation efficacy.

Use Cases

• Compare plant species tolerance to co-contamination based on growth inhibition data.
• Model the role of mineral elements like manganese in mediating cadmium accumulation pathways.
• Inform the selection of phytoremediation plants for soils co-contaminated with heavy metals and hydrocarbons.
• Analyze ionomic regulatory capacity as a determinant of plant stress response.

Strengths

• Focuses on four specific plant species (Lolium perenne, Ricinus communis, Amaranthus hypochondriacus, Mirabilis jalapa) under controlled stress.
• Employs integrated multivariate analyses including random forest, mantel tests, and structural equation modeling.
• Provides a novel theoretical framework for optimizing remediation strategies like targeted mineral elements management.

Limitations

• The dataset is a 1.2 MB DOCX file, suggesting the primary data may be embedded in textual or tabular form within the document.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

figshare

Collection Method

Likely contains experimental data from a study applying a C14 alkane concentration gradient to plants.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-01 05:25:18; freshness should be verified.