Environmental levels of microplastics disrupt growth and stress pathways in edible crops via species-specific mechanisms
These findings support current ecotoxicological models and highlight the importance of plant-particle interactions in shaping crop responses. The results provide new insight into MP phytotoxicity and inform future risk assessments under realistic soil conditions.
Authors
- Steven A. Banwart (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7223-6678)
- Paul Kay (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9997-7860)
- Zhangling Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4995-8485)
- Laura Carter (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1146-7920)
Institutions
- University of Leeds (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Plant Science
- Published
- 2025-08-28
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2025.1670247
- Citations
- 4
- Primary Topic
- Microplastics and Plastic Pollution
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.01
Funders
- University of Leeds