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Element Case Studies: Manganese

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Manganese (Mn), one of the important trace element in different concentrations in living tissues, is also widely used in the metal industry. It is an essential micronutrient for plants, taken up under the +2 oxidation state, which is crucial in the reactions of some enzymes (malic dehydrogenase, oxalosuccinate decarboxylase, superoxide dismutase), and is an activator of those involved in the tricarboxylic acid cycle. In soils, Mn is commonly in the form of +4 and +3 valency states oxides, which could be reduced to the +2 form by some of the ways, such as acidizing soil solution, waterlogging soil, heating and drying, and by the activity of anaerobic and aerobic micro-organisms. Mn can be taken up by plants growing in base-rich soils in high concentrations. Mn hyperaccumulation plants have been defined by a threshold foliar concentration of over 10,000 μg g−1 dry weight (DW). Mn toxicity could cause stunting, chlorosis, curled leaves, brown lesions, as well as inhibition of photosynthesis and respiration in plants. Several elements such as P and Ca are reported to have important impacts on the uptake and accumulation of Mn in plants. Mn can be stored in vacuoles, cell walls, golgi apparatus, chloroplast lamellae structure, and to form black agglomerations in plant cells.

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Wu, C., Xue, S. (2018). Element Case Studies: Manganese. In: Van der Ent, A., Echevarria, G., Baker, A., Morel, J. (eds) Agromining: Farming for Metals. Mineral Resource Reviews. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-61899-9_16

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