Whole plant transpiration responses of common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) to drying soil: Water channels and transcription factors.

Common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) is the main legume crop for direct human consumption worldwide. Among abiotic factors affecting common bean, drought is the most limiting.

Isolation of native cadmium-tolerant bacteria and fungi from cacao ( L.) - Cultivated soils in central Colombia.

Cadmium (Cd) is one of the most toxic heavy metals for human health. It can be present in multiple food products, including cocoa cultivated in regions with high soil Cd concentrations. A strategy to minimize Cd uptake by cacao trees is using cadmium-tolerant bacteria (CdtB) and filamentous fungi (CdtF) to reduce Cd availability in soils.