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January 1996 This review discusses selenium's role in human and animal health, its deficiency's link to diseases in China, and the need for precise geochemical control data; it reports no new findings.
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January 2017 in “Environmental monitoring and assessment” Hair from different ethnic groups affects soil nutrient release differently.
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January 2024 in “Environmental Research” In this study, the authors reported that Sargassum wightii seaweed-based biostimulants improved soil quality and enhanced rice plant growth and yield by ameliorating acid soil effects, boosting antioxidant enzyme activity, and facilitating nitrogen uptake, photosynthesis, and water use efficiency.
February 2024 in “Journal of Geochemical Exploration” Selenium levels in soil, crops, and human hair in Northwest China are within safe limits.
May 2024 in “Plant and Soil” Among maize plants, this study observed that root hairs tend to grow in air-filled pores at the root-soil interface, but their growth into the soil matrix is limited, posing potential constraints on nutrient uptake, anchorage, and rhizosheath formation.