Following publication, the publisher found evidence of peer review manipulation. As the scientific integrity of the article cannot be guaranteed, and in adherence to the recommendations of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), the article is retracted.
This retraction was approved by the Chief Executive Editor of Frontiers. The authors received a communication regarding the retraction and had a chance to respond. This communication has been recorded by the publisher.
Frontiers would like to thank the concerned reader who contacted us regarding the published article and the users on PubPeer for bringing the published article to our attention.
Summary
Keywords
biofortification, heavy metals, Healthy food chain, Plant Nutrition, transgenic plant
Citation
Frontiers Editorial Office (2024) Retraction: Interaction between zinc and selenium bio-fortification and toxic metals (loid) accumulation in food crops. Front. Plant Sci. 15:1399252. doi: 10.3389/fpls.2024.1399252
Received
11 March 2024
Accepted
11 March 2024
Published
14 March 2024
Approved by
Frontiers Editorial Office, Frontiers Media SA, Switzerland
Volume
15 - 2024
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