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CORRECTION article

Front. Agron., 15 January 2026

Sec. Plant-Soil Interactions

Volume 7 - 2025 | https://doi.org/10.3389/fagro.2025.1766419

Correction: Microbe-mediated regulation in zinc-contaminated soils: the synergistic role of hyperaccumulator plants and zinc-tolerant rhizobacteria

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  1. Microbe-mediated regulation in zinc-contaminated soils: the synergistic role of hyperaccumulator plants and zinc-tolerant rhizobacteria

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Nitu Rani*Nitu Rani1*Arjun ChauhanArjun Chauhan2Narashans Alok Sagar,*Narashans Alok Sagar1,3*Vinay KumarVinay Kumar4
  • 1Department of Biotechnology, Chandigarh University, Mohali, Punjab, India
  • 2Department of Biotechnology, Institute of Applied Sciences & Humanities, Ganesh Lal Agrawal (GLA) University, Mathura, Uttar Pradesh, India
  • 3Department of Biotechnology, University Centre for Research and Development, Chandigarh University, Mohali, Punjab, India
  • 4Department of Plant Breeding and Genetics, Mankombu Sambasivan (MS) Swaminathan School of Agriculture, Centurion University of Technology and Management, Paralakhemundi, Odisha, India

A Correction on
Microbe-mediated regulation in zinc-contaminated soils: the synergistic role of hyperaccumulator plants and zinc-tolerant rhizobacteria

By Rani N, Chauhan A, Sagar NA and Kumar V (2026) Front. Agron. 7:1597149. doi: 10.3389/fagro.2025.1597149

There was a mistake in the caption of Figure 2 as published. Attribution to the original source of the image was omitted. The corrected caption of Figure 2 appears below.

Figure 2
Diagram illustrating zinc (Zn) contamination in plants. On the left, a plant grows in soil with acidic and alkaline conditions, showing Zn contamination. The right side details cellular impacts: disrupted photosynthesis, reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation, DNA damage, altered protein synthesis, protein damage, and enzymatic activity alterations, with mechanisms like transcription, translation, and scavenging processes depicted. Cell structures include chloroplasts, mitochondria, and the nucleus, highlighting the impact on cellular functions.

Figure 2. Schematic diagram to represent zinc toxicity in plant and its mechanistic (1) Zinc intake channels, (2) Reactive oxygen species generation, (3) Protein synthesis alteration, (4) DNA damage, (5) Protein damage, (6) Alteration of Enzymatic activities, and (7) Cell plate damage. TCA, Tricarboxylic acid; NADH, nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD) + hydrogen (H); PSI, Photosystem I; PSII, Photosystem II; YSL, Yellow-Stripe-Like; ZIP6 & ZIP4, Zinc ions transporter protein; SOD, Superoxide dismutase; CAT, Catalase; AaS, Ascorbic acid; Pro, Proline; POD, Peroxidase. (Adapted from Chauhan et al., 2025).

Chauhan et al., 2025 was not cited in the article. The citation has now been inserted in The caption of Figure 2. The complete missing reference details are: Chauhan, P. K., Upadhyay, S. K., Chauhan, A., Bhutiani, R., Sikarwar, R. L. S., and Tiwari, M. K. (2025). A review on simultaneous use of microbes and biochar for removal of toxic heavy metals: Recent updates and future outlooks. Physiol. Mol. Biol. Plants. 1-18. 10.1007/s12298-025-01649-4.

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Keywords: hyperaccumulators plant, Zn-tolerant rhizobacteria, phytoextraction, phytostabilization, photosynthesis

Citation: Rani N, Chauhan A, Sagar NA and Kumar V (2026) Correction: Microbe-mediated regulation in zinc-contaminated soils: the synergistic role of hyperaccumulator plants and zinc-tolerant rhizobacteria. Front. Agron. 7:1766419. doi: 10.3389/fagro.2025.1766419

Received: 12 December 2025; Accepted: 18 December 2025; Revised: 18 December 2025;
Published: 15 January 2026.

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