Industrialization and inevitable mining have resulted in the release of some metals in environment, which have different uses on the one hand and also showed environmental toxicity. Lithium (Li) is one of them; however, its excess use in different fields or inappropriate disposal methods resulted in high Li accumulation in soil and groundwater. This subsequently is affecting our environment and more potentially our arable crop production system. In humans, Li has been extensively studied and causes numerous detrimental effects at different organ levels. Moreover, increases in Li in groundwater and food items, cases for mental disorders have been reported in different regions of the world. In plants, only a few studies have been reported about toxic effects of lithium in plants. Moreover, plant products (fruits, grains or other plant parts) could be a major source of Li toxicity in our food chain. Therefore, it is more imperative to understand how plants can be developed more tolerant to Li toxicity. In this short mini-review article, we primarily highlighted and speculated Li uptake, translocation and Li storage mechanism in plants. This article provides considerable information for breeders or environmentalist in identifying and developing Li hyperaccumulators plants and environment management.

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环境中的锂和降低植物中锂毒性的潜在目标

工业化和不可避免的采矿导致一些金属在环境中的释放，一方面具有不同的用途，另一方面也表现出环境毒性。锂（Li）就是其中之一；然而，由于其在不同领域的过度使用或处置方法不当，导致土壤和地下水中锂的大量积累。这随后会影响我们的环境，更有可能影响我们的可耕作作物生产系统。在人类中，Li 已被广泛研究，并在不同器官水平引起许多有害影响。此外，地下水和食品中的锂含量增加，世界不同地区都报告了精神障碍病例。在植物中，只有少数研究报告了锂对植物的毒性作用。此外，植物产品（水果、谷物或其他植物部分）可能是我们食物链中锂毒性的主要来源。因此，更重要的是了解如何开发出对锂毒性更具耐受性的植物。在这篇简短的迷你评论文章中，我们主要强调并推测了植物中锂的吸收、易位和锂储存机制。本文为育种者或环保主义者在识别和开发锂超富集植物和环境管理方面提供了大量信息。