@article{PAR00013055, title = {{L}eaf-age and soil-plant relationships : key factors for reporting trace-elements hyperaccumulation by plants and design applications}, author = {{L}osfeld, {G}. and {L}'{H}uillier, {L}. and {F}ogliani, {B}. and {M}c {C}oy, {S}. and {G}rison, {C}. and {J}affr{\'e}, {T}anguy}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{R}elationships between the trace-elements ({TE}) content of plants and associated soil have been widely investigated especially to understand the ecology of {TE} hyperaccumulating species to develop applications using {TE} phytoextraction. {M}any studies have focused on the possibility of quantifying the soil {TE} fraction available to plants, and used bioconcentration ({BC}) as a measure of the plants ability to absorb {TE}. {H}owever, {BC} only offers a static view of the dynamic phenomenon of {TE} accumulation. {A}ccumulation kinetics are required to fully account for {TE} distributions in plants. {T}hey are also crucial to design applications where maximum {TE} concentrations in plant leaves are needed. {T}his paper provides a review of studies of {BC} (i.e. soil-plant relationships) and leaf-age in relation to {TE} hyperaccumulation. {T}he paper focuses of {N}i and {M}n accumulators and hyperaccumulators from {N}ew {C}aledonia who were previously overlooked until recent {E}cocatalysis applications emerged for such species. {U}pdated data on {M}n hyperaccumulators and accumulators from {N}ew {C}aledonia are also presented and advocate further investigation of the hyperaccumulation of this element. {R}esults show that leaf-age should be considered in the design of sample collection and allowed the reclassification of {G}revillea meisneri known previously as a {M}n accumulator to a {M}n hyperaccumulator.}, keywords = {{H}yperaccumulation ; {P}hytoextraction ; {B}ioconcentration ; {L}eaf-age ; {N}ickel ; {M}anganese ; {NOUVELLE} {CALEDONIE}}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{E}nvironmental {S}cience and {P}ollution {R}esearch}, volume = {22}, numero = {8}, pages = {5620--5632}, ISSN = {0944-1344}, year = {2015}, DOI = {10.1007/s11356-014-3445-z}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/{PAR}00013055}, }