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  1. Microplastic in soil affects a plant's ability to obtain an essential nutrient

    Article • International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology, July 2026, Springer Science + Business Media

    Sheila Macfie

  2. Non-destructive Three-dimensional Elemental Mapping in Intact Plant Tissues Using Confocal X-ray Microscopy

    Article • Microscopy and Microanalysis, July 2026, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Sheila Macfie

  3. Copper indirectly harmed bacteria associated with plant roots

    Article • PLOS One, May 2026, PLOS

    Sheila Macfie, Kathryn Lamoureux

  4. Investigating the ability ofPseudomonas fluorescensUW4 to reduce cadmium stress inLactuca sativavia an intervention in the ethylene biosynthetic pathway

    Article • Canadian Journal of Microbiology, December 2016, Canadian Science Publishing

    Sheila Macfie

  5. Does the Response of Insect Herbivores to Cadmium Depend on Their Feeding Strategy?

    Article • Journal of Chemical Ecology, March 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Sheila Macfie

  6. Reduced translocation of cadmium from roots is associated with increased production of phytochelatins and their precursors

    Article • Journal of Plant Physiology, December 2012, Elsevier

    Sheila Macfie

  7. Species-Specific Relationship between Transpiration and Cadmium Translocation in Lettuce, Barley and Radish

    Article • Journal of Plant Studies, February 2012, Canadian Center of Science and Education

    Sheila Macfie

  8. Production of organic acids and adsorption of Cd on roots of durum wheat (Triticum turgidum L. var. durum)

    Article • Acta Physiologiae Plantarum, April 2010, Springer Science + Business Media

    Sheila Macfie

  9. Cadmium and zinc accumulation in soybean: A threat to food safety?

    Article • The Science of The Total Environment, December 2006, Elsevier

    Sheila Macfie

  10. Phytochelatins are only partially correlated with Cd-stress in two species of Brassica

    Article • Plant Science, March 2006, Elsevier

    Sheila Macfie

  11. Cadmium-induced plant stress investigated by scanning electrochemical microscopy

    Article • Journal of Experimental Botany, October 2005, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Sheila Macfie