Wastes are the major source of soil pollution originates from mining, chemical, metal
processing industries, and other allied industries. These wastes include varieties of …

In soil ecotoxicological studies, a toxic metal is usually added in the form of either an
inorganic or organic salt with relatively high solubility. Nitrate, chloride, acetate, or sulfate …

Background Hyperaccumulator plants are unusual plants that accumulate particular metals
or metalloids, such as nickel, zinc, cadmium and arsenic, in their living tissues to …

This study investigated the effect of salicylic acid (SA) and sodium nitroprusside (SNP; NO
donor) on nickel (Ni) toxicity in germinating finger millet seedlings. Fourteen-day-old finger …

Nickel (Ni), an essential nutrient of plant but very toxic to plant at supra-optimal
concentration that causes inhibition of seed germination emergence and growth of plants as …

Heavy metals are toxic metals having density five times greater than water. They are toxic for
all living organisms. In humans they enter into body through various ways like ingestion …

Nickel is an essential ultra‐micronutrient for higher plants and some cyanobacteria. The best
known function in higher plants is its role in the active center of the enzyme urease, but at …

The amount of soil contaminated with heavy metal increases due to urbanization,
industrialization, and anthropogenic activities. Quinoa is considered a useful candidate in …

Nickel (Ni) toxicity has been reported to decrease productivity in soybean (Glycine max L.).
However, soybean responses to Ni toxicity are not well understood. The aim of the present …

Nickel-induced toxicity and carcinogenicity, with an emphasis on the generation and role of
reactive oxygen species is reviewed. Nickel is a known haematotoxic, immunotoxic …