The primary factors that restrict agricultural productivity and jeopardize human and food
safety are heavy metals (HMs), including arsenic, cadmium, lead, and aluminum, which …

Lignin is an important secondary metabolite that maintains the mechanical strength of
horticultural plants and enhances their ability to respond to external environmental changes …

Abstract Pea (Pisum sativum L.), a legume, has a high nutritional content, but arsenic (As) in
the agro-ecosystem poses a significant bottleneck to its yield, especially in South East Asia …

Heavy metals (HMs) stress, particularly lead (Pb) stress, is one of the most hazardous
environmental stresses that can negatively affect plants' growth, yield, and quality …

Nanotechnology has attracted the interest of scientists due to its wide range of application
specifically in agriculture. Nanoparticles (NPs) may act as a promising materials to alleviate …

Corn salad (Valerianella locusta) is a popular winter salad, cultivated as an ingredient for
ready-to-eat salads. The application of mild salinity stress (eustress) can increase the flavor …

Plants, as sessile organisms, uptake nutrients from the soil. Throughout their whole life
cycle, they confront various external biotic and abiotic threats, encompassing harmful …

Abstract Though Zinc (Zn) supplementation can mitigate root-based Cadmium (Cd) uptake
in plants, the impact of foliar-applied Zinc Oxide nanoparticles (ZnO NPs) on this process …

This work estimated ecological and human health risks for the exposure pathway of spinach
irrigation with metal oxide nanoparticles-contaminated river water. Using literature studies …

Abbreviations: Ci–intercellular CO2 concentration; E–transpiration rate; gs–stomatal
conductance; PN–net photosynthetic rate; TFs–translocation factors. Acknowledgements …