Cadmium (Cd) is an unessential trace element in plants that is ubiquitous in the
environment. Anthropogenic activities such as disposal of urban refuse, smelting, mining …

Toxic metal contamination of soil is a major environmental hazard. Chemical methods for
heavy metal's (HMs) decontamination such as heat treatment, electroremediation, soil …

Heavy metal (HM) stress in plants has received considerable global attention as it threatens
sustainable growth in agriculture worldwide. Hence, desperate efforts have been …

Heavy metals and metalloids (HMs) are environmental pollutants, most notably cadmium,
lead, arsenic, mercury, and chromium. When HMs accumulate to toxic levels in agricultural …

Phytohormones act as chemical messengers and, under a complex regulation, allow plants
to sustain biotic and abiotic stresses. Thus, phytohormones are known for their regulatory …

Heavy metals are natural non-biodegradable constituents of the Earth's crust that
accumulate and persist indefinitely in the ecosystem as a result of human activities. Since …

Soil contamination is one of the most important environmental problems around the world.
The transfer of organic contaminants and heavy metals to the food chain is a major threat to …

Plants take up a wide range of trace metals/metalloids (hereinafter referred to as trace
metals) from the soil, some of which are essential but become toxic at high concentrations …

Biochar amendment in the soil can exert a positive effect in reducing heavy metal toxicity in
plants. However, it remains unclear the extent to which this effect is associated with the …

Heavy metal (HM)-accumulating herbaceous and woody plants are employed for
phytoremediation. To develop improved strategies for enhancing phytoremediation …