Cadmium bioavailability, uptake, toxicity and detoxification in soil-plant system

M Shahid, C Dumat, S Khalid, NK Niazi… - … and toxicology volume …, 2017 - Springer
This review summarizes the findings of the most recent studies, published from 2000 to
2016, which focus on the biogeochemical behavior of Cd in soil-plant systems and its impact …

[HTML][HTML] A review of environmental contamination and health risk assessment of wastewater use for crop irrigation with a focus on low and high-income countries

S Khalid, M Shahid, Natasha, I Bibi, T Sarwar… - International journal of …, 2018 - mdpi.com
Population densities and freshwater resources are not evenly distributed worldwide. This
has forced farmers to use wastewater for the irrigation of food crops. This practice presents …

[HTML][HTML] Agroecological responses of heavy metal pollution with special emphasis on soil health and plant performances

V Srivastava, A Sarkar, S Singh, P Singh… - Frontiers in …, 2017 - frontiersin.org
With modern day urbanization and industrialization, heavy metal (HM) contamination has
become a prime concern for today's society. The impacts of metal contamination on …

The effect of excess copper on growth and physiology of important food crops: a review

M Adrees, S Ali, M Rizwan, M Ibrahim, F Abbas… - … Science and Pollution …, 2015 - Springer
In recent years, copper (Cu) pollution in agricultural soils, due to arbitrary use of pesticides,
fungicides, industrial effluent and wastewater irrigation, present a major concern for …

A critical review of mercury speciation, bioavailability, toxicity and detoxification in soil-plant environment: Ecotoxicology and health risk assessment

M Shahid, S Khalid, I Bibi, J Bundschuh… - Science of the total …, 2020 - Elsevier
Environmental contamination by a non-essential and non-beneficial, although potentially
toxic mercury (Hg), is becoming a great threat to the living organisms at a global scale …

Foliar application of silicon nanoparticles affected the growth, vitamin C, flavonoid, and antioxidant enzyme activities of coriander (Coriandrum sativum L.) plants …

H Fatemi, B Esmaiel Pour, M Rizwan - Environmental Science and …, 2021 - Springer
Lead (Pb) is among the most abundant toxic trace elements which causes direct and indirect
negative effects on humans, animals, and plants. Thus, there is a need to alleviate the Pb …

Heavy metal stress and crop productivity

M Shahid, S Khalid, G Abbas, N Shahid… - Crop production and …, 2015 - Springer
Heavy metal contamination of the environment through anthropogenic activities and/or
natural processes is a widespread and serious problem. Heavy metals occur in various …

Metals associated neurodegeneration in Parkinson's disease: Insight to physiological, pathological mechanisms and management

K Raj, P Kaur, GD Gupta, S Singh - Neuroscience Letters, 2021 - Elsevier
Parkinson's disease (PD) is a deliberately progressive neurological disorder, arises due to
degeneration of dopaminergic neurons in the substantia nigra pars compacta (SNpc). The …

[HTML][HTML] Biochar application for the remediation of trace metals in contaminated soils: Implications for stress tolerance and crop production

FU Haider, X Wang, M Farooq, S Hussain… - Ecotoxicology and …, 2022 - Elsevier
In modern agriculture and globalization, the release of trace metals from manufacturing
effluents hinders crop productivity by polluting the atmosphere and degrading food quality …

[HTML][HTML] Foliar application of copper nanoparticles increases the fruit quality and the content of bioactive compounds in tomatoes

ER López-Vargas, H Ortega-Ortíz, G Cadenas-Pliego… - Applied Sciences, 2018 - mdpi.com
Nanotechnology is a potential and emerging field with multiple applications in different
areas of study. The beneficial effects of the use of nanoparticles in agriculture have already …