Cadmium (Cd) is a biologically non-essential and toxic heavy metal leaking to the
environment via natural emission or anthropogenic activities, thereby contaminating crops …

Metallothioneins (MTs) are ubiquitous cysteine‐rich proteins present in plants, animals,
fungi and cyanobacteria. In plants, MTs are suggested to be involved in metal tolerance or …

The contamination of the environment by toxic metals poses a threat for" Man and
biosphere", reducing agricultural productivity and damaging the health of the ecosystem. In …

Cadmium (Cd) in soil is enriched through several leaky management agricultural practices
and natural resources. Cd enriched soil is inevitable cause of nutritional stress besides Cd …

Metallothioneins (MTs) are small, cysteine-rich, metal-binding proteins that may be involved
in metal homeostasis and detoxification in both plants and animals. OsMT1a, encoding a …

A cDNA clone encoding a 64-amino acid type 3 metallothionein protein, designated
GhMT3a, was isolated from cotton (Gossypium hirsutum) by cDNA library screening …

The metabolism of sulphur in angiosperms is reviewed under the aspect of exposure to
ecologically relevant concentrations of sulphur, heavy metals and metalloids. Because of the …

Cadmium (Cd) pollution in cultivated land is caused by irresistible geological factors and
human activities; intense diffusion and migration have seriously affected the safety of food …

A pollution-free environment is one of the major challenges of the 21st century. Most
conventional remedial technologies are expensive and cause the pollution of the …

To survive in variable soil conditions, plants possess homeostatic mechanisms to maintain a
suitable concentration of essential heavy metal ions. Certain plants, inhabiting heavy metal …