Heavy metal/metalloids (HMs) are among the primary soil pollutants that limit crop
production worldwide. Plants grown in HM contaminated soils exhibit reduced growth and …

Toxic trace metals are ecotoxic due to their high bioaccumulation and toxicity, acting as
abiotic stress agents, causing oxidative damage to the plant cells. Plants can recognize …

Heavy metal stress can lead to many adverse effects that inhibit cellular processes at
various levels of metabolism, causing a decrease in plant productivity. In response to …

Food safety has emerged as a high-urgency matter for sustainable agricultural production.
Toxic metal contamination of soil and water significantly affects agricultural productivity …

With the increased use of metal nanoparticles (NPs), their access to the food chain has
become a main concern to scientists and holds controversial social implications. This …

The ever-increasing industrial activities over the decades have generated high toxic metals
such as chromium (Cr) that hampers plant growth and development. To counter Cr-toxicity …

Menthol mint (Mentha arvensis L.) cultivation is significantly affected by the heavy metals like
cadmium (Cd) which also imposes severe health hazards. Two menthol mint cultivars …

The heavy metal contamination in plant-soil environment has increased manifold recently. In
order to reduce the harmful effects of metal stress in plants, the application of beneficial soil …

Accumulation and enrichment of excessive heavy metals due to industrialization and
modernization not only devastate our ecosystem, but also pose a threat to the global …

Heavy metals (HMs) in air pollution seriously threaten the environment. Although plant
species are known as good biomonitors, it has not been determined which HM is absorbed …