Vitamin C (l-ascorbic acid) is an excellent free radical scavenger, not only for its capability to
donate reducing equivalents but also for the relative stability of the derived …

Anthropogenic pollution of agricultural soils with cadmium (Cd) should receive adequate
attention as Cd accumulation in crops endangers human health. When Cd is present in the …

The gas nitric oxide (NO) plays an important role in several biological processes in plants,
including growth, development, and biotic/abiotic stress responses. Salinity has received …

Nitric oxide (NO) is an important signaling molecule involved in mediation of salt stress
induced physiological responses in plants. In this study, we investigated the effect of NO on …

Programmed cell death (PCD) is a controlled mechanism that eliminates specific cells under
developmental or environmental stimuli. All organisms—from bacteria to multicellular …

The ability to respond to unanticipated increases in volume is a fundamental property of
cells, essential for cellular integrity in the face of osmotic challenges. Plants must manage …

Plants being sessile organisms are often exposed to various abiotic stress conditions, which
greatly hamper the growth, yields as well as the quality of produce. Plants respond to abiotic …

Arsenic (As) pollution, which is on the increase around the world, poses a growing threat to
the environment. Phytoremediation, an important green technology, uses different strategies …

A wide range of potentially plant pathogenic microorganisms are naturally present in the
environment. Despite relying only on the innate immune system, plants are able to resist …

Synergistic interaction of nitric oxide (NO) and reactive oxygen species (ROS) is essential to
initiate cell death mechanisms in plants. Though autophagy is salient in either restricting or …