Various abiotic stresses lead to the overproduction of reactive oxygen species (ROS) in
plants which are highly reactive and toxic and cause damage to proteins, lipids …

Heavy metals are among the major environmental pollutants and the accumulation of these
metals in soils is of great concern in agricultural production due to the toxic effects on crop …

To examine the potential roles of melatonin in nutrient uptake, we investigated the influence
of its long-term exogenous application on 'Naganofuji No. 2′ apple (Malus domestica …

The effects of silicon (Si) application on plant growth, pigments, photosynthetic parameters,
chlorophyll a (Chl a) fluorescence parameters and nitrogen metabolism were studied in …

To investigate N metabolism of two contrasting Populus species in acclimation to low N
availability, saplings of slow-growing species (Populus popularis, Pp) and a fast-growing …

Detrimental effects of NaCl and NaHCO3 stress on tomato plants were compared. With
increasing stress intensity, accumulation of biomass in tomato shoots and roots significantly …

Melatonin (MT) and salicylic acid (SA) are known to improve plant tolerance to
environmental stresses; however, no reports have evaluated the effect of their combined …

Cadmium (Cd) is one of the most toxic heavy metal pollutants worldwide. Tobacco is an
important cash crop; however, the accumulation of Cd in its biomass is very high. Cadmium …

Plants are sessile organisms therefore, cannot avoid adverse environmental conditions
(such as soil salinity, drought, heat, cold, flooding and heavy metal contamination). These …

Phytoremediation has attracted increasing attention and is a promising technology for
addressing soil contamination problems. Unlike other kinds of remediation plants …