Worldwide, the effects of metal and metalloid toxicity are increasing, mainly due to
anthropogenic causes. Soil contamination ranks among the most important factors, since it …

Photosynthesis is a process that has got immense importance due to its unique role in
sustaining life on earth. Exposure to various biotic and abiotic stresses adversely affects the …

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

Industrialization and human urbanization have led to an increase in heavy metal (HM)
pollution which often cause negative/toxic effect on agricultural crops. The soil-HMs cannot …

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 …

Numerous abiotic stressors including heavy metal stresses, specifically cadmium (Cd) stress
in agricultural bio-system hinder the plant adequate growth. The present study was aimed to …

The present study was performed to address how Cr (VI) posed its toxicities on
photosynthesis, lipid peroxidation, and its retaliation by antioxidative system of Helianthus …

Heavy metal contamination of soil is becoming a life-threatening issue causing serious
threat to our ecosystem. These metals reduce the potency of soil and affect the entire …

Cadmium stress stunted lettuce growth, resulting in phenotypic changes such as leaf
yellowing and shrinkage, as well as physiological changes such as reduced chlorophyll and …

The recent recognition that low doses of herbicides, human and veterinary antibiotics,
metallic elements, micro/nano-plastics, and various other types of environmental pollutants …