Environmental contamination with arsenic (As) is a global environmental, agricultural and
health issue due to the highly toxic and carcinogenic nature of As. Exposure of plants to As …

Many trace metals are essential micronutrients, but also potent toxins. Due to natural and
anthropogenic causes, vastly different trace metal concentrations occur in various habitats …

The devastating effects of global climate change on crop production and exponential
population growth pose a major challenge to agricultural yields. To cope with this problem …

Drought and heat stresses are important threat limitations to plant growth and sustainable
agriculture worldwide. Our objective is to provide a review of plant responses and …

Understanding the adverse impact of nanoparticles in crop plants has emerged as one of
the most interesting fields of plant research. Therefore, this study has been conducted to …

Nitric oxide (NO), a non-charged, small, gaseous free-radical, is a signaling molecule in all
plant cells. Several studies have proposed multifarious physiological roles for NO, from seed …

This review paper is focused predominantly on the role of the cell wall in the defense
response of plants to trace metals. It is generally known that this compartment accumulates …

Nitric oxide (NO) is a free radical molecule involved in an array of functions under
physiological and adverse environmental conditions. As other free radical molecules, NO …

Hydrogen sulfide (H2S) has been recently found to act as a potent priming agent. This study
explored the hypothesis that hydroponic pretreatment of strawberry (Fragaria× ananassa cv …

The decade since the publication of the third edition of this volume has been an era of great
progress in biology in general and the plant sciences in particular. This is especially true …