Heavy metal toxicity generally refers to the negative impact on the environment, humans,
and other living organisms caused by exposure to heavy metals (HMs). Heavy metal …

Heavy metal contamination of agricultural fields has become a global concern as it causes a
direct impact on human health. Rice is the major food crop for almost half of the world …

Plants are sessile organisms and face numerous biotic and abiotic stresses throughout their
life cycle, of which metal/metalloid toxicity considerably lowers crop production. Rice is an …

Heavy metal (HMs) pollution is regarded as one of the major concerns for soil and water,
causing varieties of toxic and stress effects on plants and ecosystems. It has become one of …

Rice (Oryza sativa) is a staple food for the majority of world population. Contamination of rice
fields with various types of metals and metalloids causes a serious threat to the cultivation of …

Abstract Background Ferrous iron (Fe) and zinc (Zn) at high concentration in the soil cause
heavy metal toxicity and greatly affect rice yield and quality. To improve rice production …

Zinc (Zn) is an indispensable element for rice growth. Zn deficiency results in brown blotches
and streaks 2–3 weeks after transplanting, as well as stunting, reduced tillering, and low …

Abstract Cadmium (Cd) and arsenic (As) are nonessential and toxic elements in rice that
often occur together in contaminated paddy field soils. To understand whether rice has a …

The rice (Oryza sativa L.) productivity is often adversely disturbed by several abiotic and
biotic stresses such as drought, submergence, fungal, bacterial, and nematode oriented …

Rice (Oryza sativa) is a research model for monocotyledonous plants. Rice is also one of the
major staple foods and the primary crop for more than half of the world's population …