Contamination of agricultural land and water by heavy metals due to rapid industrialization
and urbanization including various natural processes have become one of the major …

Heavy metal contamination of soil and water causing toxicity/stress has become one
important constraint to crop productivity and quality. This situation has further worsened by …

The heavy metal contamination, which causes toxic effects on plants, has evolved into a
significant constraint to plant quality and yield. This scenario has been exacerbated by …

Soil heavy metal contamination is a widespread phenomenon that occurs naturally or as a
result of anthropogenic activities such as mining, smelting, fossil fuel combustion and …

The use of hyperaccumulators in phytoremediation provides an attractive method for the
removal of heavy metals from contaminated soils. However, hyperaccumulators are, in …

Heavy metal contamination of soil, aqueous waste stream and ground water causes major
environmental and human health problems. Heavy metals are major environmental …

Heavy metals are often present naturally in soils, but many human activities (eg mining,
agriculture, sewage processing, the metal industry and automobiles) increase their …

Heavy metal toxicity is heavily damaging constraint to quality and productivity of crops these
days. Plants exposed to heavy metals (HMs) contaminated sites respond at cellular …

Heavy metal pollution of soil is a significant environmental problem with a negative potential
impact on human health and agriculture. Rhizosphere, as an important interface of soil and …

Heavy metals bioaccumulation and bio amplification in the environment are serious
constraints for plants and all living organisms. Heavy metals have a serious impact on crop …