Soil contamination with potentially toxic elements (PTEs) is an increasing environmental
problem, posing serious threats to the living organisms. Phytoremediation is a sustainable …

Heavy metal contamination in soils endangers humans and the biosphere by reducing
agricultural yield and negatively impacting ecosystem health. In recent decades, this issue …

Plants often face incompatible growing environments like drought, salinity, cold, frost, and
elevated temperatures that affect plant growth and development leading to low yield and, in …

Ethylene is a gaseous plant growth hormone that regulates various plant developmental
processes, ranging from seed germination to senescence. The mechanisms underlying …

Expeditious industrial development has prompted the upraised production and release of
colossal amounts of various heavy metals (HMs) and metalloids in the environment. Heavy …

The impact of elevated temperature at the reproductive stage of a crop is one of the critical
limitations that influence crop growth and productivity globally. This study was aimed to …

In-situ soil cadmium (Cd) immobilization helps to reduce Cd accumulation in rice grain,
while its effects on bioaccessibility of Cd in rice during digestion and the associated health …

Oxidative stress caused by heavy metals (HMs) has been considered as a big threat for the
production of crop plants. Several emerging studies recommend that some signaling …

Cadmium (Cd) is absorbed and accumulated by crops, and it adversely affects plant growth
and development. To explore the effect of exogenous auxin on Cd stress, we applied …

Arsenic (As) is the cause for concern worldwide due to its high toxicity. Its presence in
agricultural soils and groundwater adversely affects soybean (Glycine max L.) growth and …