Oxidative stress is common in plants growing under extreme environments, such as water
shortage, salinity, heavy metals, and temperature extremes. To overcome oxidative stress …

Melatonin was discovered in plants in the late nineties, but its role, signaling, and crosstalk
with other phytohormones remain unknown. Research on melatonin in plants has risen …

Sustainable agriculture is increasingly being put in danger by environmental contamination
with dangerous heavy metals (HMs), especially lead (Pb). Plants have developed a …

In this work, fluorescent adsorbents that can efficiently detect and remove Pb 2+ were
developed by integrating the designed amino-modified carbon quantum dots and carboxyl …

Pollution with heavy metals is a common problem worldwide that affects the growth of
important crops and human health due to the consumption of contaminated crops. In the …

The aim of our research was to study the endosphere of four halophytic plants: Salicornia
europaea L., Salsola australis (R. Br.), Bassia sedoides (Pall.) and Kochia prostrata (L.) …

The cultivation of rice is widespread worldwide, but its growth and productivity are hampered
by heavy metals stress. However, sodium nitroprusside (SNP), a nitric oxide donor, has …

Nitric oxide (NO) is a small, diatomic, gaseous, free radicle, lipophilic, diffusible, and highly
reactive molecule with unique properties that make it a crucial signaling molecule with …

Background and aims Pb and Sn concentration increase rapidly due to the industrial
revolution and cause a significant reduction in wheat production and productivity …

Groundwater co-contamination with toxic pollutants like arsenic-fluoride or lead-fluoride is a
serious threat for safe rice cultivation, since major stretches of land, involved in cultivation of …