Heavy metal contamination in agricultural soil: environmental pollutants affecting crop health

A Rashid, BJ Schutte, A Ulery, MK Deyholos, S Sanogo… - Agronomy, 2023 - mdpi.com
Heavy metals and metalloids (HMs) are environmental pollutants, most notably cadmium,
lead, arsenic, mercury, and chromium. When HMs accumulate to toxic levels in agricultural …

A comprehensive review on the heavy metal toxicity and sequestration in plants

R Riyazuddin, N Nisha, B Ejaz, MIR Khan, M Kumar… - Biomolecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
Heavy metal (HM) toxicity has become a global concern in recent years and is imposing a
severe threat to the environment and human health. In the case of plants, a higher …

Heavy metal and metalloid toxicity in horticultural plants: Tolerance mechanism and remediation strategies

I Noor, H Sohail, J Sun, MA Nawaz, G Li… - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
Heavy metal/metalloids (HMs) are among the primary soil pollutants that limit crop
production worldwide. Plants grown in HM contaminated soils exhibit reduced growth and …

Overview of biofertilizers in crop production and stress management for sustainable agriculture

P Chaudhary, S Singh, A Chaudhary… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
With the increase in world population, the demography of humans is estimated to be
exceeded and it has become a major challenge to provide an adequate amount of food …

Regulation of ascorbate-glutathione pathway in mitigating oxidative damage in plants under abiotic stress

M Hasanuzzaman, MHMB Bhuyan, TI Anee, K Parvin… - Antioxidants, 2019 - mdpi.com
Reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation is a usual phenomenon in a plant both under a
normal and stressed condition. However, under unfavorable or adverse conditions, ROS …

Mechanisms regulating the dynamics of photosynthesis under abiotic stresses

I Muhammad, A Shalmani, M Ali, QH Yang… - Frontiers in plant …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Photosynthesis sustains plant life on earth and is indispensable for plant growth and
development. Factors such as unfavorable environmental conditions, stress regulatory …

Oxidative stress and antioxidant metabolism under adverse environmental conditions: a review

P Garcia-Caparros, L De Filippis, A Gul… - The Botanical …, 2021 - Springer
Reactive oxygen species (ROS) originate as a natural byproduct in standard metabolism of
oxygen activities. The principal sites of ROS generation in the cell are apoplast …

Phytoremediation: Environmentally sustainable way for reclamation of heavy metal polluted soils

S Ashraf, Q Ali, ZA Zahir, S Ashraf… - … and environmental safety, 2019 - Elsevier
Soil contamination with toxic metals is a widespread environmental issue resulting from
global industrialization within the past few years. Therefore, decontamination of heavy metal …

Role of silica nanoparticles in abiotic and biotic stress tolerance in plants: a review

L Wang, C Ning, T Pan, K Cai - International Journal of Molecular …, 2022 - mdpi.com
The demand for agricultural crops continues to escalate with the rapid growth of the
population. However, extreme climates, pests and diseases, and environmental pollution …

Phytoremediation of potentially toxic elements (PTEs) contaminated soils using alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.): A comprehensive review

L Chen, J Beiyuan, W Hu, Z Zhang, C Duan, Q Cui… - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
Soil contamination with potentially toxic elements (PTEs) is an increasing environmental
problem, posing serious threats to the living organisms. Phytoremediation is a sustainable …