Avoidance and reduction of soil contamination with heavy metals is one of the most serious
global challenges. Nowadays, science offers us new opportunities of utilizing plants to …

The adverse effects of abiotic components of the environment have led to noteworthy
increases in drip global agricultural productivity. Among abiotic stresses, heavy metal (HM) …

Malus sieversii from Central Asia is a progenitor of the modern domesticated apple (Malus×
domestica). Several accessions of M. sieversii are highly resistant to the postharvest …

Subcellular metal distribution assessments are the most adequate biomonitoring approach
to evaluate metal toxicity, instead of total metal assessments This study aimed to assess …

Heavy metal toxicity is one of the major agricultural concerns that can adversely affect crop
growth and yield. Being sessile, plants must evolve a wide array of physio-chemical defense …

Metallothioneins (MTs) are metal-binding proteins that have important roles in the
homeostasis of heavy metals. In this study, the two MT genes was studied in response to …

Metabolic engineering for understanding abiotic stress tolerance in plants - Book chapter -
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As the process of man's intervention on the environment is accelerated and enhances the
range of industrial activities and the use of chemical agents to improve the yield of …

Phytoremediation is a cost-effective, eco-friendly green technology exploiting plants with
their natural uptake capabilities through root organization, along with the translocation …

Arsenic (As) is a nonessential and toxic element to all forms of life. It exists naturally at high
concentrations in the soil and water of some regions of the world, predominantly in …