Technologies for removing heavy metal from contaminated soils on farmland: A review

H Lin, Z Wang, C Liu, Y Dong - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
With the rapid development of industrialization and agricultural intensification and scale, the
problem of heavy metal pollution in farmland has attracted widespread attention. There exist …

Cadmium phytotoxicity, tolerance, and advanced remediation approaches in agricultural soils; a comprehensive review

U Zulfiqar, W Jiang, W Xiukang, S Hussain… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Cadmium (Cd) is a major environmental contaminant due to its widespread industrial use.
Cd contamination of soil and water is rather classical but has emerged as a recent problem …

Role of plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria in boosting the phytoremediation of stressed soils: Opportunities, challenges, and prospects

P Bhanse, M Kumar, L Singh, MK Awasthi, A Qureshi - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
Soil is considered as a vital natural resource equivalent to air and water which supports
growth of the plants and provides habitats to microorganisms. Changes in soil properties …

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 …

Plant development and crop yield: The role of gibberellins

R Castro-Camba, C Sánchez, N Vidal, JM Vielba - Plants, 2022 - mdpi.com
Gibberellins have been classically related to a few key developmental processes, thus being
essential for the accurate unfolding of plant genetic programs. After more than a century of …

Recent advances in microbial-assisted remediation of cadmium-contaminated soil

U Zulfiqar, FU Haider, MF Maqsood, W Mohy-Ud-Din… - Plants, 2023 - mdpi.com
Soil contamination with cadmium (Cd) is a severe concern for the developing world due to
its non-biodegradability and significant potential to damage the ecosystem and associated …

Cadmium toxicity in plants: Recent progress on morpho-physiological effects and remediation strategies

U Zulfiqar, A Ayub, S Hussain, EA Waraich… - Journal of soil science …, 2022 - Springer
Cadmium (Cd) is one of the non-essential, highly toxic environmental pollutants worldwide
causing serious environmental and agricultural problems. Elevated Cd doses are …

Clean-up of heavy metals from contaminated soil by phytoremediation: A multidisciplinary and eco-friendly approach

AK Priya, M Muruganandam, SS Ali, M Kornaros - Toxics, 2023 - mdpi.com
Pollution from heavy metals is one of the significant environmental concerns facing the world
today. Human activities, such as mining, farming, and manufacturing plant operations, can …

Uranium (U) source, speciation, uptake, toxicity and bioremediation strategies in soil-plant system: a review

L Chen, J Liu, W Zhang, J Zhou, D Luo, Z Li - Journal of Hazardous …, 2021 - Elsevier
Uranium (U), a highly toxic radionuclide, is becoming a great threat to soil health
development, as returning nuclear waste containing U into the soil systems is increased …

Influence of biochar and soil properties on soil and plant tissue concentrations of Cd and Pb: A meta-analysis

HA Albert, X Li, P Jeyakumar, L Wei, L Huang… - Science of the Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
The application of biochar to soils contaminated with potentially toxic elements (PTEs) has
received particular attention due to its ability to reduce PTE uptake by the plants. Therefore …