Heavy metals and metalloids (HMs) are environmental pollutants, most notably cadmium,
lead, arsenic, mercury, and chromium. When HMs accumulate to toxic levels in agricultural …

Soil pollution from potentially toxic elements (PTEs) is a serious environmental issue
worldwide that affects agricultural safety and human health. Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi …

Heavy metal (HM)-mediated toxic effects on plants have attained considerable attention
worldwide as they directly threaten the food supply chain. Although various measures have …

Chromium (Cr) phytotoxicity affirmed the need of mitigation strategies to remediate polluted
soils and restricts its accumulation in the food chains. Salicylic acid (SA) and silicon (Si) play …

In this growing age of population, agriculture plays a significant role by providing food and
employment to millions of people. But to meet the growing need of food day by day the …

Human health is the main concern related to use of crop products irrigated with
contaminated irrigation sources. Present research has been conducted to explore heavy …

Lead (Pb) is toxic to the development and growth of rice plants. Nanoparticles (NPs) have
been considered one of the efficient remediation techniques to mitigate Pb stress in plants …

The increased lead (Pb) content in the environment has an impact on all living beings,
including plant growth and quality. The present study aims to investigate the protective roles …

Human activities emit large amounts of metals into the atmosphere, and which migrate or
settle with atmospheric activities, thus entering the ecosystem. Atmospheric metals can be …

The indiscriminate discharge and consequent accumulation of heavy metals (HMs) from
various anthropogenic sources into the environment is a major global concern for food …