Phytoremediation is an environment-friendly approach regarded as a potential candidate for
remediating heavy metal (HM)-contaminated soils. However, the low efficacy of …

Increased incidence of abiotic stresses impacting adversely plant growth and productivity in
major crops is being witnessed all over the world. Therefore, as a result of such stress …

Chromium (Cr) is a potentially toxic metal originating from natural processes and
anthropogenic activities such as the iron-steel, electroplating, and leather industries, which …

A multitude of roles is played by microbes in food and agriculture that include nutrient
cycling and management, organic matter decomposition and fermentation. Plant growth …

Rapid industrialisation, increased rate of waste production, higher agricultural inputs,
mining, industrial waste, and contaminated irrigation water are increasing the heavy metal …

The worldwide increase in human population raises a big threat to the food security of each
people as the land for agriculture is limited and even getting reduced with time. Therefore, it …

Increasing crop productivity to feed a growing population, while conserving the natural
resources, is one of the humanity's major challenges that needs to be overcome. To achieve …

Heavy metal pollution of agricultural soils is one of main concerns causing some of the
different ecological and environmental problems. Excess accumulation of these metals in …

" Phytoremediation" know-how to do-how is rapidly expanding and is being commercialized
by harnessing the phyto-microbial diversity. This technology employs biodiversity to …

Hyperaccumulators concentrate trace metals and heavy metals in their shoots when grown
in metal-contaminated soils and these trace metal-loaded plants may be removed by …