Heavy metal (HM) toxicity is one of the major abiotic stresses leading to hazardous effects in
plants. A common consequence of HM toxicity is the excessive accumulation of reactive …

A ISTRA ("|" Metal hyperaccumulation is a characteristic present in over 500 plant species
and approximately in 0.2% of all angiosperms. Hyperaccumulators are model plants for …

Heavy metal pollution is a major environmental stress affecting plant growth and
development. The heavy metal cadmium inhibits various physiological processes in plants …

When rice seedlings grown for 10 and 20 days were subjected to in vitro drought stress of−
0.5 and− 2.0 MPa for 24 h, an increase in the concentration of superoxide anion (O 2.−) …

Heavy metals are important environmental pollutants and their toxicity is a problem of
increasing significance for ecological, evolutionary, nutritional, and environmental reasons …

Cadmium is a potentially toxic heavy metal that hampers plant productivity by interfering with
their photochemistry. Cd causes disturbances in a range of physiological processes of …

Following experiments which studied the substitution of the central ion of isolated
chlorophylls by heavy metal ions in vitro, in vivo experiments with submersed water plants …

The present study investigated the possible mediatory role of salicylic acid (SA) in protecting
photosynthesis from cadmium (Cd) toxicity. Seeds of maize (Zea mays L., hybrid Norma) …

Man and the biosphere are currently under an increasing threat of heavy metal pollution.
Cadmium, in particular, is extremely toxic to humans as well as plants. Cd flow to humans is …

When seedlings of rice (Oryza sativa L.) cultivar Pant-12 were raised in sand cultures
containing 80 and 160 μM Al 3+ in the medium for 5–20 days, a regular increase in Al 3+ …