Phytoremediation is an age old technology. Recently, it has emerged as one of the most
accepted, economical, eco-friendly and esthetically important strategy adopted for removal …

Electronic waste is an important part of solid waste management around the world. Being a
large part of the solid waste, e-waste contains numerous hazardous components in the form …

The term “heavy metal” refers to an element that usually has an atomic number greater than
20 and a density higher than 5.0 g cm− 3. Anthropogenic activities are the main source of …

Experiments were conducted under lead (Pb), cadmium (Cd), and copper (Cu) exposure to
observe germination and seedling growth of wheat (Triticum aestivum L), pea (Pisum …

We have previously reported that Ricinus communis (castor) is more tolerant to soil
cadmium (Cd) and more efficient for Cd phytoremediation than Brassica juncea (Indian …

Heavy metal removal by phytoremediation bears a great potential to decontaminate soils
and Brassica juncea L.(Indian mustard) seems to be a possible candidate species for this …

The effect of increasing level of cadmium in soil was investigated on biomass production,
antioxidants, Cd bioaccumulation and translocation in Ricinus communis vis-à-vis a …

Heavy metal (HM) contamination poses a serious threat to safe crop production and human
health, and different maize inbred lines respond differently to cadmium (Cd) stress …

Arsenic toxicity is the most commonly experienced challenge of rice plants due to irrigation
with arsenic-polluted groundwater and their cultivation in water logging environment which …

We tested the effect of seed hydro-and proline-priming on cadmium (Cd) tolerance in maize
plants. Soil supplemented with two concentrations of cadmium was used for the …