Comprehensive mechanisms of heavy metal toxicity in plants, detoxification, and remediation

SA Ghuge, GC Nikalje, US Kadam… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2023 - Elsevier
Natural and anthropogenic causes are continually growing sources of metals in the
ecosystem; hence, heavy metal (HM) accumulation has become a primary environmental …

Abscisic acid-induced stomatal closure: An important component of plant defense against abiotic and biotic stress

P Bharath, S Gahir, AS Raghavendra - Frontiers in Plant Science, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Abscisic acid (ABA) is a stress hormone that accumulates under different abiotic and biotic
stresses. A typical effect of ABA on leaves is to reduce transpirational water loss by closing …

Aloe vera extract gel-biosynthesized selenium nanoparticles enhance disease resistance in lettuce by modulating the metabolite profile and bacterial endophytes …

H Shang, C Ma, C Li, Z Cai, Y Shen, L Han, C Wang… - ACS …, 2023 - ACS Publications
The use of nanotechnology to suppress crop diseases has attracted significant attention in
agriculture. The present study investigated the antifungal mechanism by which aloe vera …

PYR/PYL/RCAR receptors play a vital role in the abscisic-acid-dependent responses of plants to external or internal stimuli

J Fidler, J Graska, M Gietler, M Nykiel, B Prabucka… - Cells, 2022 - mdpi.com
Abscisic acid (ABA) is a phytohormone that plays a key role in regulating several
developmental processes as well as in response to stressful conditions such as drought …

[HTML][HTML] Rare rhizo-Actinomycetes: A new source of agroactive metabolites

OP Oyedoh, W Yang, D Dhanasekaran, G Santoyo… - Biotechnology …, 2023 - Elsevier
Numerous biotic and abiotic stress in some geographical regions predisposed their
agricultural matrix to challenges threatening plant productivity, health, and quality. In curbing …

Transcriptional regulation of protein phosphatase 2C genes to modulate abscisic acid signaling

C Jung, NH Nguyen, JJ Cheong - International journal of molecular …, 2020 - mdpi.com
The plant hormone abscisic acid (ABA) triggers cellular tolerance responses to osmotic
stress caused by drought and salinity. ABA controls the turgor pressure of guard cells in the …

QTL and candidate genes: Techniques and advancement in abiotic stress resistance breeding of major cereals

SRG Raj, K Nadarajah - International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2022 - mdpi.com
At least 75% of the world's grain production comes from the three most important cereal
crops: rice (Oryza sativa), wheat (Triticum aestivum), and maize (Zea mays). However …

The alleviation of metal stress nuisance for plants—a review of promising solutions in the face of environmental challenges

M Labudda, K Dziurka, J Fidler, M Gietler… - Plants, 2022 - mdpi.com
Environmental changes are inevitable with time, but their intensification and diversification,
occurring in the last several decades due to the combination of both natural and human …

Exogenous abscisic acid fine-tunes heavy metal accumulation and plant's antioxidant defence mechanism to optimize crop performance and secondary metabolite …

R Parwez, T Aftab, MMA Khan, M Naeem - Plant Science, 2023 - Elsevier
Nickel (Ni) contamination of farming soil has become currently a recurring global menace to
agriculture crop productivity. The purpose of the present study was to investigate the putative …

[HTML][HTML] Selected emerging and reemerging plant pathogens affecting the food basket: A threat to food security

RW Mwangi, M Mustafa, K Charles, IW Wagara… - Journal of Agriculture …, 2023 - Elsevier
The introduction and spread of plant diseases and insect pests, mostly in horticulture and
forestry, among food crops and other plant species have significant global repercussions for …