Increasing heavy metal tolerance by the exogenous application of organic acids

A Vega, N Delgado, M Handford - International Journal of Molecular …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Several metals belong to a group of non-biodegradable inorganic constituents that, at low
concentrations, play fundamental roles as essential micronutrients for the growth and …

[HTML][HTML] Reconditioning of plant metabolism by arbuscular mycorrhizal networks in cadmium contaminated soils: Recent perspectives

H Kaur, S Singh, P Kumar - Microbiological Research, 2023 - Elsevier
Cadmium (Cd) is one of the most perilous nonessential heavy metal for plants, owing to its
high water solubility and obstruction with various physiological and biochemical processes …

The mitigation of citric acid on cadmium toxicity in Iris tectorum and its effects on the composition of cell walls

XF Yu, ZW Wang, FL Chen, ML Chen, XY Zhang… - International …, 2024 - Elsevier
Cadmium (Cd), a widely distributed and highly toxic heavy metal, poses a severe threat to
soil fertility and plant growth. Citric acid (CA), a small organic acid molecule, plays a crucial …

Puerarin attenuates cadmium-induced hepatic lipid metabolism disorder by inhibiting oxidative stress and inflammation in mice

XM Wan, J Chen, M Wang, C Zheng, XL Zhou - Journal of inorganic …, 2021 - Elsevier
Cadmium (Cd) is a common environmental pollutant with known toxic effects on the liver.
Puerarin (PU), a natural flavonoid, has been shown to exert protective effect in numerous …

Heavy metal phytoremediation by bioenergy plants and associated tolerance mechanisms

S PP, JT Puthur - Soil and Sediment Contamination: An …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Bioenergy plants that are better adapted to metal-contaminated lands can be used for
phytoremediation purposes and also can be additionally used to produce biofuels such as …

Biodegradable chelate-assisted phytoextraction of metals from soils and sediments

SM Harmon - Current Opinion in Green and Sustainable Chemistry, 2022 - Elsevier
For the phytoextraction of heavy metals, researchers have determined that the simple
combination of polluted soils and hyperaccumulating plant species is often not enough to …

A 24-epibrassinolide treatment and intercropping willow with alfalfa increase the efficiency of the phytoremediation of cadmium-contaminated soil

Y Li, Q Dong, D Wu, Y Yin, W Du, H Guo - Science of the Total Environment, 2023 - Elsevier
Cadmium contamination in agricultural soils threatens food security and human health, and
that has caused widespread concern worldwide. Willow and alfalfa are widely used for the …

[HTML][HTML] Biodegradable chelating agents for enhancing phytoremediation: Mechanisms, market feasibility, and future studies

F Yin, J Li, Y Wang, Z Yang - Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, 2024 - Elsevier
Heavy metals in soil significantly threaten human health, and their remediation is essential.
Among the various techniques used, phytoremediation is one of the safest, most innovative …

The addition of exogenous low-molecular-weight organic acids improved phytoremediation by Bidens pilosa L. in Cd-contaminated soil

Q Yang, J Xie, H Liu, Z Fang - Environmental Science and Pollution …, 2022 - Springer
Enhancing the uptake and enrichment of heavy metals in plants is one of the important
means to strengthen phytoremediation. In the present study, citric acid (CA), tartaric acid …

Remediation of Cd-contaminated soil by modified nanoscale zero-valent iron: role of plant root exudates and inner mechanisms

D Huang, Y Yang, R Deng, X Gong, W Zhou… - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
In this study, the role of exogenous root exudates and microorganisms was investigated in
the application of modified nanoscale zero-valent iron (nZVI) for the remediation of cadmium …