A comprehensive review on the heavy metal toxicity and sequestration in plants

R Riyazuddin, N Nisha, B Ejaz, MIR Khan, M Kumar… - Biomolecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
Heavy metal (HM) toxicity has become a global concern in recent years and is imposing a
severe threat to the environment and human health. In the case of plants, a higher …

An overview of removing heavy metals from sewage sludge: Achievements and perspectives

H Geng, Y Xu, L Zheng, H Gong, L Dai, X Dai - Environmental Pollution, 2020 - Elsevier
The removal of heavy metals from sewage sludge (SS) is attracting increasing attention
because the presence of toxic heavy metals in SS restricts its reuse or disposal, especially …

Bacterial mediated alleviation of heavy metal stress and decreased accumulation of metals in plant tissues: mechanisms and future prospects

H Etesami - Ecotoxicology and environmental safety, 2018 - Elsevier
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 …

Synergistic effects of nitric oxide and silicon on promoting plant growth, oxidative stress tolerance and reduction of arsenic uptake in Brassica juncea

A Ahmad, WU Khan, AA Shah, NA Yasin, S Naz, A Ali… - Chemosphere, 2021 - Elsevier
Arsenic (As) polluted food chain has become a serious issue for the growth and
development of humans, animals and plants. Nitric oxide (NO) or silicon (Si) may mitigate As …

Heavy metal stress in rice: Uptake, transport, signaling, and tolerance mechanisms

R Kaur, S Das, S Bansal, G Singh, S Sardar… - Physiologia …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Heavy metal contamination of agricultural fields has become a global concern as it causes a
direct impact on human health. Rice is the major food crop for almost half of the world …

Detoxifying the heavy metals: A multipronged study of tolerance strategies against heavy metals toxicity in plants

U Ejaz, SM Khan, N Khalid, Z Ahmad… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Heavy metal concentrations exceeding permissible limits threaten human life, plant life, and
all other life forms. Different natural and anthropogenic activities emit toxic heavy metals in …

Auxin-mediated molecular mechanisms of heavy metal and metalloid stress regulation in plants

P Mathur, DK Tripathi, F Baluška… - … and Experimental Botany, 2022 - Elsevier
Expeditious industrial development has prompted the upraised production and release of
colossal amounts of various heavy metals (HMs) and metalloids in the environment. Heavy …

Copper regulates primary root elongation through PIN1-mediated auxin redistribution

HM Yuan, HH Xu, WC Liu, YT Lu - Plant and Cell Physiology, 2013 - academic.oup.com
The heavy metal copper (Cu) is an essential microelement required for normal plant growth
and development, but it inhibits primary root growth when in excess. The mechanism …

Nitric oxide confronts arsenic stimulated oxidative stress and root architecture through distinct gene expression of auxin transporters, nutrient related genes and …

A Praveen, M Gupta - Environmental pollution, 2018 - Elsevier
Plants have the ability to adapt themselves under stressed conditions through
reprogramming their growth and development. Understanding the mechanisms regulating …

Zinc induces distinct changes in the metabolism of reactive oxygen and nitrogen species (ROS and RNS) in the roots of two Brassica species with different sensitivity …

G Feigl, N Lehotai, A Molnár, A Ördög… - Annals of …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Background and Aims Zinc (Zn) is an essential micronutrient naturally present in
soils, but anthropogenic activities can lead to accumulation in the environment and resulting …