Phytohormones act as chemical messengers and, under a complex regulation, allow plants
to sustain biotic and abiotic stresses. Thus, phytohormones are known for their regulatory …

Industrialization and urbanization have posed serious threats to the environment. Excessive
release of heavy metals from industrial effluents and overuse of pesticides in modern …

The negative effects of environmental stresses, such as low temperature, high temperature,
salinity, drought, heavy metal stress, and biotic stress significantly decrease crop …

Microalgae have many commercial applications including biofuel production, use in human
and animal nutrition, as pharmaceuticals and therapeutic compounds, in beauty-related …

Brassinosteroids are found in a wide range of organisms from lower to higher plants. They
are steroidal plant hormones implicated in the promotion of plant growth and development …

Heavy metals, depending on their oxidation states, can be highly reactive and, as a
consequence, toxic to most organisms. They are produced by an expanding variety of …

In general, this overview covers literature from 1999 until early 2003. Topics covered include
aspects of the biosynthesis and transport of brassinosteroids, their effects on cell division …

Abstract The effects of 24-epibrassinolide (24-epiBL) on seedling growth, antioxidative
system, lipid peroxidation, proline and soluble protein content were investigated in …

Lead (Pb) is considered one the most hazardous pollutant, and its accumulation in soil and
plants is of prime concern. To understand the role of plant hormones in combating heavy …

Brassinosteroids play a significant role in the amelioration of various abiotic and biotic
stresses. In order to elaborate their roles in plants subjected to heavy metals stress …