Hormesis is a favorable response to low level exposures to substance or to adverse
conditions. This phenomenon has become a target to achieve greater crop productivity. This …

Microplastics have become predominant contaminants, attracting much political and
scientific attention. Despite the massively-increasing research on microplastics effects on …

This review summarizes the findings of the most recent studies, published from 2000 to
2016, which focus on the biogeochemical behavior of Cd in soil-plant systems and its impact …

The importance of selenium (Se) for medicine, industry and the environment is increasingly
apparent. Se is essential for many species, including humans, but toxic at elevated …

Adaptive responses of plants are important not only for local processes in populations and
communities but also for global processes in the biosphere through the primary production …

Rare earth elements (REEs) are key constituents of modern technology and play important
roles in various chemical and industrial applications. They also are increasingly used in …

Tolerance level to cadmium (Cd) toxicity is generally associated with reductions of the
internal Cd accumulation in living organisms. In plants, Cd exposure frequently triggers …

Hormesis in photosystem II (PSII) that is observed in appropriately planned studies is a dose
or-time-response relationship to a disruption of homeostasis illustrated by U-shaped …

This new edition provides current information on the nutritional requirements of world crops.
It presents research on the acquisition, accumulation, transport, and functions of chemical …

Throughout the world, urban agriculture supplies fresh local vegetables to city populations.
However, the increasing anthropogenic uses of metal-containing nanoparticles (NPs) such …