Cadmium (Cd) accumulation in vegetables is an important environmental issue that
threatens human health globally. Understanding the response of vegetables to Cd stress …

The occurrence of heavy metals in soils may be beneficial or toxic to the environment. The
biota may require some of these elements considered essentials (like Fe, Zn, Cu or Mo) in …

Being sessile organisms, plants cannot escape unwanted changes in the environment. The
rapid human population explosion caused significant environmental problems. Heavy …

Environmental contamination by hazardous environmental pollutants is a widespread and
increasingly serious problem confronting society, scientists, and regulators worldwide …

Various abiotic stresses lead to the overproduction of reactive oxygen species (ROS) in
plants which are highly reactive and toxic and cause damage to proteins, lipids …

When plants are exposed to stressful environmental conditions, the production of Reactive
Oxygen Species (ROS) increases and can cause significant damage to the cells. Antioxidant …

Abstract Background Silicon (Si) is known to have numerous beneficial effects on plants,
alleviating diverse forms of abiotic and biotic stress. Research on this topic has accelerated …

Among heavy metals, nickel, cadmium and lead have received a particular attention not only
as potent hazards to human health but also given their constant increase in the environment …

Metal toxicity in plants is still a global problem for the environment, agriculture and ultimately
human health. This review initially addresses the current state of the environmental …

The relationship between cellular redox imbalances leading to oxidative stress and metal
toxicity in plants has been studied intensely over the past decades. This interdependency …