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 …

Cd accumulation in paddy soils and its subsequent transfer to the food chain are
widespread environmental issues, which has been extensively investigated in China …

Abiotic stresses, such as drought, salinity, heavy metals, variations in temperature, and
ultraviolet (UV) radiation, are antagonistic to plant growth and development, resulting in an …

Worldwide, heavy metals pollution is mostly caused by rapid population growth and
industrial development which is accumulated in food webs causing a serious public health …

Heavy metals and metalloids (HMs) are environmental pollutants, most notably cadmium,
lead, arsenic, mercury, and chromium. When HMs accumulate to toxic levels in agricultural …

Heavy metal contamination poses a serious environmental hazard, globally necessitating
intricate attention. Heavy metals can cause deleterious health hazards to humans and other …

The rhizosphere is a microhabitat where there is an intense chemical dialogue between
plants and microorganisms. The two coexist and develop synergistic actions, which can …

The capacity of rhizoshere bacteria to influence plant hormonal status, by bacterial
production or metabolism of hormones, is considered an important mechanism by which …

Nickel (Ni) has been a subject of interest for environmental, physiological, biological
scientists due to its dual effect (toxicity and essentiality) in terrestrial biota. In general, the …

The present review discusses the impact of heavy metals on the growth of plants at different
concentrations, paying particular attention to the hormesis effect. Within the past decade …