Most agricultural land, as a result of climate change, experiences severe stress that
significantly reduces agricultural yields. Crop sensing by imaging techniques allows early …

Drought, the major limiting factor for plant growth and crop productivity, affecting several
physiological and biochemical processes, is expected to increase in duration, intensity, and …

Although hormesis induced by heavy metals is a well-known phenomenon, the involved
biological mechanisms are not fully understood. Zinc (Zn) is an essential micronutrient for …

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 …

The herbal plant Salvia sclarea L.(clary sage) is classified to cadmium (Cd) accumulators
and considered as a potential plant for phytoremediation of heavy metal polluted soil …

Salicylic acid (SA), an essential plant hormone, has received much attention due to its role in
modulating the adverse effects of biotic and abiotic stresses, acting as an antioxidant and …

Heavy metals, especially cadmium (Cd), cause severe toxicity symptoms in crop plants.
Applying nanoparticles (NPs) as nano-fertilizers is a novel approach to mitigating plants' Cd …

This study investigates the impacts of zinc oxide nanoparticles: bare (ZnO NPs) and ZnO
NPs coated with silicon shell (ZnO-Si NPs), on Pisum sativum L. under physiological and …

An increasing number of studies have reported stimulation of various organisms in the
presence of environmental contaminants. This has created a need to critically evaluate …

The consequences of climate change, and the increased accumulation of metalloids, like
arsenic (As), in the environment, are significantly affecting crop performance and yield …