Abiotic stressors such as extreme temperatures, drought, flood, light, salt, and heavy metals
alter biological diversity and crop production worldwide. Therefore, it is important to know …

Heavy metals such as Fe, Mn, Cu, Ni, Co, Cd, Zn, Hg and arsenic are for long being
accumulated in soils through industrial waste and sewage disposal. Although some of these …

The ability of organisms and organic compounds to reduce metal ions and stabilize them
into nanoparticles (NPs) forms the basis of green synthesis. To date, synthesis of NPs from …

Heavy metal contamination of soil and water causing toxicity/stress has become one
important constraint to crop productivity and quality. This situation has further worsened by …

Toxic trace metals are ecotoxic due to their high bioaccumulation and toxicity, acting as
abiotic stress agents, causing oxidative damage to the plant cells. Plants can recognize …

Heavy metals (HMs) from smelters pose severe challenges to the environmental soil quality
of surrounding farmlands, and threaten human health through the food chain. This study …

In plants, copper (Cu) acts as essential cofactor of numerous proteins. While the definitive
number of these so-called cuproproteins is unknown, they perform central functions in plant …

Lignin is a polymer of phenylpropanoid compounds formed through a complex biosynthesis
route, represented by a metabolic grid for which most of the genes involved have been …

In the present study, the green synthesis of Zn and Cu nanoparticles (NPs) was carried out
via Zn and Cu ions reduction during their exposure to basil extract. The shape, size and …

Abstract as a consequence of industrial development, the environment is increasingly
polluted with heavy metals. Plants possess homeostatic mechanisms that allow them to …