Zinc (Zn) is plant micronutrient, which is involved in many physiological functions, and an
inadequate supply will reduce crop yields. Its deficiency is the widest spread micronutrient …

Contamination of agricultural soils with heavy metals present lethal consequences in terms
of diverse ecological and environmental problems that entail entry of metal in food chain …

Chromium (Cr) is a toxic heavy metal that contaminates soil and water resources after its
discharge from different industries. A pot experiment was conducted to determine the effects …

Chromium (Cr) is considered one of the most hazardous metal contaminant reducing crop
production and putting human health at risk. Phytohormones are known to regulate …

While of lesser prevalence than boron (B) deficient soils, B-rich soils are important to study
as they can cause B toxicity in the field and subsequently decrease crop yields in different …

Here, we grow two different varieties of lentil (lentil-2009 and lentil-93) under different
drought levels and with different applications of melatonin. Increasing the levels of soil water …

In recent years, the use of plant hormones, such as abscisic acid (ABA) and 6-
benzylaminopurine (6-BAP), has gained significant attention for their role in mitigating …

Plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) are naturally occurring soil bacteria and are
known to induce plant growth promotion and titanium dioxide (TiO 2)⎯ nanoparticles (NPs) …

Background Soil pollution by heavy metals increases the bioavailability of metals like
hexavalent chromium (Cr (VI)), subsequently limiting plant growth and reducing the …

Soil contamination with toxic heavy metals [such as arsenic (As)] is becoming a serious
global problem due to rapid development of social economy. Silicon (Si), being an important …