Industrial revolution brought prodigious encroachment on agricultural productivity but at
apparent environmental costs. One of the major unfortunate consequences of …

Heavy metal (HM) toxicity is one of the major abiotic stresses leading to hazardous effects in
plants. A common consequence of HM toxicity is the excessive accumulation of reactive …

This new edition provides current information on the nutritional requirements of world crops.
It presents research on the acquisition, accumulation, transport, and functions of chemical …

Aluminium (Al) toxicity is one of the major abiotic stress problems around the globe where
acidic soil is present. Al shows a toxic effect between the soil pH 4.5 and 5.5. Root growth …

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 …

The contamination of soils and water with metals has created a major environmental
problem, leading to considerable losses in plant productivity and hazardous health effects …

Abstract Plant glutathione transferases (EC 2.5. 1.18, GSTs) are an ancient, multimember
and diverse enzyme class. Plant GSTs have diverse roles in plant development …

Aluminium toxicity in acid soils having pH below 5.5, affects the production of staple food
crops, vegetables and cash crops worldwide. About 50% of the world's potentially arable …

Aluminum (Al) is the most abundant metal in the earth's crust, while its soluble ionic form (Al
3+) shows phytotoxicity, which is characterized by a rapid inhibition of root elongation …

Magnesium is pivotal for activating a large number of enzymes; hence, magnesium plays an
important role in numerous physiological and biochemical processes affecting plant growth …