Heavy metal contamination in agricultural soil: environmental pollutants affecting crop health

A Rashid, BJ Schutte, A Ulery, MK Deyholos, S Sanogo… - Agronomy, 2023 - mdpi.com
Heavy metals and metalloids (HMs) are environmental pollutants, most notably cadmium,
lead, arsenic, mercury, and chromium. When HMs accumulate to toxic levels in agricultural …

Cadmium phytotoxicity, tolerance, and advanced remediation approaches in agricultural soils; a comprehensive review

U Zulfiqar, W Jiang, W Xiukang, S Hussain… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Cadmium (Cd) is a major environmental contaminant due to its widespread industrial use.
Cd contamination of soil and water is rather classical but has emerged as a recent problem …

[HTML][HTML] Phytohormones: Key players in the modulation of heavy metal stress tolerance in plants

S Saini, N Kaur, PK Pati - Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, 2021 - Elsevier
Heavy metal (HM) stress in plants has received considerable global attention as it threatens
sustainable growth in agriculture worldwide. Hence, desperate efforts have been …

[HTML][HTML] Role of phytohormones in heavy metal tolerance in plants: A review

SU Rahman, Y Li, S Hussain, B Hussain, L Riaz… - Ecological …, 2023 - Elsevier
Heavy metal (HM)-mediated toxic effects on plants have attained considerable attention
worldwide as they directly threaten the food supply chain. Although various measures have …

Mitigation of heavy metal stress in the soil through optimized interaction between plants and microbes

M Narayanan, Y Ma - Journal of Environmental Management, 2023 - Elsevier
Agricultural as well as industrial processes, such as mining and textile activities, are just a
few examples of anthropogenic activities that have a long-term negative impact on the …

[HTML][HTML] State-of-the-art OMICS strategies against toxic effects of heavy metals in plants: A review

SU Rahman, MF Nawaz, S Gul, G Yasin… - Ecotoxicology and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Environmental pollution of heavy metals (HMs), mainly due to anthropogenic activities, has
received growing attention in recent decades. HMs, especially the non-essential …

Salicylic acid alleviates chromium (VI) toxicity by restricting its uptake, improving photosynthesis and augmenting antioxidant defense in Solanum lycopersicum L

S Gupta, CS Seth - Physiology and Molecular Biology of Plants, 2021 - Springer
Contamination of agricultural soil by chromium (Cr) is a serious menace to environmental
safety and global food security. Although potential of salicylic acid (SA) in mitigating heavy …

Bioremediation of aquatic environments contaminated with heavy metals: A review of mechanisms, solutions and perspectives

CF Demarco, MS Quadro, F Selau Carlos, S Pieniz… - Sustainability, 2023 - mdpi.com
The degradation of water resources is related to anthropic actions such as rapid
urbanization and industrial and agricultural activities with inefficient land use and occupation …

[HTML][HTML] Current trends and future prospective in nanoremediation of heavy metals contaminated soils: A way forward towards sustainable agriculture

T Ahmed, M Noman, M Ijaz, S Ali, M Rizwan… - Ecotoxicology and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Heavy metals (HMs) contamination in agricultural soils is a major concern for global food
safety and human health. Although, various in-situ and ex-situ remediation methods have …

Role of Bacillus cereus in Improving the Growth and Phytoextractability of Brassica nigra (L.) K. Koch in Chromium Contaminated Soil

N Akhtar, N Ilyas, H Yasmin, RZ Sayyed, Z Hasnain… - Molecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
Plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) mediate heavy metal tolerance and improve
phytoextraction potential in plants. The present research was conducted to find the potential …