Metal contamination issues are becoming increasingly common in India and elsewhere, with
many documented cases of metal toxicity in mining industries, foundries, smelters, coal …

The paper summarizes present knowledge in the field of higher plant responses to
cadmium, an important environmental pollutant. The principal mechanisms reviewed here …

When seedlings of two rice cvs Ratna and Jaya were grown in sand cultures for a period of 5–
20 days in the presence of 100 and 500 μM Cd (NO3) 2 in the medium, elevated levels of …

Exposure of cabbage plants to excess (500 μM) of Co2+, Ni2+ and Cd2+ in sand culture led
to increased accumulation of the metals, inhibition of growth and induction of visible …

Cold stress adversely affects rice (Oryza sativa L.) growth and productivity, and has so far
determined its geographical distribution. Dissecting cold stress-mediated physiological …

Pro has been shown to play an important role in ameliorating environmental stress in plants
and microorganisms, including heavy metal stress. Here, we describe the effects of the …

Plant growth, pigment concentration, biochemical parameters and uptake of heavy metals
were determined for Brassica juncea L. in response to cadmium and lead stress. The plant …

Environmental stress, including heavy metal stress, can cause oxidative damage to plants.
Up-regulation of the antioxidant defense system induced by proline and glycinebetaine …

Nitrate reductase (NR) activity in the presence of Mg2+ (NR act) representing the non-
phosphorylated NR state and the activity in the presence of EDTA (NR max) representing …

Pot experiments were conducted on 20 rice cultivars of different genotypes and origins by
adding 100mg/kg of cadmium (Cd) to soil. The aim was to investigate the effects of Cd on the …