Bioinoculants—natural biological resources for sustainable plant production

S Maitra, M Brestic, P Bhadra, T Shankar, S Praharaj… - Microorganisms, 2021 - mdpi.com
Agricultural sustainability is of foremost importance for maintaining high food production.
Irresponsible resource use not only negatively affects agroecology, but also reduces the …

[HTML][HTML] Toxic heavy metals: A bibliographic review of risk assessment, toxicity, and phytoremediation technology

S Naveed, PO Oladoye, YA Alli - Sustainable Chemistry for the …, 2023 - Elsevier
Heavy metal contamination of soil is becoming a life-threatening issue causing serious
threat to our ecosystem. These metals reduce the potency of soil and affect the entire …

Effect of Lead and Copper on Photosynthetic Apparatus in Citrus (Citrus aurantium L.) Plants. The Role of Antioxidants in Oxidative Damage as a Response to Heavy …

A Giannakoula, I Therios, C Chatzissavvidis - Plants, 2021 - mdpi.com
Photosynthetic changes and antioxidant activity to oxidative stress were evaluated in sour
orange (Citrus aurantium L.) leaves subjected to lead (Pb), copper (Cu) and also Pb+ Cu …

[PDF][PDF] Effect of cadmium on seed germination and seedling growth of four wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) cultivars

I Ahmad, MJ Akhtar, ZA Zahir, A Jamil - Pak. J. Bot, 2012 - researchgate.net
Cadmium (Cd) is extremely toxic metal and reduces plant growth. Therefore, study was
conducted to evaluate the effect of various Cd levels 0, 5, 20, 50 and 80 mg L-1 on seed …

Exogenous glutathione attenuates lead-induced oxidative stress in wheat by improving antioxidant defense and physiological mechanisms

M Hasanuzzaman, K Nahar, A Rahman… - Journal of Plant …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
This study aims at investigate how exogenous glutathione (GSH, 1.0 mM) affects the
oxidative stress and antioxidant defense in wheat seedlings under lead (Pb) stress [0.5 and …

Titanium and zinc based nanomaterials in agriculture: A promising approach to deal with (a) biotic stresses?

S Silva, MC Dias, AMS Silva - Toxics, 2022 - mdpi.com
Abiotic stresses, such as those induced by climatic factors or contaminants, and biotic
stresses prompted by phytopathogens and pests inflict tremendous losses in agriculture and …

Effects of lead stress on the growth, physiology, and cellular structure of privet seedlings

J Zhou, Z Zhang, Y Zhang, Y Wei, Z Jiang - PloS one, 2018 - journals.plos.org
In this study, we investigated the effects of different lead (Pb) concentrations (0, 200, 600,
1000, 1400 mg kg-1 soil) on the growth, ion enrichment in the tissues, photosynthetic and …

Effect of heavy metals on growth, physiological and biochemical responses of plants

A Hafeez, R Rasheed, MA Ashraf, FF Qureshi… - Plants and their …, 2023 - Elsevier
Plants being sessile confronts a variety of biotic and abiotic environmental adversities.
Heavy metals (HMs) stress is a significant abiotic constraint to agricultural production around …

Mitigating drought and heavy metal stress in maize using melatonin and sodium nitroprusside

F Ullah, S Saqib, W Zaman, W Khan, L Zhao, A Khan… - Plant and Soil, 2024 - Springer
Background and aims Drought and heavy metals (HMs) stress significantly impact maize
(Zea mays L.), which is crucial for global food security. The aim of this study was to evaluate …

Contribution of glutathione in heavy metal stress tolerance in plants

M Asgher, TS Per, S Anjum, MIR Khan… - … oxygen species and …, 2017 - Springer
Plants are exposed to myriad of abiotic stresses such as salt stress, heavy metal, ozone, UV-
B radiation, low and high temperatures, drought, and many more which are posing threats to …