Various environmental stresses singly or in combination generate excess amounts of
reactive oxygen species (ROS), leading to oxidative stress and impaired redox homeostasis …

Sulfur management is an important issue in crop plant nutrition. Sulfur has a role in
fundamental processes such as electron transport, structure and regulation. It is also …

Biogenic volatile organic compounds (BVOCs) play important roles at cellular, foliar,
ecosystem and atmospheric levels. The Amazonian rainforest represents one of the major …

Over the past years, knowledge concerning bioremediation of heavy metals via fungi and
bacteria has been extensively developed. Globally, there has been a notable improvement …

Tropical and subtropical soils are usually acidic and have high concentrations of aluminum
(Al). Aluminum toxicity in plants is caused by the high affinity of the Al cation for cell walls …

Tropospheric ozone (O 3) has been identified as the most damaging air pollutant to crop
plants in terms of growth and yield reductions. Considering the negative effect of O 3 in …

Ozone (O3) is a phytotoxic air pollutant that limits crop productivity. Breeding efforts to
improve yield under elevated O3 conditions will benefit from understanding the mechanisms …

Increased agriculture production associated with intense application of herbicides,
pesticides, and fungicides leads to soil contamination worldwide. Nickel (Ni), due to its high …

Cadmium is a toxic element for living organisms. This metal causes different damages to the
cell, generating oxidative stress. In order to elucidate cadmium tolerance mechanism and …

Herbicides are continuously used to minimize the loss of crop productivity in agricultural
environments. They can, however, cause damage by inhibiting the growth of microbiota via …