Background In response to various environmental stresses, many plant species synthesize L-
proline in the cytosol and accumulates in the chloroplasts. L-Proline accumulation in plants …

The present review discusses the impact of heavy metals on the growth of plants at different
concentrations, paying particular attention to the hormesis effect. Within the past decade …

Heavy metals are among the most important sorts of contaminant in the environment.
Several methods already used to clean up the environment from these kinds of …

Phytoremediation is a holistic approach and can be used in large scale to remediate the
contaminated land resources. Although the concept of phytoremediation is few decades old …

Abstract as a consequence of industrial development, the environment is increasingly
polluted with heavy metals. Plants possess homeostatic mechanisms that allow them to …

Soil heavy metal contamination is a widespread phenomenon that occurs naturally or as a
result of anthropogenic activities such as mining, smelting, fossil fuel combustion and …

Accumulation of heavy metals in selective locations of the environment has been attracting
considerable public attention over the last decades. The conventional clean-up technologies …

The last few decades have seen the rise of Gentle soil Remediation Options (GRO), which
notably include in situ contaminant stabilization (“inactivation”) and plant-based (generally …

Reducing or preventing damage caused by environmental pollution is a significant goal
nowadays. Phytoextraction, as remediation technique is widely used, but during the process …

Pb is one of the most widespread and metal pollutants in soil. It is generally concentrated in
surface layers with only a minor portion of the total metal found in soil solution …