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 such as lead, cadmium, zinc, copper, mercury, and others, are naturally
occurring non degradable elements which can accumulate in the environment and in living …

Background Corn borers constitute an important pest of maize around the world; in particular
Sesamia nonagrioides Lefèbvre, named Mediterranean corn borer (MCB), causes important …

The use of engineered nanomaterials (NMs) for agricultural applications is becoming
increasingly interesting because NMs have been shown to promote crop yield, and also to …

Agrochemicals and heavy metals are widespread contaminants in urban soil and could co-
exist as mixture, which could cause unexpected risk to terrestrial organism. To assess the …

Cadmium (Cd) is a heavy metal that is of great concern in agroecosystems due to its toxicity
to plants, herbivores, carnivores, and human beings. The current study evaluated the …

The pollution generated by the heavy metals (HM) contained in mining wastes (tailings) is a
worldwide recognized environmental concern. Due to the persistence, toxicity …

Cadmium, a common environmental contaminant in both terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems,
presented a serious hazard to growth and development of phytophagous insects. For better …

In order to investigate the effects of heavy metal stress on woody plant defense against
phytophagous insects, we studied development and reproduction traits of the gypsy moth …

The use of sewage sludge as a soil improver has been promoted in agroecosystems.
However, sludges can contain toxic trace elements because of suboptimal wastewater …