The spread of heavy metal (loid) s at soil-food crop interfaces has become a threat to
sustainable agricultural productivity, food security, and human health. The eco-toxic effects …

Homeodomain leucine zipper (HD-ZIP) proteins are plant-specific transcription factors that
contain a homeodomain (HD) and a leucine zipper (LZ) domain. The highly conserved HD …

Lead (Pb) interferes with plant gene expression, alters metabolite contents and affects plant
growth. However, the molecular mechanism underlying the plant response to Pb is not …

Climate change significantly impacts crop production by inducing several abiotic and biotic
stresses. The increasing world population, and their food and industrial demands require …

Plants, as sessile organisms, have limited means to cope with environmental changes.
Consequently, they have developed complex regulatory systems to ameliorate abiotic …

In nature, heavy metal (HM) stress is one of the most destructive abiotic stresses for plants.
Heavy metals produce toxicity by targeting key molecules and important processes in plant …

Melatonin (MT) and hydrogen sulphide (H 2 S) are recognised as vital biomolecules actively
taking part in plant defence systems as free radical scavengers and antioxidants against a …

As one of the most serious toxic contaminants, heavy metal ions have severely threatened
the living environment and biological system. Accurate and rapid detection of toxic metal …

Brassica campestris L., a cadmium (Cd) hyperaccumulating herbaceous plant, is considered
as a promising candidate for the bioremediation of Cd pollution. However, the molecular …

Soil cadmium (Cd) contamination threatens food safety and human health, particularly in
developing countries. Previously, we have proposed that boron (B) could reduce Cd uptake …