Nutrient imbalance (ie, deficiency and toxicity) of microelements is an outstanding
environmental issue that influences each aspect of ecosystems. Although the crucial roles of …

Environmental stresses of (a) biotic origin induce the production of multitudinous
compounds (metabolites and proteins) as protective defense mechanisms in plants. On …

Rice blast caused by Magnaporthe oryzae and sheath blight caused by Rhizoctonia solani,
are the two major diseases of rice that cause enormous losses in rice production worldwide …

Zinc (Zn) is an essential micronutrient for plants. However, excess Zn is toxic to non-
accumulating plants like Arabidopsis thaliana. To cope with Zn toxicity, non-accumulating …

Sedum plumbizincicola is an herbaceous species tolerant of excessive cadmium
accumulation in above-ground tissues. The implications of membrane proteins, especially …

Since the spread of COVID-19 worldwide, antimicrobial, and antiviral chemicals have been
developed and widely used to create an effective antibacterial biomaterials and textiles …

Introduction Nodulin-26-like intrinsic proteins (NIPs) are integral membrane proteins
belonging to the aquaporin family, that facilitate the transport of neutral solutes across the …

Heavy metal stress (HMS) is one of the most destructive abiotic stresses which seriously
affects the growth and development of plants. Recent studies have shown significant …

The abundance of silicon (Si) in the earth's crust is found as silicon dioxide (SiO2). But this
abundance of Si is not a sign that the plants take up an adequate amount of Si. This review …

Cereal productivity is reduced by environmental stresses such as drought, heat, elevated
CO2, salinity, metal toxicity and cold. Sometimes, plants are exposed to multiple stresses …