Soil plays a fundamental role in food safety and the adverse effects of contaminants like
heavy metal (loid) s on crop quality have threatened human health. Therefore, it is important …

Plants encounter various abiotic stresses due to their sessile nature which include heavy
metals, salt, drought, nutrient deficiency, light intensity, pesticide contamination, as well as …

Anthropogenic activities pose a more significant threat to the environment than natural
phenomena by contaminating the environment with heavy metals. Cadmium (Cd), a highly …

Photosynthesis sustains plant life on earth and is indispensable for plant growth and
development. Factors such as unfavorable environmental conditions, stress regulatory …

Cadmium (Cd) is a major environmental contaminant due to its widespread industrial use.
Cd contamination of soil and water is rather classical but has emerged as a recent problem …

Cd is the third major contaminant of greatest hazard to the environment after mercury and
lead and is considered as the only metal that poses health risks to both humans and animals …

Heavy metals is a collective term describing metals and metalloids with a density higher
than 5 g/cm3. Some of them are essential micronutrients; others do not play a positive role in …

Cadmium (Cd) is one of the non-essential, highly toxic environmental pollutants worldwide
causing serious environmental and agricultural problems. Elevated Cd doses are …

Iron oxide nanoparticles (IONPs) have great application potential due to their multifunctional
excellence properties, leading to the possibility of their release into soil environments …

A range of man-made activities promote the enrichment of world-wide agricultural soils with
a myriad of chemical pollutants including cadmium (Cd). Owing to its significant toxic …