Complete and balanced nutrition has always been the first line of plant defense due to the
direct involvement of mineral elements in plant protection. Mineral elements affect plant …

Manganese (Mn) is an important micronutrient for plant growth and development and
sustains metabolic roles within different plant cell compartments. The metal is an essential …

Manganese (Mn) is a biologically important and redox-active metal that may exert a poorly
recognized control on carbon (C) cycling in terrestrial ecosystems. Manganese influences …

Mineral nutrition of plants greatly depends on both environmental conditions, particularly of
soils, and the genetic background of the plant itself. Being sessile, plants adopted a range of …

Background Global climate is changing more rapidly than ever, threatening plant growth and
productivity while exerting considerable direct and indirect effects on the quality and quantity …

The application of nanomaterials as a method to overcome plant stress and increase crop
yield is relatively new as compared to the use of fertilizers and pesticides in agricultural …

In order to address the ever-increasing problem of the world's population food needs, the
optimization of farming crops yield, the combat of iron deficiency in plants (chlorosis) and the …

Reactive oxygen species (ROS) such as hydrogen peroxide at low concentrations act as
signaling of several abiotic stresses. Overproduction of hydrogen peroxide causes the …

Manganese (Mn) is an essential element for plant growth due to its participation in a series
of physiological and metabolic processes. Mn is also considered a heavy metal that causes …

Abstract The elements Zinc (Zn) and cadmium (Cd) have similar chemical and physical
properties, but contrasting physiological effects in higher organisms. In plants, Zn/Cd …