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 …

Plants often face incompatible growing environments like drought, salinity, cold, frost, and
elevated temperatures that affect plant growth and development leading to low yield and, in …

Biochar and metal-tolerant bacteria have been widely used in the remediation of heavy
metal contaminated soil. However, the synergistic effect of biochar-functional microbes on …

Copper (Cu) is an essential trace element for plants, which plays an important role in
photosynthesis, respiration and antioxidant system. It is a vital component of many enzymes …

Main conclusion This review summarizes the anti-stress effects of flavonoids in plants and
highlights its role in the regulation of polar auxin transport and free radical scavenging …

Phytohormones, including auxin, abscisic acid, gibberellic acid, ethylene, cytokinin,
brassinosteroids, salicylic acid, and jasmonic acid, provide beneficial effects for plants …

The phytohormone auxin acts as an important signaling molecule having regulatory
functions during the growth and development of plants. Reactive oxygen species (ROS) are …

To ensure the sustainable cultivation of agronomic crops in agricultural soils polluted with
cadmium (Cd), the integrated application of Cd-remediation strategies at edaphic and foliar …

The impact of elevated temperature at the reproductive stage of a crop is one of the critical
limitations that influence crop growth and productivity globally. This study was aimed to …

In conventional agricultural practices, pesticides are applied to protect crops from harmful
insect pests; however, pervasive usage in high-yield crop systems poses a significant risk to …