Heavy metals and arsenic stress in food crops: Elucidating antioxidative defense mechanisms in hyperaccumulators for food security, agricultural sustainability, and …

PK Rai, C Sonne, KH Kim - Science of The Total Environment, 2023 - Elsevier
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 …

Glutathione S-transferases: role in combating abiotic stresses including arsenic detoxification in plants

S Kumar, PK Trivedi - Frontiers in Plant Science, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Arsenic (As), naturally occurring metalloid and a potential hazardous material, is found in
low concentrations in the environment and emerges from natural sources and …

Arsenic contamination of groundwater: a review of sources, prevalence, health risks, and strategies for mitigation

S Shankar, U Shanker, Shikha - The scientific world journal, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Arsenic contamination of groundwater in different parts of the world is an outcome of natural
and/or anthropogenic sources, leading to adverse effects on human health and ecosystem …

Heavy metal-induced oxidative stress on seed germination and seedling development: a critical review

M Seneviratne, N Rajakaruna, M Rizwan… - … geochemistry and health, 2019 - Springer
Heavy metal contamination in soils can influence plants and animals, often leading to
toxicosis. Heavy metals can impact various biochemical processes in plants, including …

Toxicity and detoxification of heavy metals during plant growth and metabolism

S Dubey, M Shri, A Gupta, V Rani… - Environmental Chemistry …, 2018 - Springer
Pollution of plants by heavy metals is a critical health issue because metals can be
transmitted to animals and humans. Heavy metal exposure induces an oxidative stress in …

Effective rhizoinoculation and biofilm formation by arsenic immobilizing halophilic plant growth promoting bacteria (PGPB) isolated from mangrove rhizosphere: a step …

I Mallick, C Bhattacharyya, S Mukherji, D Dey… - Science of the Total …, 2018 - Elsevier
Arsenic (As) uptake by plants is largely influenced by the presence of microbial consortia
and their interactions with As. In the coastal region of Bengal deltaic plain of Eastern India …

Omics and biotechnology of arsenic stress and detoxification in plants: current updates and prospective

S Kumar, RS Dubey, RD Tripathi, D Chakrabarty… - Environment …, 2015 - Elsevier
Arsenic (As), a naturally occurring metallic element, is a dreadful health hazard to millions of
people across the globe. Arsenic is present in low amount in the environment and originates …

Osmoregulation and antioxidant production in maize under combined cadmium and arsenic stress

SA Anjum, M Tanveer, S Hussain, B Shahzad… - … Science and Pollution …, 2016 - Springer
An investigation was carried out to examine the combined and individual effects of cadmium
(Cd) and arsenic (As) stress on osmolyte accumulation, antioxidant activities, and reactive …

The role of OsPT8 in arsenate uptake and varietal difference in arsenate tolerance in rice

P Wang, W Zhang, C Mao, G Xu… - Journal of experimental …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Arsenic (As) contamination in paddy soil can cause phytotoxicity and elevated As
accumulation in rice grain. Rice varieties vary in As uptake and tolerance, but the underlying …