Copper: uptake, toxicity and tolerance in plants and management of Cu-contaminated soil

AR Mir, J Pichtel, S Hayat - Biometals, 2021 - Springer
Copper (Cu) is an essential mineral nutrient for the proper growth and development of
plants; it is involved in myriad morphological, physiological, and biochemical processes …

Metal and metalloid toxicity in plants: An overview on molecular aspects

PI Angulo-Bejarano, J Puente-Rivera, R Cruz-Ortega - Plants, 2021 - mdpi.com
Worldwide, the effects of metal and metalloid toxicity are increasing, mainly due to
anthropogenic causes. Soil contamination ranks among the most important factors, since it …

Copper uptake, essentiality, toxicity, detoxification and risk assessment in soil-plant environment

Z Shabbir, A Sardar, A Shabbir, G Abbas, S Shamshad… - Chemosphere, 2020 - Elsevier
Copper (Cu) is an essential metal for human, animals and plants, although it is also
potentially toxic above supra-optimal levels. In plants, Cu is an essential cofactor of …

The role of salicylic acid in plants exposed to heavy metals

A Sharma, GPS Sidhu, F Araniti, AS Bali, B Shahzad… - Molecules, 2020 - mdpi.com
Salicylic acid (SA) is a very simple phenolic compound (a C7H6O3 compound composed of
an aromatic ring, one carboxylic and a hydroxyl group) and this simplicity contrasts with its …

The effect of excess copper on growth and physiology of important food crops: a review

M Adrees, S Ali, M Rizwan, M Ibrahim, F Abbas… - … Science and Pollution …, 2015 - Springer
In recent years, copper (Cu) pollution in agricultural soils, due to arbitrary use of pesticides,
fungicides, industrial effluent and wastewater irrigation, present a major concern for …

Molecular mechanism of plant response to copper stress: A review

RX Wang, ZH Wang, YD Sun, LL Wang, M Li… - Environmental and …, 2024 - Elsevier
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 …

Citric acid assisted phytoremediation of copper by Brassica napus L.

IE Zaheer, S Ali, M Rizwan, M Farid, MB Shakoor… - Ecotoxicology and …, 2015 - Elsevier
Use of organic acids for promoting heavy metals phytoextraction is gaining worldwide
attention. The present study investigated the influence of citric acid (CA) in enhancing …

ABP9, a maize bZIP transcription factor, enhances tolerance to salt and drought in transgenic cotton

C Wang, G Lu, Y Hao, H Guo, Y Guo, J Zhao, H Cheng - Planta, 2017 - Springer
Main conclusion ABP9, encoding a bZIP transcription factor from maize, enhances tolerance
to multiple stresses and may participate in the ABA signaling pathway in transgenic cotton …

[HTML][HTML] Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA) mitigates the toxic effect of excessive copper concentrations on growth, gaseous exchange and chloroplast …

MH Saleem, S Ali, M Kamran, N Iqbal, M Azeem… - Plants, 2020 - mdpi.com
Copper (Cu) is an important micronutrient for a plant's normal growth and development.
However, excess amount of Cu in the soil causes many severe problems in plants—which …

Reactive oxygen species metabolism and antioxidant defense in plants under metal/metalloid stress

J Al Mahmud, MHMB Bhuyan, TI Anee, K Nahar… - Plant abiotic stress …, 2019 - Springer
Toxic metals/metalloids are considered leading environmental contaminants for world
agriculture. Metal/metalloid pollution in the crop growing area increases their accumulation …