Approximately 1 billion ha of the global land surface is currently salt-affected, representing
about 7% of the earth's land surface. Whereas most of it results from natural geochemical …

Soil co-contaminated with heavy metals and pesticides has caused large global
environmental issues. The interaction of heavy metals and pesticides make the …

A good understanding of dynamics involved in food production is critical for the improvement
of food security. It has been demonstrated that an increase in crop yields significantly …

Warming temperatures and elevated CO2 are inextricably linked global change
phenomena, but they are rarely manipulated together in field experiments. As a result …

Soil flooding creates composite and complex stress in plants known as either submergence
or waterlogging stress depending on the depth of the water table. In nature, these stresses …

Cadmium (Cd) accumulation in rice and its subsequent transfer to food chain is a major
environmental issue worldwide. Understanding of Cd transport processes and its …

Typha is an iconic wetland plant found worldwide. Hybridization and anthropogenic
disturbances have resulted in large increases in Typha abundance in wetland ecosystems …

Flooding causes oxygen deprivation in soils. Plants adapt to low soil oxygen availability by
changes in root morphology, anatomy, and architecture to maintain root system functioning …

Wetland plants transport oxygen to belowground tissues to survive in anoxic sediments, and
simultaneously conduct methane (CH 4) from the sediment to the atmosphere. Although …

Plant submergence is a major abiotic stress that impairs plant performance. Under water,
reduced gas diffusion exposes submerged plant cells to an environment that is enriched in …