Cadmium phytotoxicity, tolerance, and advanced remediation approaches in agricultural soils; a comprehensive review

U Zulfiqar, W Jiang, W **ukang, S Hussain… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Cadmium (Cd) is a major environmental contaminant due to its widespread industrial use.
Cd contamination of soil and water is rather classical but has emerged as a recent problem …

Cadmium stress in plants: A critical review of the effects, mechanisms, and tolerance strategies

T El Rasafi, A Oukarroum, A Haddioui… - Critical Reviews in …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Cadmium accumulation in crops and the possibility of Cd entering the food chain are serious
concerns for public health. This review discusses the deleterious effects of Cd in plants and …

Cadmium toxicity in plants: Recent progress on morpho-physiological effects and remediation strategies

U Zulfiqar, A Ayub, S Hussain, EA Waraich… - Journal of soil science …, 2022 - Springer
Cadmium (Cd) is one of the non-essential, highly toxic environmental pollutants worldwide
causing serious environmental and agricultural problems. Elevated Cd doses are …

Biomass waste-derived carbon materials for sustainable remediation of polluted environment: A comprehensive review

K Kumar, R Kumar, S Kaushal, N Thakur, A Umar… - Chemosphere, 2023 - Elsevier
In response to the growing global concern over environmental pollution, the exploration of
sustainable and eco-friendly materials derived from biomass waste has gained significant …

Selenium regulates antioxidant, photosynthesis, and cell permeability in plants under various abiotic stresses: A review

H Liu, C **ao, T Qiu, J Deng, H Cheng, X Cong… - Plants, 2022 - mdpi.com
Plant growth is affected by various abiotic stresses, including water, temperature, light, salt,
and heavy metals. Selenium (Se) is not an essential nutrient for plants but plays important …

Seed priming with silicon nanoparticles improved the biomass and yield while reduced the oxidative stress and cadmium concentration in wheat grains

A Hussain, M Rizwan, Q Ali, S Ali - Environmental Science and Pollution …, 2019 - Springer
Cadmium (Cd) is among the non-essential elements for the growth of crops while silicon (Si)
is a beneficial element for plant growth. There is little evidence regarding the use of silicon …

Silicon and plants: current knowledge and future prospects

Z Souri, K Khanna, N Karimi, P Ahmad - Journal of Plant Growth …, 2021 - Springer
Silicon (Si) is the most copious element of existence in the lithosphere but still it has not
been added into the essential element list. The imperative role of Si in triggering growth and …

Remediation of cadmium and lead polluted soil using thiol-modified biochar

J Fan, C Cai, H Chi, BJ Reid, F Coulon, Y Zhang… - Journal of hazardous …, 2020 - Elsevier
Thiol-modified rice straw biochar (RS) was prepared by an esterification reaction with β-
mercaptoethanol and used for the remediation of Cd and Pb polluted soils. Modified biochar …

Synergistic effect of silicon and selenium on the alleviation of cadmium toxicity in rice plants

H Huang, M Li, M Rizwan, Z Dai, Y Yuan… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Silicon (Si) and selenium (Se), two beneficial elements that alleviate cadmium (Cd)
toxicity, are important for agricultural production and human health. However, the effects and …

Zinc oxide nanoparticles alter the wheat physiological response and reduce the cadmium uptake by plants

A Hussain, S Ali, M Rizwan, MZ ur Rehman… - Environmental …, 2018 - Elsevier
An experiment was performed to explore the interactive impacts of zinc oxide nanoparticles
(ZnO NPs) and cadmium (Cd) on growth, yield, antioxidant enzymes, Cd and zinc (Zn) …