Simple Summary Higher plants face a variety of stress conditions. There are a number of
different antioxidant enzymes that help plants to cope with these stresses. During stresses …

Medicinal plants, an important source of herbal medicine, are gaining more demand with the
growing human needs in recent times. However, these medicinal plants have been …

Environmental contamination by a non-essential and non-beneficial, although potentially
toxic mercury (Hg), is becoming a great threat to the living organisms at a global scale …

Highlights•Heavy metals uptake and translocation by medicinal plants depends on various
factors.•Heavy metals act as abiotic elicitor in biosynthesis of secondary metabolites.•Status …

Salinity stress affected crop production of more than 20% of irrigated land globally. In the
present study the effect of different concentrations of NaCl (0, 100, and 200 mM) on growth …

The excessive accumulation of cobalt (Co) in plant tissues severely impairs plant growth that
ultimately reduces the yield. However, melatonin (MT) has been known to mediate the …

The potential risks from metal-based nanoparticles (NPs) in the environment have increased
with the rapidly rising demand for and use of nanoenabled consumer products. Plant's …

Abiotic stresses impact growth, development, and productivity, and significantly limit the
global agricultural productivity mainly by impairing cellular physiology/biochemistry via …

Jasmonates (JAs), the derivatives of lipids, act as vital signaling compounds in diverse plant
stress responses and development. JAs are known to mediate defense responses against …

Lead (Pb) is among the most abundant toxic trace elements which causes direct and indirect
negative effects on humans, animals, and plants. Thus, there is a need to alleviate the Pb …