Food production in areas contaminated with heavy metals is associated with health risks
because of their adverse effects on food safety and marketability, and on crop growth and …

Cadmium (Cd) accumulation in vegetables is an important environmental issue that
threatens human health globally. Understanding the response of vegetables to Cd stress …

In the coming years, more sustainable horticultural practices should be developed to
guarantee greater yield and yield stability, in order to meet the increasing food global …

Melatonin is a natural, multifunctional, nontoxic, regulatory, and ubiquitous biomolecule,
having low molecular weight and pleiotropic effects in the plant kingdom. It is a recently …

The use of natural plant biostimulants is proposed as a promising and innovative approach
to ensure improved and sustainable yields and product quality. A greenhouse experiment …

Arbuscular mycorrhizal symbioses that involve most plants and Glomeromycota fungi are
integral and functional parts of plant roots. In these associations, the fungi not only colonize …

Grafting has become an imperative for intensive vegetable production since
chlorofluorocarbon-based soil fumigants were banned from use on grounds of …

Drought is one of the most prevalent limiting factors causing considerable losses in crop
productivity, inflicting economic as well as nutritional insecurity. One of the greatest …

In the coming years, farmers will have to deal with growing crops under suboptimal
conditions dictated by global climate changes. The application of plant biostimulants such as …

Grafting is a centuries-old technique used in plants to obtain economic benefits. Grafting
increases nutrient uptake and utilization efficiency in a number of plant species, including …