Anthropogenic activities pose a more significant threat to the environment than natural
phenomena by contaminating the environment with heavy metals. Cadmium (Cd), a highly …

Water is an exceptionally essential source for the presence of life on the earth. The water
quality has seriously affected because of the overgrowth of the population, human activities …

Rice is known to accumulate cadmium (Cd) in its grains, causing a severe threat to billions
of people worldwide. The possible phytotoxicity and mechanism of 50–200 mg/L …

Cadmium contamination in soil, water and food has become a global problem since last
century's industrial and agricultural revolution. It is a highly toxic metal with serious …

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 …

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) …

The application of silicon (Si) under heavy metal stress is well known, but the use of Si
nanoparticles (NPs) under metal stress in not well documented. Thus, the experiments were …

Cadmium is a toxic heavy metal that may be detected in soils and plants. Wheat, as a food
consumed by 60% of the world's population, may uptake a high quantity of Cd through its …

Agriculture production faces many abiotic stresses, mainly drought, salinity, low and high
temperature. These abiotic stresses inhibit plants' genetic potential, which is the cause of …

Excess amount of cadmium (Cd) in arable soils and shortage of good quality water are the
major abiotic factors affecting the crop yield which needs immediate solution to feed the …