Cadmium (Cd) contamination has posed an increasing challenge to environmental quality
and food security. In recent years, phytoremediation has been particularly scrutinized …

Soil heavy metal contamination is a widespread phenomenon that occurs naturally or as a
result of anthropogenic activities such as mining, smelting, fossil fuel combustion and …

Seeds contain the embryo as a new plant in miniature and have two major functions,
reproduction and dispersal. Seed formation completes the process of plant reproduction …

Cadmium (Cd) loading in soil and the environment has been accelerated worldwide due to
enhanced industrialization and intensified agricultural production, particularly in the …

Based on the long history of medicinal plant use, users of traditional medicines accept that
they are safe for human consumption. However, the absence of regulation of the medicinal …

Heavy metals, accumulated naturally in soil, surface water or through industrial and mining
processes, pose a potential threat to various terrestrial and aquatic organisms (Greeger …

Large amounts of heavy metals end up in the environment as a result of ever-increasing
anthropogenic activities and economic development. At least two specific types of heavy …

Lead (Pb) is considered an important environmental contaminant due to its considerable
toxicity to living organisms. It can enter and accumulate in plant tissues and become part of …

Phytoremediation is an effective and low-cost technique for the rehabilitation and cleanup of
lands polluted with heavy metals. Selection of native plant species could avoid the …

The purpose of this study was to analyze phytotoxicity mechanism involved in root growth
and to compare physiological changes in the leaves of wheat seedlings exposed to short …