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

Several environmental stresses, including biotic and abiotic factors, adversely affect the
growth and development of crops, thereby lowering their yield. However, abiotic factors, eg …

Nanoparticles are currently used for cancer theranostics in the clinical field. Among
nanoparticles, gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) attract much attention due to their usability and …

Accumulation and enrichment of excessive heavy metals due to industrialization and
modernization not only devastate our ecosystem, but also pose a threat to the global …

Oxidative stress is common in plants growing under extreme environments, such as water
shortage, salinity, heavy metals, and temperature extremes. To overcome oxidative stress …

Anthropogenic activities are the foremost reason of metal pollution in soils of the cultivated
areas, resulting abnormal physiochemical processes in plants. Among metals contaminants …

Plants undergo metabolic perturbations under various abiotic stress conditions; due to their
sessile nature, the metabolic network of plants requires continuous reconfigurations in …

Ethnopharmacological relevance Cancer is the top death causing disease in the world, due
to its occurrence through various mechanism and form. Medicinal plants have been …

Drought poses a significant challenge, restricting the productivity of medicinal and aromatic
plants. The strain induced by drought can impede vital processes like respiration and …

The presence of potentially toxic elements (PTEs) can induce phytotoxicity and growth
inhibition in plants. These elements are bioaccumulated and biomagnified in the food chain …