The world's human population continues to increase, posing a significant challenge in
ensuring food security, as soil nutrients and fertility are limited and decreasing with time …

Reclamation of pesticide-polluted lands has long been a difficult endeavour. The use of
synthetic pesticides could not be restricted due to rising agricultural demand. Pesticide …

Dearth of knowledge about the prospect of using Zinc (Zn) based nanoparticles (NPs) to
enrich Zn-deficient soils with Zn warrants investigations into potential soil applications of …

Growth and productivity of crop plants worldwide are often adversely affected by
anthropogenic and natural stresses. Both biotic and abiotic stresses may impact future food …

Vegetable production is an important economic activity and a major source of vitamins,
minerals, and income in Ethiopia. However, the production of vegetables is much less …

Aims This study builds upon the premise that roots culture distinct bacteria at specific stages
of plant growth to benefit of specific microbial services needed at that particular growth …

Plant growth promoting bacteria (PGPB) are used as biostimulants to improve the growth
and yield as well as the quality of crops. In the present study, nine strains of PGPB and one …

Increasing applications of engineered nanomaterials (ENMs) warrant lifecycle assessment
of their potential toxicity. Herein, we investigated potential phytotoxicity of copper oxide …

The present study for the first time demonstrated the interactions of metal oxide (MO) nano-
pollutants (CuO and Al 2 O 3-NPs) with tissues and cellular DNA of tomato plants grown in …

Arsenic is a significant food safety and environmental concern due to its mutagenic and
carcinogenic effect on living organism. Soybean (Glycine max [L.] Merrill) is a global staple …