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Are cysteine, glutathione and phytochelatins responses of Myriophyllum alterniflorum to copper and arsenic stress affected by trophic conditions?
The aim of this article is to study the impact of both copper (Cu 2+ ) and arsenic (As (V)) at 100 µg/L, with each element being combined with trophic...
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Phytochelatins and Their Application in Bioremediation
Plants encounter oxidative stress when exposed to non-biodegradable toxic metals that are responsible for causing cellular damage. Furthermore,...
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Nitrogen Sources Mitigate Cadmium Phytotoxicity Differentially by Modulating Cellular Buffers, N-assimilation, Non-protein Thiols, and Phytochelatins in Mustard (Brassica juncea L.)
This study evaluated the extent and the mechanisms underlying cadmium (Cd; 200 mg kg −1 soil) impacts and their minimization via four soil-applied...
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Mechanisms of Heavy Metal Homeostasis and Resistance in Plants
This chapter provides an analysis of the physiological and molecular mechanisms underlying plants’ ability to tolerate heavy metals. Recent research...
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Effect of Methyl Jasmonate on the Gene Expression, Encoding Non-Protein Thiol Enzymes in Wheat under Cadmium
AbstractThe effect of the phytohormone methyl jasmonate (MJ) on the expression of the TaGS1 and TaPCS1 genes encoding glutathione synthetase and...
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An insight into stress induced phytocompounds produced in common crops related to metal survival
Plants suffer heavily from oxidative stress while exposed to heavy metals that cause damage and alter cellular homeostasis leading to the death of...
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Uptake, Agglomeration, and Detoxification of Trace Metals and Metalloids in Plants
Trace metals and metalloids (TMMs) can have positive and negative effects on plant growth, and their toxicity levels can vary greatly among living...
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24-Epibrassinolide modulates primary metabolites, antioxidants, and phytochelatins in Acutodesmus obliquus exposed to lead stress
Aquatic organisms are exposed to many stressors, e.g., heavy metals. Brassinosteroids, a plant hormone group, can effectively stimulate plants to...
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Molecular Signaling and Cellular Cross-Talk to Tackle Metal(loid) Stress: Decoding Plants’ Secret Saga of Survival
Environmental contamination by heavy metals and metalloids is a serious problem globally, which endangers the environmental quality and ecosystem...
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Phytotoxic Responses and Plant Tolerance Mechanisms to Cadmium Toxicity
Cadmium (Cd) is a non-essential highly toxic element that poses a potential health threat for plants, humans, and animals at considerably smaller...
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The Role of Funneliformis mosseae Symbiosis on Cotton Plants under Lead Toxicity: Molecular and Physiological Aspects
AbstractArbuscular mycorrhizal fungi can impact the host’s response to various environmental challenges, including lead (Pb) stress. Consequently, an...
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Attenuating Effect of an Extract of Cd-Hyperaccumulator Solanum nigrum on the Growth and Physio-chemical Changes of Datura innoxia Under Cd Stress
PurposeThe use of plant extracts obtained from plants that are highly tolerant to heavy metal toxicity has been beneficial in improving the growth of...
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Heavy metal signalling in plants: linking cellular and organismic responses
Heavy metals are required in plants as essential micronutrients or act as toxic compounds. How do plants perceive heavy metals and which signalling...
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Effect of calcium on improving zinc tolerance in hydroponically grown Mentha longifolia L. through modulation of metabolic pathways and ion homeostasis
The purpose of this research was to examine the impacts of varying levels of Ca concentrations (0, 5, and 10 mM) on mint plants ( Mentha longifolia ...
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Modulations of functional traits of Spinacia oleracea plants exposed to cadmium stress by using H2S as an antidote: a regulatory mechanism
The present study is based on the application of H 2 S as an exogenous antidote in Spinacia oleracea (spinach) plants grown in Cd-contaminated (50 ppm)...
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N- or/and P-deprived Coccomyxa chodatii SAG 216–2 extracts instigated mercury tolerance of germinated wheat seedlings
PurposeThis research studies the alleviation potential of N- or/and P- deprived Coccomyxa chodatii SAG 216–2 extracts as biostimulants on mercury...
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Synthetic Pph6his Gene Confers Resistance to Cadmium Stress in Transgenic Tobacco
AbstractPhytochelatins play an important role in plant resistance to cadmium. The pph6his gene encoding a peptide analog of natural phytochelatin...
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Metallothionein-and Phytochelatin-Assisted Mechanism of Heavy Metal Detoxification in Microalgae
Microalgae are aquatic photosynthetic organisms accomplished with an ability to differentiate between essential and nonessential metal ions for their...
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Physiological and Molecular Responses to Heavy Metal Stresses in Plants
In recent times, anthropogenic perturbations (extensive mining, modern agricultural practices, accelerated industrialization, etc.) of environment...
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Selenium Mitigates Cd-Induced Oxidative Stress and Photosynthesis Inhibition in Two Cherry Tomato Cultivars
The purpose of this study is to explore the physiological mechanisms underlying the attenuation of Cd toxicity using Se in two cherry tomato...
