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Oct 2026
Silicon: A Crucial Element for Enhancing Heavy Metals Tolerance in Plants
The contamination of heavy metals (HMs) in agricultural soils is a serious concern for food safety and the environment globally. Excessive accumulation of HMs adversely affects seed germination and impairs physiological processes in plants; indirect effects mainly result from the production of reactive oxygen species (...
Azhar Hussain, A. Dar, Muhammad Mohsin et al.
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