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Assessing the effect of heavy metals on maize (

Muhammad Imran Atta, Syeda Sadaf Zehra, Habib Ali, Basharat Ali, Syed Naveed Abbas, Sara Aimen, Sadia Sarwar, Ijaz Ahmad, Mumtaz Hussain, Ibrahim Al-Ashkar and 2 more

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Article in PeerJ, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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12 authors.

Muhammad Imran AttaDepartment of Botany, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Punjab, Bahawalpur, Pakistan.
Syeda Sadaf ZehraDepartment of Botany, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Punjab, Bahawalpur, Pakistan.
Habib AliAgricultural Engineering, Khwaja Fareed University of Engineering and Information Technology, Rahim Yar Khan, Pakistan.
Basharat AliAgricultural Engineering, Khwaja Fareed University of Engineering and Information Technology, Rahim Yar Khan, Pakistan.
Syed Naveed AbbasDepartment of Botany, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Punjab, Bahawalpur, Pakistan.
Sara AimenDepartment of Botany, the Women University, Multan, Pakistan.
Sadia SarwarDepartment of Botany, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Punjab, Bahawalpur, Pakistan.
Ijaz AhmadFaculty of Agricultural Sciences, Bahauddin Zakariya University Multan, Multan, Pakistan.
Mumtaz HussainDepartment of Veterinary Sciences, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Punjab, Bahawalpur, Pakistan.
Ibrahim Al-AshkarDepartment of Plant Production, College of Food and Agriculture Sciences, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Dinakaran ElangoDepartment of Agronomy, Iowa State University, Ames, USA.
Ayman El SabaghDepartment of Agronomy, Faculty of Agriculture, Kafrelsheikh University, Kafr al-Sheik First, Egypt.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Heavy metal pollution has become a global environmental issue. Heavy metals are contaminating the agro-soils, growing crops, and vegetables through different agricultural practices. In this study, besides the phytoremediation potential of maize, the role of chromium (Cr) and lead (Pb) on crop and soil health has been investigated. Methods: Two maize varieties, Pak-Afgoi and Neelem, were grown under varying concentrations of Cr (50-300 ppm) and Pb (30-300 ppm) and different growth parameters Results: Studied plant attributes were adversely affected by heavy metals toxicity. Affected values of RGR and NAR showed a linear correlation with affected growth and dry matter yield of maize. Heavy metals impacted different soil parameters including soil microbial performance and revealed a declining trend as compared to control soil. Maize varieties showed a significant phytoremediation potential

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Biodegradation, EnvironmentalMetals, HeavySoilSoil PollutantsZea maysChromiumLeadChromiumLeadMetals, HeavySoilSoil PollutantsAgricultural scienceBioaccumulation factorBiomagnification ratioEnvirnmetal contamination and remdiationMolecular biologyNet assimilation ratePhytoremediationPlant Science

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PMID39991009
PMCPMC11843480

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