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ArticleFrontiers in plant science2025

Integrative biochar and melatonin application mitigates lead toxicity in rice by modulating antioxidant activities and iron plaque formation and downregulating the expression of metal uptake genes.

Tahir Abbas Khan, Qitao Su, Huang Guoqin, Zhixuan Du, Mehmood Ali Noor, Tahani A Y Asseri, Muhammad Umair Hassan

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Article in Frontiers in plant science, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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Tahir Abbas KhanResearch Center on Ecological Sciences, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang, China.
Qitao SuSchool of Life Sciences, Key Laboratory of Jiangxi Province for Biological Invasion and Biosecurity, Jinggangshan University, Ji'an, China.
Huang GuoqinResearch Center on Ecological Sciences, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang, China.
Zhixuan DuSchool of Life Sciences, Key Laboratory of Jiangxi Province for Biological Invasion and Biosecurity, Jinggangshan University, Ji'an, China.
Mehmood Ali NoorResearch Center on Ecological Sciences, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang, China.
Tahani A Y AsseriKing Khalid University, College of Science, Department of Biology, Abha, Saudi Arabia.
Muhammad Umair HassanResearch Center on Ecological Sciences, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang, China.

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Abstract

Lead (Pb) is a common toxic metal that causes severe health and environmental problems. However, the defensive role and underlying mechanism of combined biochar (BC) and melatonin (MT) against Pb stress are still unclear. Therefore, to fill this gap, this study investigated the impacts of BC and MT on rice growing in Pb-polluted soil. This study included different treatments: control, Pb stress (300 mg kg

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antioxidantsbiocharmelatoninmetal availabilitytranslocationyield

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