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Yang W, Wang Y, Liu D, Hussain B, Ding Z, Zhao F, Yang X (2019) Interactions between
cadmium and zinc in uptake, accumulation and bioavailability for Salix integra with respect to
phytoremediation. Int J Phytoremediation 22(6):628–637
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stress mitigation and initiation of antioxidant and osmoprotectant responses mediated by
ascorbic acid in Brassica juncea L. subjected to copper (II) stress. Ecotoxicol Environ Saf
182:109436
Shi Q, Zhu Z (2008) Effects of exogenous salicylic acid on manganese toxicity, element contents
and antioxidative system in cucumber. Environ Exp Bot 63(1–3):317–326
Shi R, Weber G, Köster J, Reza-Hajirezaei M, Zou C, Zhang F, von Wirén N (2012) Senescenceinduced iron mobilization in source leaves of barley (Hordeum vulgare) plants. New Phytol 195
(2):372–383
Sivarajasekar N, Baskar R (2015a) Biosorption of basic violet 10 onto activated Gossypium
hirsutum seeds: Batch and fixed-bed column studies. Chin J Chem Eng 23(10):1610–1619
Sivarajasekar N, Baskar R (2015b) Agriculture waste biomass valorisation for cationic dyes
sequestration: a concise review. J Chem Pharm Res 7:737–748
Suksabye P, Pimthong A, Dhurakit P, Mekvichitsaeng P, Thiravetyan P (2016) Effect of biochars
and microorganisms on cadmium accumulation in rice grains grown in Cd-contaminated soil.
Environ Sci Pollut Res 23(2):962–973
Turan V, Ramzani PMA, Ali Q, Abbas F, Iqbal M, Irum A, Khan WUD (2018) Alleviation of nickel
toxicity and an improvement in zinc bioavailability in sunflower seed with chitosan and biochar
application in pH adjusted nickel contaminated soil. Arch Agron Soil Sci 64(8):1053–1067
Ullah A, Heng S, Munis MFH, Fahad S, Yang X (2015) Phytoremediation of heavy metals assisted
by plant growth promoting (PGP) bacteria: a review. Environ Exp Bot 117:28–40
Varghese SM, Prabha ML (2014) Biochemical characterization of vermiwash and its effect on
growth of Capsicum frutescens. Malaya J Biosci 1(2):86–91
Verbruggen N, Hermans C, Schat H (2009) Molecular mechanisms of metal hyperaccumulation in
plants. New Phytol 181(4):759–776
Visioli G, D’Egidio S, Vamerali T, Mattarozzi M, Sanangelantoni AM (2014) Culturable endophytic bacteria enhance Ni translocation in the hyperaccumulator Noccaea caerulescens.
Chemosphere 117:538–544
Von Uexküll HR, Mutert E (1995) Global extent, development and economic impact of acid soils.
Plant Soil 171(1):1–15
Wang K, Zhang J, Zhu Z, Huang H, Li T, He Z et al (2012) Pig manure vermicompost (PMVC) can
improve phytoremediation of Cd and PAHs co-contaminated soil by Sedum alfredii. J Soils
Sediments 12(7):1089–1099
Wang K, Liu Y, Song Z, Wang D, Qiu W (2019a) Chelator complexes enhanced Amaranthus
hypochondriacus L phytoremediation efficiency in Cd-contaminated soils. Chemosphere
237:124480
Wang Q, Ma L, Zhou Q, Chen B, Zhang X, Wu Y et al (2019b) Inoculation of plant growth
promoting bacteria from hyperaccumulator facilitated non-host root development and provided
promising agents for elevated phytoremediation efficiency. Chemosphere 234:769–776
Weyens N, van der Lelie D, Taghavi S, Newman L, Vangronsveld J (2009) Exploiting plant–
microbe partnerships to improve biomass production and remediation. Trends Biotechnol 27
(10):591–598
Yadav SK (2010) Heavy metals toxicity in plants: an overview on the role of glutathione and
phytochelatins in heavy metal stress tolerance of plants. S Afr J Bot 76(2):167–179
Yahaghi Z, Shirvani M, Nourbakhsh F, De La Pena TC, Pueyo JJ, Talebi M (2018) Isolation and
characterization of Pb-solubilizing bacteria and their effects on Pb uptake by Brassica juncea:
implications for microbe-assisted phytoremediation. J Microbiol Biotechnol 28(7):1156–1167
Yamaguchi N, Ishikawa S, Abe T, Baba K, Arao T, Terada Y (2012) Role of the node in controlling
traffic of cadmium, zinc, and manganese in rice. J Exp Bot 63(7):2729–2737
Yang W, Wang Y, Liu D, Hussain B, Ding Z, Zhao F, Yang X (2019) Interactions between
cadmium and zinc in uptake, accumulation and bioavailability for Salix integra with respect to
phytoremediation. Int J Phytoremediation 22(6):628–637
Yasin M, El-Mehdawi AF, Pilon-Smits EA, Faisal M (2015) Selenium-fortified wheat: potential of
microbes for biofortification of selenium and other essential nutrients. Int J Phytoremediation 17
(8):777–786
244
P. Sharma et al.