Ling Li*, Xuyu Yan, Juan Li, Yashan Tian, Pan Ren
Phyton-International Journal of Experimental Botany, Vol.90, No.1, pp. 35-50, 2021, DOI:10.32604/phyton.2021.012276
- 20 November 2020
Abstract Heavy metal-contaminated soil is one of the major environmental
pollution problems of agricultural production and human health in the world.
Remediation of heavy metals in soil is one of the most popular research subjects.
Different remediation strategies have been reported to remove heavy metals from
contaminated soil, among which phytoremediation is the most important one.
Compared with other major crops, cotton shows the strongest and most widespread resistance to abiotic stresses, such as heavy metals. Although heavy metal
stress adversely affects the growth and development of cotton, cotton possesses a
set of sophisticated stress-resistance strategies.… More >