Iron oxide nanoparticles as effective nano-fertilizers for alleviating arsenic toxicity in barley: physiological and molecular mechanisms

Ameer Khan, Muhammad Shahzad, Farah Kanwal, Tagarika Munyaradzi Maruza, Mingjiong Chen and Guoping Zhang

Environ. Sci.: Nano, 2025, 12, 4420
DOI: 10.1039/D5EN00002E

Innovative Approach Using Different Nano − Primers To Enhance Stress Tolerance in Barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) Under Lead Toxicity

Arwa Abdulkreem AL-Huqail, Aishah Alatawi, Suliman Mohammed Suliman Alghanem, Khalid Ali Khan and Amany H. A. Abeed

J Soil Sci Plant Nutr, 2025, 25, 3928
DOI: 10.1007/s42729-025-02375-2

Comparative Immunomodulatory Efficacy of Chemogenic and Biogenic Manganese Nanoparticles for Inducing Arsenic Stress Resilience in Rapeseed

Muhammad Arslan Yousaf, Muhammad Noman, Ayesha Khalil Maan, Basharat Ali, Muhammad Kamran, Muhammad Shahbaz Naeem, Mohammad Shafiqul Islam, Yiwa Hu, Skhawat Ali and Weijun Zhou

Agronomy, 2025, 15, 2773
DOI: 10.3390/agronomy15122773

Enhanced wheat growth and stress resilience under copper toxicity through ZnO─NPs and Azospirillum brasilense

Mohammad K. Okla, Sadia Javed, Muhammad Faran Tahir, Ibrahim A. Saleh, Ambreen Qadir, Muhammad Anas, Muhammad Hamzah Saleem, Temoor Ahmed, Abdulrahman Abdullah Alatar, Bandar M. AlMunqedhi and Shafaqat Ali

Kuwait Journal of Science, 2026, 53, 100476
DOI: 10.1016/j.kjs.2025.100476

Nutrient-Element-Mediated Alleviation of Cadmium Stress in Plants: Mechanistic Insights and Practical Implications

Xichao Sun, Liwen Zhang, Yingchen Gu, Peng Wang, Haiwei Liu, Liwen Qiang and Qingqing Huang

Plants, 2025, 14, 3081
DOI: 10.3390/plants14193081

Investigating the role of bulk and nano nickel in amelioration of morphophysiology and photosynthetic activity of Triticum aestivum L.

Samina Bibi, Siraj Uddin, Muhammad Anas, Minhas Elahi, Javed Iqbal, Shoaib Khan, Mahboobeh Mahmoodi, Mohsin Kazi, Fars K. Alanazi and Umar Masood Quraishi

Sci Rep, 2025, 15
DOI: 10.1038/s41598-025-98964-3

Withania coagulans-mediated green synthesis of silver nanoparticles: characterization and assessment of their phytochemical, antioxidant, toxicity, and antimicrobial activities

Amjid Khan, Tahira Younis, Muhammad Anas, Muhammad Ali, Zabta Khan Shinwari, Ali Talha Khalil, Khurram Shahzad Munawar, Hamza Elsayed Ahmed Mohamed, Khaoula Hkiri, Malik Maaza, Mahmoud F. Seleiman and Naeem Khan

BMC Plant Biol, 2025, 25
DOI: 10.1186/s12870-025-06533-7

Chloroplast: structural and functional alteration under nickel stress and tolerance mechanism via the omics approach

Ratna Dubey, Gayatri Devi Biswal, Purushottam Purushottam and Madhulika Singh

Plant Cell Rep, 2026, 45
DOI: 10.1007/s00299-026-03785-x

Functional nanoparticles enhance wheat resilience to nickel toxicity through morpho-physiological, antioxidant, and agronomic modulation

Amjid Khan, Muhammad Anas, Dilawar Hassan, Tauqeer Ahmed Qadri, Rashid Abbas Khan, Bushra Ashiq, Ayesha Sani and Malik Maaza

Front. Agron., 2026, 8
DOI: 10.3389/fagro.2026.1798195

Emerging remediation approaches for mining contaminated soils by heavy metals: recent updates and future perspective

Priyadarshani Rajput, Abhishek Singh, Saglara Mandzhieva, Karen Ghazaryan, Tatiana Minkina and Vishnu D. Rajput

Environ Geochem Health, 2025, 47
DOI: 10.1007/s10653-025-02553-2

Ferulic acid: therapeutic potential due to its antioxidant properties, role in plant growth, and stress tolerance

Khalid Ali Khan, Muhammad Hamzah Saleem, Sunnia Afzal, Iqbal Hussain, Farukh Ameen and Shah Fahad

Plant Growth Regul, 2024, 104, 1329
DOI: 10.1007/s10725-024-01243-w

Therapeutic potential and agricultural benefits of curcumin: a comprehensive review of health and sustainability applications

Muhammad Anas, Aliza Falak, Amjid Khan, Waseem Ahmed Khattak, Syeda Gul Nisa, Qaindeel Aslam, Khalid Ali Khan, Muhammad Hamzah Saleem and Shah Fahad

J.Umm Al-Qura Univ. Appll. Sci., 2024
DOI: 10.1007/s43994-024-00200-7

Harnessing Biomedical Applications of Ascorbic Acid, Berberine, and Glutathione-Capped Quantum Dots Through Multifunctional Physico-chemical, Biochemical, and Anti-microbial Assays

Muhammad Anas, Amjid Khan, Aliza Falak, Zabta Khan Shinwari, Hamza Elsayed Ahmed Mohamed, Khaoula Hkiri, Malik Maaza, Shah Fahad and Umar Masood Quraishi

BioNanoSci., 2025, 15
DOI: 10.1007/s12668-025-01864-z

Single and Multi-Strain PGPR Enhance Salinity Tolerance in Canola (Brassica napus L.) Seedlings

Münüre Tanur Erkoyuncu, Muhammad Anas and Erdogan Esref Hakki

J Soil Sci Plant Nutr, 2026, 26, 2884
DOI: 10.1007/s42729-026-03038-6

Leveraging multi-omics tools to comprehend responses and tolerance mechanisms of heavy metals in crop plants

Sidra Charagh, Hong Wang, Jingxin Wang, Ali Raza, Suozhen Hui, Ruijie Cao, Liang Zhou, Shaoqing Tang, Peisong Hu and Shikai Hu

Funct Integr Genomics, 2024, 24
DOI: 10.1007/s10142-024-01481-1

Symbiotic Synergy: Unveiling Plant-Microbe Interactions in Stress Adaptation

Muhammad Anas, Awais Khalid, Muhammad Hamzah Saleem, Khalid Ali Khan, Waseem Ahmed Khattak and Shah Fahad

Journal of Crop Health, 2025, 77
DOI: 10.1007/s10343-024-01070-z

Anatomical Adaptations and Metal Sequestration Strategies for Improved Yield Stability and Stress Tolerance in Wheat Cultivars Under Heavy Metal Contamination

Rizwana Nawaz, Muhammad Anas, Minhas Elahi, Alizah Falak, Muhammad Hamzah Saleem, Hosam O. Elansary, Eman A. Mahmoud, Shah Fahad and Umar Masood Quraishi

Microscopy Res & Technique, 2026, 89, 637
DOI: 10.1002/jemt.70099

Environmental geochemistry of emerging contaminants: impacts on agroecosystem function, food security, and human health

Muhammad Anas, Vildan Altun, Waseem Ahmed Khattak, Amjid Khan, Sezai ERCİŞLİ, Khalid Ali Khan and Erdogan E. Hakki

Environ Geochem Health, 2026, 48
DOI: 10.1007/s10653-026-03007-z

Green synthesis of curcumin nanoparticles, characterization, and their role in alleviating arsenic-induced oxidative stress by enhancing antioxidant defense, photosynthetic pigments, and agronomic traits in wheat

Nimra Tahir, Minhas Elahi, Rimsha Aslam and Umar Masood Quraishi

Physiol Mol Biol Plants, 2025, 31, 931
DOI: 10.1007/s12298-025-01615-0

Mitigating Chromium-Induced Toxicity in Wheat Using Quantum Dots: Physiological, Biochemical, and Seed Composition Responses in SKD-1 and Borlaug-16 Cultivars

Muhammad Anas, Amjid Khan and Umar Masood Quraishi

J Soil Sci Plant Nutr, 2026, 26, 1598
DOI: 10.1007/s42729-025-02951-6

Novel Insights Into Manganese Toxicity Mitigation: Biogenic Calcium Phosphate Nanoparticles Boost Antioxidant Defense and Gene Expression in Wheat

Doaa E. Elsherif, Mai A. El‐Esawy, Esraa A. Elsharkawy and Esraa O. Razzaky

Physiologia Plantarum, 2025, 177
DOI: 10.1111/ppl.70690

EDTA-enhanced phytoextraction: leveraging Ricinus communis for the decontamination of Pb and Cd in agricultural soils

Muhammad Anas, Waseem Ahmed Khattak, Wajiha Sarfraz, Noreen Khalid, Nayab Naeem, Mujahid Farid, Muhammad Hamzah Saleem, Khalid Ali Khan, Awais Khalid, Temoor Ahmed and Shah Fahad

Plant Growth Regul, 2025, 105, 215
DOI: 10.1007/s10725-024-01270-7

Microbial Interactions and Bacterial Responses to Metal Stress in Plants: Mechanisms, Adaptations, and Applications for Sustainable Agriculture

Muhammad Anas, Aliza Falak, Sameel Hassan, Waseem Ahmed Khattak, Muhammad Hamzah Saleem, Khalid Ali Khan, Awais Khalid and Shah Fahad

Journal of Crop Health, 2025, 77
DOI: 10.1007/s10343-025-01108-w

Accelerating wheat growth using phosphorus and calcium nano-fertilizers (P-NF and Ca-NF) in a speed breeding chamber compared to conventional Hoagland solution

Minhas Elahi, Khadeja Saleem, Kapeel Kumar, Zainab bibi, Aysha Hayat and Umar Masood Quraishi

Biocatalysis and Agricultural Biotechnology, 2025, 69, 103773
DOI: 10.1016/j.bcab.2025.103773

Melatonin Enhances Cadmium Tolerance in Bidens pilosa via Integrated Regulation of Antioxidant Activity, Metal Distribution, and Stress-Responsive Genes

Yingying Hu, Yannan Wang, Jincen Liu, Kejin Song, Tengfei Ma, Ji Chen, Shunqin Zhu and Wanhong Liu

J Plant Growth Regul, 2026, 45, 278
DOI: 10.1007/s00344-025-11861-x