Publications by authors named "Arooj Bashir"

Cadmium (Cd) toxicity in agricultural soils is serious concern these days which needs continuous attention. Little is known about the combined use of berseem and/or maize residues soil applied as a green manure alone or along with foliar dressing of zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnONPs) on Cd accumulation in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.).

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Environmental degradation is frequently cited as one of the eminent issues in the modern era. To limit environmental degradation, prior literature discerns several macroeconomic, socio-economic, and institutional factors that affect environmental degradation. However, the relationship between geopolitical risk and environmental degradation is understudied in the previous literature.

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The environmental Kuznets curve (EKC) establishes a hypothetical link between economic growth and environmental degradation and has been tested empirically using various measures of pollution, including carbon dioxide (CO), methane (CH), and nitrous oxide (NO) emissions. However, few studies have focused on NO emissions, despite their projected lifetime of 114 years and 300 times greater warming potential than CO. Employing panel data for the period 1980 to 2012, this study uses the EKC to investigate NO emissions, including those resulting from agriculture, economic growth, agricultural land use, and exports.

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Cadmium (Cd) availability in arable soils is a serious issue while little is known about the role of co-composted organic amendments and zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO-NPs) foliar spray on biomass and Cd accumulation in wheat grains. The current study investigated the soil application of organic amendment (composted biochar and farmyard manure) at a level of 0, 1, and 2% w/w and foliar spray of ZnO-NPs (0, 100, and 200 mg/L) on biomass, yield, and Cd in wheat grains cultivated in an aged Cd-contaminated agricultural soil. The results indicated that organic amendment increased the biomass, chlorophyll concentrations, yield, and activities of peroxidase and superoxide dismutase of wheat while decreased the electrolyte leakage and Cd concentrations in different parts of wheat such as shoots, roots, husks, and grains.

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Toxic trace element pollution in the agricultural soils may negatively affect the plant growth. This study mainly focused on investigating the impact of co-composted biochar and farmyard manure (FYM) on wheat growth and cadmium (Cd) accumulation by plants. The different ratios of FYM and biochar were composted for two and half months and mixed in Cd-contaminated soil at a rate of 2% w/w of each treatment.

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Contamination of soils with cadmium (Cd) is a serious problem worldwide. Rice (Oryza sativa L.) is reported to accumulate relatively higher Cd contents in consumable parts and is considered a main source of Cd toxicity to humans from rice-derived products.

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Cadmium (Cd) is a highly toxic metal released into the environment through anthropogenic activities. Phytoremediation is a green technology used for the stabilization or remediation of Cd-contaminated soils. Brassica crop species can produce high biomass under a range of climatic and growing conditions, allowing for considerable uptake and accumulation of Cd, depending on species.

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The use of chromium (Cr)-contaminated tannery wastewater for irrigation is a common practice, especially in developing countries like Pakistan. This practice is due to the shortage of good quality irrigation water for crop growth as well as the issue of tannery wastewater disposal. The current study was done to evaluate the effect of citric acid (CA) (0, 1.

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