Akademik Məlumat İdarəetmə Sistemi
INDUSTRIAL CROPS AND PRODUCTS, vol.15, no.228, pp.1-15, 2025 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
Cadmium (Cd) is among the most prevalent (7 %) heavy metal contaminants in agricultural soils (Wang et al., 2023). High levels of Cd in soils result from anthropogenic activities such as industrialization, sewage treatment, and intensive agricultural activities (Liu et al., 2024). Due to their high solubility in soil solutions, Cd ions are readily taken up by plants, interfering with normal root development and functioning (Khan et al., 2023). As Cd in the roots is transported to the shoot and then damages lipid membranous organelles, inhibits the photosynthetic capacity and chlorophyll fluorescence of leaves, and thus causes oxidative stress by damaging the antioxidant enzyme system (An et al., 2019). Despite being cultivated in only 10 % of the world's total cotton-growing area, China contributes 25.6 % of global cotton production (Arshad et al., 2021). However, cotton crops experience significant yield and lint quality losses when cultivated on Cd-contaminated soils (Khan et al., 2023). Therefore, novel and eco-friendly techniques are needed to protect cotton crops from Cd induced injury and sustain their productivity.