Impact of Phenolic Compounds on Heavy Metal Stress accumulation within Tagetes erecta L

Plant productivity can be negatively impacted by heavy metal stress due to a variety of harmful consequences that might hinder cellular functions at different metabolic levels. Plants use phenolic substances for important molecular and physiological responses to environmental stresses. In plants under heavy metal stress, increasing the production of phenolic substances helps shield the plants from oxidative stress. The effect of zinc (Zn) and lead (Pb) at 240 ppm concentrations on the accumulation of total phenol contents in Tagetes erecta L. was investigated using a pot experiment