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Record Nr.

UNINA9910253899803321

Autore

Jan Sumira

Titolo

Approaches to Heavy Metal Tolerance in Plants [[electronic resource] /] / by Sumira Jan, Javid Ahmad Parray

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Singapore : , : Springer Singapore : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2016

ISBN

981-10-1693-3

Edizione

[1st ed. 2016.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (121 p.)

Disciplina

570

Soggetti

Plant physiology

Plant anatomy

Plant development

Plant biochemistry

Plant breeding

Environmental management

Plant Physiology

Plant Anatomy/Development

Plant Biochemistry

Plant Breeding/Biotechnology

Environmental Management

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

1. Heavy Metals Uptake in Plants -- 2. Metal Tolerance Strategy in Plants -- 3. Heavy Metal Stress Signalling in Plants -- 4. Use of Mycorrhiza as Metal Tolerance Strategy in Plants -- 5. Phytoremediation: A Green Technology -- 6. Concepts for Improving Phytoremediation by Plant Engineering -- 7. Biodiversity Prospecting for Phytoremediation of Metals in the Environment.

Sommario/riassunto

This book summarizes the development of highly tolerant cultivars via plant breeding, genomics, and proteomic approaches. This book could supplement data for budding researchers by providing extensive ongoing measures to improve the detoxification competence of appropriate species via wide range of plant improvement approaches. It also offers insights into heavy metal signalling,metal chelation by



organic acids, amino acids, and phosphate derivatives, and illustrates other strategies that have been extensively investigated, such as genetic engineering, ecological improvement of the rhizosphere using mycorrhiza and chelator enhanced phytoremediation technology. This book could provide simple anthology for undergraduate and postgraduate students to understand fundamentals of heavy metal pollution in the environment. The book closes with a prelude to an inclusive study of biodiversity that could provide new biofilters for metal detoxification.