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Cellular and Molecular Phytotoxicity of Heavy Metals

Cellular and Molecular Phytotoxicity of Heavy Metals

Hardcover

Series: Nanotechnology in the Life Sciences

Botany & HorticultureChemistryEnvironmental Studies

ISBN10: 3030459748
ISBN13: 9783030459741
Publisher: Springer Nature
Published: Oct 20 2020
Pages: 451
Weight: 1.84
Height: 1.00 Width: 6.14 Depth: 9.21
Language: English

Plant growth and development is closely dependent on the plant environment, including the wide-spread presence of organic and inorganic xenobiotics and pollutants. Currently, heavy metals are the most common inorganic environmental pollutants and they have pronounced effects and consequences not only for plants, but also for the ecosystem in which the plants form an integral component. It has been suggested that these contaminants accumulate in agricultural crops, thus entering the food chain and posing a significant health risk. Plants growing in polluted sites exhibit altered metabolism, reduced growth, and decreased biomass production. These pollutants adhere to plant roots and exert physical or chemical toxicity and subsequently cell death in plants. Yet, plants have developed various defence mechanisms to counteract the toxicity induced by heavy metals.

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