Heavy Metal Stress in Plants

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Gupta, Dharmendra K. (Editor), Corpas, Francisco J. (Editor), Palma, José M. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
• Subjects: Life sciences.; Agriculture.; Plant biochemistry.; Plant physiology.; Life Sciences.; Plant Physiology.; Plant Biochemistry.

Plants possess a range of potential cellular mechanisms that may be involved in the detoxification of heavy metals and thus tolerance to metal stress. Metal toxicity causes multiple direct and indirect effects in plants that concern practically all physiological functions. The main purpose of this b...