Approaches to Heavy Metal Tolerance in Plants

• Main Authors: Jan, Sumira (Author), Parray, Javid Ahmad (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Singapore : Springer Singapore : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
• Subjects: Life sciences.; Plant biochemistry.; Plant anatomy.; Plant development.; Plant physiology.; Plant breeding.; Environmental management.; Life Sciences.; Plant Physiology.; Plant Anatomy/Development.; Plant Biochemistry.; Plant Breeding/Biotechnology.; Environmental Management.

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...

Table of Contents:

• 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.