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Physiology and Biochemistry of Metal Toxicity and Tolerance in Plants

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The aim of this book is to give an overview of the most important aspects of physiological and biochemical basis for metal toxicity and tolerance in plants. The book is expected to serve as a reference to university and college teachers, students of plant sciences, environmental biology, environmental biotechnology, agriculture, horticulture, forestry, plant molecular biology, and genetics.

Author(s): E. Cseh (auth.), M. N. V. Prasad, Kazimierz Strzałka (eds.)
Edition: 1
Publisher: Springer Netherlands
Year: 2002

Language: English
Pages: 432
Tags: Biochemistry, general; Plant Sciences; Plant Physiology; Environment, general

Front Matter....Pages i-xii
Metal Permeability, Transport and Efflux in Plants....Pages 1-36
Glutathione and Thiol Metabolism in Metal Exposed Plants....Pages 37-58
Metal Chelating Peptides and Proteins in Plants....Pages 59-93
Metabolism of Organic Acids and Metal Tolerance in Plants Exposed to Aluminum....Pages 95-109
Physiological Responses of Non-Vascular Plants to Heavy Metals....Pages 111-147
Physiological Responses of Vascular Plants to Heavy Metals....Pages 149-177
Proline Accumulation in Heavy Metal Stressed Plants: An Adaptive Strategy....Pages 179-199
Influence of Metals on Biosynthesis of Photosynthetic Pigments....Pages 201-227
Heavy Metal Influence on the Light Phase of Photosynthesis....Pages 229-255
Gas Exchange Functions in Heavy Metal Stressed Plants....Pages 257-285
Heavy Metal Interactions with Plant Nutrients....Pages 287-301
Functions of Enzymes in Heavy Metal Treated Plants....Pages 303-324
Heavy Metals and Nitrogen Metabolism....Pages 325-355
Plant Genotypic Differences Under Metal Deficient and Enriched Conditions....Pages 357-393
Genotoxicity and Mutagenicity of Metals in Plants....Pages 395-414
Metal Detoxification Properties of Phytomass: Physiological and Biochemical Aspects....Pages 415-426
Back Matter....Pages 427-432