Heavy Metal Stress in Plants

From Molecules to Ecosystems

• Author(s): M.N.V. Prasad, Jürgen Hagemeyer,
• Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
• Pages: 401
• ISBN_10: 3662077450
  ISBN_13: 9783662077450
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Science / Life Sciences / Botany , Science / Life Sciences / Ecology , Science / Life Sciences / Biochemistry , Nature / Environmental Conservation & Protection , Science / Environmental Science , Technology & Engineering / Agriculture / Agronomy / Soil Science , Technology & Engineering / Environmental / General ,

Description:... Heavy metal phytotoxicity has been known for more than a century. However, research in the past years has confirmed the immense damage by metal pollution to plants, the soil and ultimately to humans. By reviewing both field and laboratory work, this book deals with the various functional and ecological aspects of heavy metal stress on plants and outlines the scope for future research and the possibilities for remediation.