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Physiology and Molecular Biology of Stress Tolerance in PlantsHEAVY METAL STRESS

Physiology and Molecular Biology of Stress Tolerance in Plants: HEAVY METAL STRESS [Heavy metals are defined as those having densities higher than 5 g cm-3. Ions of heavy metals such as iron, copper, zinc, cobalt, or nickel are essential micronutrients that are critically involved in functional activities of large numbers of proteins involved in sustaining growth and development of living organisms. However, at excess concentrations, these metal ions can become detrimental to living organisms. Furthermore, these organisms can be also exposed to highly toxic ions of cadmium, lead, mercury, and other metals that are generally considered non-essential.] http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png

Physiology and Molecular Biology of Stress Tolerance in PlantsHEAVY METAL STRESS

Editors: Madhava Rao, K.V; Raghavendra, A.S.; Janardhan Reddy, K.

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Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Copyright
© Springer 2006
ISBN
978-1-4020-4224-9
Pages
219–254
DOI
10.1007/1-4020-4225-6_8
Publisher site
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Abstract

[Heavy metals are defined as those having densities higher than 5 g cm-3. Ions of heavy metals such as iron, copper, zinc, cobalt, or nickel are essential micronutrients that are critically involved in functional activities of large numbers of proteins involved in sustaining growth and development of living organisms. However, at excess concentrations, these metal ions can become detrimental to living organisms. Furthermore, these organisms can be also exposed to highly toxic ions of cadmium, lead, mercury, and other metals that are generally considered non-essential.]

Published: Jan 1, 2006

Keywords: Heavy Metal; Heavy Metal Stress; Heavy Metal Tolerance; Aluminum Tolerance; Copper Chaperone

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