Plant metal interaction : emerging remediation rechniques

Content: 
Front Matter,Copyright,Dedication,List of Contributors,About the Editor,Preface,AcknowledgementsEntitled to full textChapter 1 - Aluminum Toxicity in Plants: An Overview, Pages 1-20
Chapter 2 - Copper Stress and Responses in Plants, Pages 21-40
Chapter 3 - Effect of Lead on Plant and Human DNA Damages and Its Impact on the Environment, Pages 41-67
Chapter 4 - Resistance of Plants to Cu Stress: Transgenesis, Pages 69-114
Chapter 5 - Boron Toxicity and Tolerance in Plants: Recent Advances and Future Perspectives, Pages 115-147
Chapter 6 - Chromium and the Plant: A Dangerous Affair?, Pages 149-177
Chapter 7 - Selenium: An Antioxidative Protectant in Plants Under Stress, Pages 179-207
Chapter 8 - Brassinosteroids are Potential Ameliorators of Heavy Metal Stresses in Plants, Pages 209-237
Chapter 9 - Plant Metallothioneins: Classification, Distribution, Function, and Regulation, Pages 239-261
Chapter 10 - Responses of Phytochelatins and Metallothioneins in Alleviation of Heavy Metal Stress in Plants: An Overview, Pages 263-283
Chapter 11 - Glutathione and Phytochelatins Mediated Redox Homeostasis and Stress Signal Transduction in Plants: An Integrated Overview, Pages 285-310
Chapter 12 - Biological Remediation of Mercury-Polluted Environments, Pages 311-334
Chapter 13 - Detoxification and Tolerance of Heavy Metals in Plants, Pages 335-359
Chapter 14 - Plants Used for Biomonitoring and Phytoremediation of Trace Elements in Soil and Water, Pages 361-384
Chapter 15 - Phytoextraction: The Use of Plants to Remove Heavy Metals from Soil, Pages 385-409
Chapter 16 - Duckweed: An Efficient Hyperaccumulator of Heavy Metals in Water Bodies, Pages 411-429
Chapter 17 - Genetic Strategies for Advancing Phytoremediation Potential in Plants: A Recent Update, Pages 431-454
Chapter 18 - Phytoremediation of Saline Soils for Sustainable Agricultural Productivity, Pages 455-468
Chapter 19 - Potential of Plants and Microbes for the Removal of Metals: Eco-Friendly Approach for Remediation of Soil and Water, Pages 469-482
Chapter 20 - Microbially Assisted Phytoremediation of Heavy Metal–Contaminated Soils, Pages 483-498
Chapter 21 - Land Reformation Using Plant Growth–Promoting Rhizobacteria in the Context of Heavy Metal Contamination, Pages 499-529
Chapter 22 - Heavy Metal Stress and Molecular Approaches in Plants, Pages 531-543
Chapter 23 - Heavy Metal ATPase (HMA2, HMA3, and HMA4) Genes in Hyperaccumulation Mechanism of Heavy Metals, Pages 545-556
Chapter 24 - Heavy Metal Stress: Plant Responses and Signaling, Pages 557-583
Chapter 25 - Heavy Metal Stress Signaling in Plants, Pages 585-603
Index, Pages 605-619