Heavy Metals in Plants: Physiological to Molecular Approach

This book focuses on the menace of metal pollution and its impact on  plants, particularly food grains, pulse and vegetable plants covering  morphological, anatomical, physiological and biochemical aspects. It  includes comparative studies among metal hyper-accumulators  (metallophytes) and non-accumulators including exogenous hormonal  alleviation in them due to metal stress. Low dose stimulation effects  are also reviewed. The most significant feature of the book is its  extensive coverage of genomics, metabolomics, ionomics, proteomics and  transcriptomics in metal non-hyper-accumulators and hyper-accumulators.  Being an edited volume, the book incorporates a variety of research  perspectives, enhancing the existing knowledge about metal pollution and  points to newer avenues to be researched.