Approaches to Heavy Metal Tolerance in Plants

This book summarizes the development of highly tolerant cultivars via plant breeding, genomics, and proteomic approaches. This book could supplement data for budding researchers by providing extensive ongoing measures to improve the detoxification compete

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roaches to Heavy Metal Tolerance in Plants

Approaches to Heavy Metal Tolerance in Plants

Sumira Jan • Javid Ahmad Parray

Approaches to Heavy Metal Tolerance in Plants

Sumira Jan Division of Biotechnology ICAR-Central Institute of Temperate Horticulture Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India

Javid Ahmad Parray Centre of Research for Development University of Kashmir Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India

ISBN 978-981-10-1692-9 ISBN 978-981-10-1693-6 DOI 10.1007/978-981-10-1693-6

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Heavy Metal Uptake in Plants ...................................................... 1.1 Introduction .......................................................................... 1.2 Metal Ion Binding to Extracellular Exudates and to the Cell Wall .............................................................. 1.3 Metal Ion Transport Through the Plasma Membrane in Roots ............................................ 1.3.1 ZIP Family .............................................................. 1.3.2 NRAMP Family...................................................... 1.3.3 Copper Transporter Family .................................... 1.4 Reduced Metal Uptake and Efflux Pumping at the Plasma Membrane ...................................................... 1.5 Root-to-Shoot Metal Translocation ...................................... 1.6 Metal Storage ....................................................................... 1.6.1 HMA Family of