The Plant Family Brassicaceae [electronic resource] : Contribution Towards Phytoremediation /
Anjum, Naser A.editor.
Ahmad, Iqbal.editor.
Pereira, M. Eduarda.editor.
Duarte, Armando C.editor.
Umar, Shahid.editor.
Khan, Nafees A.editor.
With the advent of the Industrial Revolution , the biosphere has been continuously polluted with a myriad of contaminants that urgently need global attention. In this perspective, most of the genera of the plant family Brassicaceae (Crucifereae or the mustard family) are significant parts of the plants- and associated microbes-based strategies adopted for the cleanup of varied contaminants from environmental compartments. Important genera such as Alyssum, Arabidopsis, Brassica and Thlaspi from Brassicaceae which, besides acting as attractive genetic models, well-represent the metal hyperaccumulation among approximately 0.2% of all angiosperms and thus, play a key role in the phytoremediation technology. This book i) provides an exhaustive evaluation of the current status of contaminants (metals/metalloids)-addition to varied environmental compartments and its consequences, ii) offers comprehensive and state-of-the-art information on the significance of the plants from the family Brassicaceae in solving environmental pollution issues, iii) examines the physiological, biochemical and molecular-genetic strategies adopted by the plants from Brassicaceae for the remediation of and tolerance to varied environmental contaminants, and iv) supplies a broad reference to the field of environmental science and related disciplines. As a pioneer work on the subject and significant addition to the Environmental Pollution book series, the current volume promises to be a useful asset for researchers, students, other academics and policy makers involved in sustainable remediation of varied environmental compartments.
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The Plant Family Brassicaceae; Foreword; Preface; Contents; Contributors; Chapter 1: The Plant Family Brassicaceae: An Introduction; 1.1 Introduction; 1.1.1 General Description of the Brassicaceae; 1.1.2 Taxonomy of the Brassicaceae and the Phylogenetic Relationships Within Family; 1.2 Brassicaceae, Environmental Contaminants and Metal Hyperaccumulation; 1.2.1 Representative Brassicaceaens with Reported Metal Hyperaccumulation Traits; 1.2.1.1 Alyssum; 1.2.1.2 Arabidopsis; 1.2.1.3 Brassica; 1.2.1.4 Thlaspi; 1.3 Conclusions and Perspectives; References
Chapter 2: Current Status of Toxic Metals Addition to Environment and Its Consequences2.1 Metal Pollution - Overview; 2.1.1 Classification of Heavy Metals; 2.1.1.1 Essential Heavy Metals; 2.1.1.2 Non-essential Metals; 2.1.1.3 Less Toxic; 2.1.1.4 Highly Toxic; 2.1.2 Sources of Heavy Metals Pollution; 2.1.3 Heavy Metals in Food Chain; 2.2 Arsenic; 2.2.1 Occurrence of Arsenic; 2.2.2 Toxicity of Arsenic; 2.3 Chromium; 2.3.1 Chromium Exposure Sources; 2.3.2 Environmental Effects of Chromium; 2.4 Cadmium; 2.4.1 Effects of Cadmium on Animals; 2.4.2 Cadmium Pollution and It ́s Effects on Humans
2.4.3 Effect of Cadmium on Plants2.5 Mercury; 2.5.1 Effect of Mercury on Animals; 2.5.2 Effect of Mercury on Plants; 2.6 Lead (Pb) Pollution; 2.6.1 Sources of Lead in the Environment; 2.6.2 Effect of Lead on Plants; 2.6.3 Effects of Lead on Animals and Humans; References; Chapter 3: Cadmium Accumulation by Plants of Brassicaceae Family and Its Connection with Their Primary and Secondary Metabolism; 3.1 Family Brassicaceae - Its Characterization and Specificity; 3.2 Cadmium as an Important Contaminant of Living Environment
3.3 General Aspects of Cadmium Uptake, Translocation and Accumulation in the Brassicaceae3.4 Cadmium Uptake, Translocation and Deposition in Arabidopsis thaliana; 3.5 Biochemical and Molecular Aspects of Cadmium in Arabidopsis thaliana; 3.6 Connection Between Primary and Secondary Metabolism and Cadmium Hyperaccumulation; 3.7 Impact of Members of Brassicaceae Family on Cadmium Elimination from Living Environment - Possibilities of Increasing of Cadmium-Hyperaccumulationby Brasicaceaeans; 3.8 Conclusions and Perspectives; References
Chapter 4: Metal Hyperaccumulation and Tolerance in Alyssum, Arabidopsis and Thlaspi: An Overview4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Metals/Metalloids Hyperaccumulation; 4.2.1 Rhizosphere Processes; 4.2.2 Uptake and Transport of Metals-Metalloids; 4.2.3 Metal Transporters Genes - Role for Hyperaccumulation and Tolerance; 4.3 Metals-Metalloids Tolerance; 4.3.1 Detoxification and Sequestration; 4.3.1.1 Phytochelatins; 4.3.1.2 Metallothioneins; 4.4 Summary, Conclusions and Perspectives; References; Chapter 5: Brassica Rhizosphere-Microbe Interactions and Their Role in Phytoremediation; 5.1 Introduction
5.2 Role of Brassica Species in Phytoremediation
Includes bibliographical references and index.
With the advent of the Industrial Revolution , the biosphere has been continuously polluted with a myriad of contaminants that urgently need global attention. In this perspective, most of the genera of the plant family Brassicaceae (Crucifereae or the mustard family) are significant parts of the plants- and associated microbes-based strategies adopted for the cleanup of varied contaminants from environmental compartments. Important genera such as Alyssum, Arabidopsis, Brassica and Thlaspi from Brassicaceae which, besides acting as attractive genetic models, well-represent the metal hyperaccumulation among approximately 0.2% of all angiosperms and thus, play a key role in the phytoremediation technology. This book i) provides an exhaustive evaluation of the current status of contaminants (metals/metalloids)-addition to varied environmental compartments and its consequences, ii) offers comprehensive and state-of-the-art information on the significance of the plants from the family Brassicaceae in solving environmental pollution issues, iii) examines the physiological, biochemical and molecular-genetic strategies adopted by the plants from Brassicaceae for the remediation of and tolerance to varied environmental contaminants, and iv) supplies a broad reference to the field of environmental science and related disciplines. As a pioneer work on the subject and significant addition to the Environmental Pollution book series, the current volume promises to be a useful asset for researchers, students, other academics and policy makers involved in sustainable remediation of varied environmental compartments.
Environmental engineering.
Biotechnology.
Pollution.
Environmental management.
Plant science.
Botany.
Sustainable development.
Environmental Engineering/Biotechnology.
Pollution, general.
Environmental Management.
Plant Sciences.
Sustainable Development.
Environmental pollution