Phytoremediation. (2017)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Ann Cuypers and Jaco Vangronsveld.
• Editors: Cuypers, Ann; Vangronsveld, Jaco
• Contents: Front Cover; Advances in Botanical Research; ADVANCES IN BOTANICAL RESEARCH; Advances in Botanical Research; Copyright; Contents; CONTRIBUTORS; PREFACE; One -- Metallophytes of Serpentine and Calamine Soils -- Their Unique Ecophysiology and Potential for Phytoremediation; 1. INTRODUCTION; 2. NATURAL AND ANTHROPOGENIC METALLIFEROUS SITES; 3. METALLOPHYTES; 4. (MICRO)EVOLUTIONARY DYNAMICS OF METALLOPHYTES; 5. PREADAPTIVE AND CONCOMITANT TRAITS; 6. STRATEGIES OF METAL ACCUMULATION; 7. SPECIFIC CHARACTERISTICS OF METALLOPHYTES; 7.1 Morphological Variations; 7.2 Behavioural Variations 7.3 Physiological Variations8. MECHANISMS OF METAL UPTAKE, TRANSLOCATION AND TOLERANCE/DETOXIFICATION; 8.1 Avoidance or Increased Metal Uptake; 8.2 Root-to-Shoot Metal Translocation; 8.3 Metal Tolerance Mechanisms; 8.3.1 Metal Binding Ligands; 8.3.2 Metal Exclusion from the Protoplast and Plant Organism; 9. POTENTIAL OF METALLOPHYTES FOR REHABILITATION AND PHYTOREMEDIATION; 9.1 Phytostabilization; 9.2 Phytoextraction; 10. OTHER POTENTIAL BENEFICIAL APPLICATIONS OF METALLOPHYTES; 11. CONCLUDING REMARKS; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; REFERENCES Two -- The Bacterial and Fungal Microbiota of Hyperaccumulator Plants: Small Organisms, Large Influence1. INTRODUCTION; 2. HYPERACCUMULATOR PLANT SPECIES; 3. RHIZOSPHERIC AND ENDOPHYTIC MICROORGANISMS; 4. EFFECT OF TRACE METALS ON MICROBIAL COMMUNITIES; 5. STRUCTURE AND DIVERSITY OF THE HYPERACCUMULATOR RHIZOSPHERE MICROBIOME; 5.1 Bacteria; 5.2 Mycorrhizal fungi; 5.3 Archaea; 6. FUNCTIONS OF THE HYPERACCUMULATOR RHIZOSPHERE MICROBIOME; 6.1 Metal Tolerance; 6.2 Metal Mobilization; 6.3 Plant Growth Promotion; 6.4 Stress Alleviation; 7. BIOAUGMENTATION; 8. FUTURE PROSPECTS; 9. CONCLUSION Four -- Mycorrhiza-Assisted Phytoremediation1. WHAT ARE MYCORRHIZA?; 1.1 Types of Mycorrhizal Associations; 1.2 Costs and Benefits of the Association; 1.3 Mycorrhiza in Ecosystems; 2. PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS OF MYCORRHIZAL FUNGI; 3. PHYTOREMEDIATION OF METAL-CONTAMINATED SOILS USING MYCORRHIZAL PLANTS; 3.1 Mycorrhiza in Metalliferous Environments; 3.2 Mechanisms Involved in Metal Detoxification and Tolerance in Mycorrhizal Fungi; 3.3 Beneficial Effects of Mycorrhization on Metal-Exposed Plants; 3.4 Ectomycorrhiza and Their Role in the Phytoremediation of Heavy Metals
• Publisher Details: Place of publication not identified : Academic Press
• Publication Date: 2017
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 628.4; Phytoremediation; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Environmental / General; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780128028896; 0128028890
• Related ISBNs: 9780128028537; 012802853X
• Notes: Note: Online resource; title from title details screen (SpringerLink, viewed May 24, 2017).
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