Selenium in plants : Molecular, Physiological, Ecological and Evolutionary Aspects /: Molecular, Physiological, Ecological and Evolutionary Aspects. (2017)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Elizabeth A.H. Pilon-Smits, Lenny H.E. Winkel, Zhi-Qing Lin.
• Editors: Pilon-Smits, Elizabeth A. H; Winkel, Lenny H. E; Lin, Zhi-Qing
• Contents: 1. Multi-Scale Factors and Processes Controlling Selenium Distributions in Soils -- 2. Biochemistry of Plant Selenium Uptake and Metabolism -- 3. Molecular Mechanisms of Selenium Responses and Resistance in Plants -- 4. Mechanisms of Plant Selenium Hyperaccumulation -- 5. Selenium and Algae: Accumulation, Tolerance Mechanisms and Dietary Perspectives -- 6. Bacteria versus Selenium: A View from the Inside Out -- 7. Selenium and the Plant Microbiome -- 8. Selenium Metabolism in Herbivores and Higher Trophic Levels Including Mammals -- 9. The Genetics of Selenium Accumulation by Plants -- 10. Manipulating Selenium Metabolism in Plants: A Simple Twist of Metabolic Fate can Alter Selenium Tolerance and Accumulation -- 11. Ecology of Selenium in Plants -- 12. Evolutionary Aspects of Plant Selenium Accumulation -- 13. Overview of Selenium Deficiency and Toxicity Worldwide: Affected Areas, Selenium-Related Health Issues, and Case Studies -- 14. Selenium Biofortification -- 15. Effects of Selenium on Plant Metabolism and Implications for Crops and Consumers -- 16. Overview and Prospects of Selenium Phytoremediation Approaches.
• Publisher Details: Cham : Springer International Publishing
• Publication Date: 2017
• Extent: 1 online resource (xvi, 324 pages), 32 illustrations
• Subjects: 581.7; Life sciences; Plants -- Effect of minerals on; Selenium; Soils -- Selenium content; Plant Ecology; Plant physiology; Biochemistry; SCIENCE -- Life Sciences -- Biochemistry; Plants -- Effect of minerals on; Selenium; Soils -- Selenium content; Science -- Life Sciences -- Botany; Plant physiology; Botany & plant sciences; Science -- Life Sciences -- Ecology; Plant ecology; Life Sciences; Plant Ecology; Plant Physiology; Plant Biochemistry; Electronic books; Electronic book
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783319562490; 3319562495
• Related ISBNs: 9783319562483; 3319562487
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.
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