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Plant Tolerance and Fatty Acid Profile in Responses to Heavy Metals

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Heavy metals are more widespread around the world and dangerous for biosphere because they cannot be degraded or destroyed rather tend to be bioaccumulated. Plants can survive even in the extreme environmental conditions, but some environmental factors can affect its various growth aspects and hence the plant productivity. The problem of heavy metal toxicity is further aggravated by the persistence of the metals in the environment. Toxic heavy metals entering the plant tissues inhibit most physiological processes at all levels of metabolism. The extent of inhibition of photosynthesis, ion water uptake, and nitrate assimilation is greatly dependent on the concentration of the metal ions, sensitivity, and tolerance of the plant. There is, therefore, a pressing need to deal with the problem of excess metal already present in the soil and to prevent future contamination.

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Hameed, A., Qadri, T.N., Mahmooduzzafar, Siddiqi, T.O. (2012). Plant Tolerance and Fatty Acid Profile in Responses to Heavy Metals. In: Ahmad, P., Prasad, M. (eds) Abiotic Stress Responses in Plants. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-0634-1_20

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