Contributed by an international team of authors, this book assesses the current state of the
science and application of phytotechnologies around the globe, and overviews major …

To get insights into the functions of metallothionein (MT) in plant response to multiple
stresses, expressions of 10 rice MT genes (OsMTs) and 7 Arabidopsis MT genes (AtMTs) …

Lead is a heavy metal of particular concern with respect to environmental quality and health.
The lack of plant species that accumulate and tolerate Pb is a limiting factor to understand …

The maintenance of ion homeostasis in plant cells is a fundamental physiological
requirement for sustainable plant growth, development, and production. Metallothioneins …

Osmotic stress frequently caused by drought is the most threatening environmental stress
that remarkably reduces crop yield. Oat (Avena sativa L.) is sensitive to water deficiency …

To study the molecular mechanism of the hyperaccumulator plant Phytolacca americana
against cadmium (Cd) stress, the leaves of P. americana treated with 400 μM Cd for 0, 2, 12 …

Cypermethrin (CYP) is a toxic manmade chemical compound belonging to pyrethroid
insecticides contaminating the environment. Plantago major (PM) has numerous excellent …

Hirschfeldia incana, a pseudometallophyte belonging to the Brassicaceae family and
widespread in the Mediterranean region, was selected for its ability to grow on soils …

Heavy metalsare important environmental pollutants and many of them are toxic even at
very low concentrations. Pollution of the biosphere with heavy metals has accelerated …

Salinity is poisonous to various plant physiological processes and poses an increasingly
severe threat to agricultural productivity worldwide. As a tactic to mitigate this issue, the hunt …