{"product_id":"metalloids-in-plants-isbn-9781119487197","title":"Metalloids in Plants","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eUnderstanding metalloids and the potential impact they can have upon crop success or failure\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMetalloids have a complex relationship with plant life. Exhibiting a combination of metal and non-metal characteristics, this small group of elements – which includes boron (B), silicon (Si), germanium (Ge), arsenic (As), antimony (Sb), and tellurium (Te) – may hinder or enhance the growth and survival of crops. The causes underlying the effects that different metalloids may have upon certain plants range from genetic variance to anatomical factors, the complexities of which can pose a challenge to botanists and agriculturalists of all backgrounds.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWith \u003ci\u003eMetalloids in Plants\u003c\/i\u003e, a group of leading plant scientists present a complete guide to the beneficial and adverse impacts of metalloids at morphological, anatomical, biochemical, and molecular levels. Insightful analysis of data on genetic regulation helps to inform the optimization of farming, indicating how one may boost the uptake of beneficial metalloids and reduce the influence of toxic ones. Contained within this essential new text, there are:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eExpert analyses of the role of metalloids in plants, covering their benefits as well as their adverse effects\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExplanations of the physiological, biochemical, and genetic factors at play in plant uptake of metalloids\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eOutlines of the breeding and genetic engineering techniques involved in the generation of resistant crops\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eWritten for students and professionals in the fields of agriculture, botany, molecular biology, and biotechnology, \u003ci\u003eMetalloids in Plants \u003c\/i\u003eis an invaluable overview of the relationship between crops and these unusual elements.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eList of Contributors \u003ci\u003eix\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Metalloids and Their Role in the Biological System 1\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMahipal Singh Kesawat, S.M. Shivaraj, Dong Kyun Kim, Manu Kumar, Bum‐Soo Hahn, and Rupesh Deshmukh\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Metalloids and Their Impact on the Environment 19\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSutapa Dutta, Arindam Datta, Abbu Zaid, and Javaid Akhter Bhat\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Phytoremediation of Metalloid‐contaminated Soil 27\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eIsabel Martinez‐Alcalá and Rafael Clemente\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Plant Responses to Metalloid Accumulation 47\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBhupinder Dhir\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 The Role of Microbes in Detoxification and Availability of Metalloids 65\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDavood Saghafi, Saeed Bagherifam, Mehrnaz Hatami, and Behnam Asgari Lajayer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Influence of Metals and Metalloids on Microbial Diversity of Soil and Ecosystem 95\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMuhammad Rizwan Shahid, Ume Habiba, Shafaqat Ali, Muhammad Rizwan, Afzal Hussain, Muhammad Adrees, Syed Ali Raza Naqvi, Asim Mansha, Nasir Rasool, Ameer Fawad, and Asad Ali Shah\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Influence of Metalloids and Their Toxicity Impact on Photosynthetic Parameters of Plants 113\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAbbu Zaid, Javaid Akhter Bhat, and Shabir H. Wani\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Distribution of Metals and Metalloids in Plants: Tools and Techniques for Efficient Imaging and Quantification 125\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJuhi Chaudhary, Javaid Akhter Bhat, Hasthi Ram, Nitika Rana, Praveen Khatri, Ravinder, Gaurav Agarwal, Vanish Kumar, Humira Sonah, and Rupesh Deshmukh\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Prokaryotic and Eukaryotic Microbes: Potential Tools for Detoxification and Bioavailability of Metalloids 149\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNeera Garg, Amrit Bharti, Amrita Sharma, Kiran Saroy, Amandeep Cheema, and Aditi Bisht\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Mechanisms of Plant Resistance to Metalloid Ions and Potential Biotechnological Applications 185\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRaghavendra Aminedi, Hasthi Ram, Gulshan Kumar, Murali Krishna Koramutla, Naresh Vasupalli, Rupesh Deshmukh, Manisha Negi, and Ramcharan Bhattacharya\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Molecular Investigation of Metalloid Stress Response in Higher Plants : Recent Insights from Toxicity to Tolerance 213\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSimone Landi, Valeria Paradisone, and Sergio Esposito\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 Toxicity of Arsenic and Molecular Mechanism in Plants 231\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRajeev Kumar, Shefali Bhardwaj, and Gurpreet Kaur\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 Omics Approaches and Biotechnological Perspectives of Arsenic Stress and Detoxification in Plants 249\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNaresh Vasupalli, Murali Krishna Koramutla, Raghavendra Aminedi, Vajinder Kumar, Priyanka Borah, Manisha Negi, Arif Ali, Humira Sonah, and Rupesh Deshmukh\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 Antimony and Plants: Accumulation, Toxic Effects, and Plants’ Defense Systems 275\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eViviana Maresca, Milad Heydari, and Adriana Basile\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 Boron Tolerance in Plants: Physiological Roles and Transport Mechanisms 301\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNader Khadem Moghadam, Behnam Asgari Lajayer, and Mansour Ghorbanpour\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16 Silicon Nutrition and Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi: Promising Strategies for Abiotic Stress Management in Crop Plants 315\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNeera Garg, Purnima Bhandari, Lakita Kashyap, and Sandeep Singh\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17 Roles of Silicon in Alleviating Zinc Stress in Plants 355\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eValeria Paradisone, Simone Landi, and Sergio Esposito\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18 Linking Secondary Metabolism and Signaling Response to Aluminum and Silicon Stress 367\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRoberto Pech‐Kú, Beatriz Rodas‐Junco, José A. Mu\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eñoz‐Sánchez, and S.M. Teresa Hernandez‐Sotomayor\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19 The Use of Silicon in Stressed Agriculture Management: Action Mechanisms and Future Prospects 381\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHassan Etesami, Byoung Ryong Jeong, and Muhammad Rizwan\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20 The Importance of Boron in Plant Nutrition 433\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSeyed Ali Ghaffari Nejad and Hassan Etesami\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21 Environmental Impact of Metals, Metalloids, and Their Toxicity 451\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eIsabel Martinez‐Alcalá and Maria Pilar Bernal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 489\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDr. Rupesh Deshmukh\u003c\/b\u003e, Rmalingaswami Fellow, National Agri-Food Biotechnology Institute (NABI), Mohali, Punjab, India \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDr. Durgesh Kumar Tripathi\u003c\/b\u003e, Assistant Professor, Amity Institute of Organic Agriculture, Amity University, Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDr. Gea Guerriero\u003c\/b\u003e, Senior Research and Technology Associate, Environmental Research and Innovation (ERIN) Department, Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology (LIST), Luxembourg\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eUnderstanding metalloids and the potential impact they can have upon crop success or failure\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMetalloids have a complex relationship with plant life. Exhibiting a combination of metal and non-metal characteristics, this small group of elements – which includes boron (B), silicon (Si), germanium (Ge), arsenic (As), antimony (Sb), and tellurium (Te) – may hinder or enhance the growth and survival of crops. The causes underlying the effects that different metalloids may have upon certain plants range from genetic variance to anatomical factors, the complexities of which can pose a challenge to botanists and agriculturalists of all backgrounds.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWith \u003ci\u003eMetalloids in Plants\u003c\/i\u003e, a group of leading plant scientists present a complete guide to the beneficial and adverse impacts of metalloids at morphological, anatomical, biochemical, and molecular levels. Insightful analysis of data on genetic regulation helps to inform the optimization of farming, indicating how one may boost the uptake of beneficial metalloids and reduce the influence of toxic ones. 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