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Phytoremediation

  • 1st Edition, Volume 83 - May 17, 2017
  • Latest edition
  • Editors: Ann Cuypers, Jaco Vangronsveld
  • Language: English

Phytoremediation, Volume 83, the latest release in the Advances in Botanical Research series, covers a variety of new topics, including Metallophytes from calamine and serpentine s… Read more

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Phytoremediation, Volume 83, the latest release in the Advances in Botanical Research series, covers a variety of new topics, including Metallophytes from calamine and serpentine soils (incl. tolerance mechanisms), The (endophytic) microbiome of plants from metal contaminated environments: small organisms (inhabitants), large influence, the Potential role of plant-associated bacteria in plant metal uptake and implications in phytotechnologies, Plant associated fungi from trace element rich soils and their possible role in metal uptake by their host plants, Phytoextraction: Status and Promise, Molecular and cellular aspects of contaminant toxicity in plants, and a section on Bio- and phytoremediation of pesticide-contaminated environments: a Review.

This series publishes in-depth and up-to-date reviews on a wide range of topics in the plant sciences, featuring reviews by recognized experts on all aspects of plant genetics, biochemistry, cell biology, molecular biology, physiology and ecology.

Key features

  • Publishes in-depth and up-to-date reviews on a wide range of topics in the plant sciences
  • Presents the latest information on phytoremediation
  • Features a wide range of reviews by recognized experts

Readership

Postgraduates and researchers in plant sciences, including botany, plant biochemistry, plant physiology, plant pathology, virology, entomology, and molecular biology

Table of contents

1. Metallophytes from calamine and serpentine soils (incl. tolerance mechanisms)
Malgorzata Wojcik

2. The (endophytic) microbiome of plants from metal contaminated environments: small organisms (inhabitants), large influence
Sofie Thijs

3. Potential role of plant-associated bacteria in plant metal uptake and implications in phytotechnologies
Petra Susan Kidd

4. Plant associated fungi from trace element rich soils and their possible role in metal uptake by their host plants.
Francois Rineau

5. Phytoextraction: Status and Promise
Rufus Lee Chaney

6. Molecular and cellular aspects of contaminant toxicity in plants
Els Keunen and Sophie Hendrix

7. Bio- and phytoremediation of pesticide-contaminated environments: a review
Nele Weyens

8. Plants and air phytoremediation
Stanislaw W. Gawronski

Product details

  • Edition: 1
  • Latest edition
  • Volume: 83
  • Published: May 17, 2017
  • Language: English

About the editors

AC

Ann Cuypers

Professor Cuypers is a professor at Hasselt University
Affiliations and expertise
Hasselt University

JV

Jaco Vangronsveld

Professor Vangronsveld is a professor at Hasselt University
Affiliations and expertise
Hasselt University

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