Cellular and Molecular Phytotoxicity of Heavy Metals

1.  Heavy metals - definition and nanoparticle uptake in plants

Cristina Buzea ^1, * (a) and Ivan Pacheco ^1,2,3 (a,b,c)

¹IIPB Medicine Corporation, Owen Sound, ON N4K 6S5, Canada

₂Department of Pathology, Grey Bruce Health Services, 1800 8th St East, Owen Sound N4K 6M9, Canada

³Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Schülich School of Medicine & Dentistry, Western University, London, Ontario, N6A 5C1 Canada

Corresponding author e-mail: cristinabuzea@mdcorporation.ca

2.  Cellular and molecular responses of plant cell against heavy metal toxicity

Shatrohan Lal, Sheel Ratna and Rajesh Kumar*

Department of Microbiology

Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University (A Central University)

Raibareli Road, Lucknow 226025, India

Corresponding author e-mail:  rajesh_skumar@yahoo.co.in

3. Effect of heavy metal stress on growth and yields of crop plants

Zahir Muhammad
Department of Botany, University of Peshawar, Peshawar, Pakistan

Corresponding author e-mail: kzahirmuhammad@yahoo.com

4. Heavy metal induced toxicity responses in plants: an overview from physicochemical to molecular level

Ritu Chaturvedi^1, * and Garima Malik²

¹St. John's College, Agra (U.P.), India, ²R.G. (PG) College, C.C.S University, Meerut (U.P.), India 

Corresponding author e-mail:  rituchaturvedi88@gmail.com

5. Heavy metal stress responsive phyto-miRNAs 

Özge Çelik*

Department of Molecular Biology & Genetics, Faculty of Science and Letters, Istanbul Kultur University, Istabul, Turkey

Corresponding author e-mail: ocelik@iku.edu.tr

6. Phytoremediation: A useful and environment friendly option to combat phytotoxicity of soil heavy metals

Muhammad Ehsan* National Technological Baccalaureate System, Tlaxcala State, Mexico

Corresponding author e-mail: muhammadehsan2000@yahoo.com

7.Heavy metal contaminated soils: weeds as potential phytoremediation agents - issues and prospects

Abdul Majeed*, Zahir Muhammad, Rehmanullah and Habib Ahmad

Department of Botany, Government Degree College Naguman

Peshawar, Pakistan

Corresponding author e-mail:  saikatgantait@yahoo.com 

8. Role of beneficial microbes in molecular phytotoxicity of heavy metals.

Renu Bhardwaj

Department of Botanical & Environmental Sciences Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar-143005, India

Corresponding author e-mail: renubhardwaj82@gmail.com

9. Mechanisms of heavy metal tolerance in plants 

Bahman Khoshru¹, Mehdi Taghizadeghan ², Behnam Asgari Lajayer¹, Mansour Ghorbanpour^3*

¹Department of Soil Science, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran, ²Department of Plant Biotechnology and Breeding, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran, ³Department of Medicinal Plants, Faculty of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Arak University, Arak 38156-8-8349, Iran

Corresponding author e-mail:  m-ghorbanpour@araku.ac.ir

10. Mechanistic of phytotoxicity caused by heavy metals nanoparticles    

Shweta Gehlout, Ayushi Priyam, Alka Pandey, and Pushplata Prasad Singh*

TERI-Deakin Nanobiotechnology Centre, Sustainable Agriculture Division, The Energy and Resources Institute, Darbari Seth Block, India Habitat Centre, Lodhi Road, New Delhi 110003 India

Corresponding author e-mail: pushplata.Singh@teri.res.in

11.  Mitigation effect of plant growth regulators on heavy metals phytotoxcity in plants.

Renu Bhardwaj*

Deptt. of Botanical & Environmental Sciences Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar-143005, India

Corresponding author e-mail: renubhardwaj82@gmail.com

12.Role of microorganism for heavy metal stress toxicity, translocation, mechanism of interaction with the plants. 

Avishek Banik*

Department of Plant Sciences, University of California, Davis, USA

Corresponding author e-mail:  avishekbanik5@gmail.com

13.  Recent Advances in Aluminum Phytotoxicity

Filiz VARDAR

Marmara University, Science and Arts Faculty, Department of Biology, GöztepeCampus, 34722, Istanbul, Turkey

Corresponding author e-mail: filiz.vardar@gmail.com

14. Use of biochar in heavy metal phytotoxicity mitigation in plants.

Renu Bhardwaj*

Deptt. of Botanical & Environmental Sciences Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar-143005, India

Corresponding author e-mail:  renubhardwaj82@gmail.com

15. Cellular and molecular phytotoxicity of lead and mercury

Aryadeep Roychoudhury*

Post Graduate Department of Biotechnology, St. Xavier's College (Autonomous), 30, Mother Teresa Sarani, Kolkata-700016, West Bengal, India

Corresponding author e-mail:  aryadeep.rc@gmail.com

 16. How do plants respond to chromium toxicity?

Anket Sharma*, Dhriti Kapoor, Babar Shahzad, Gagan Sidhu, Vinod Kumar, Shivam Jasrotia, Renu Bhardwaj, Ashwani Kumar Thukral

Department of Botanical & Environmental Sciences

Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, Punjab-143005, India

Corresponding author e-mail: anketsharma@gmail.com

17. Toxicity of tungsten oxide and IAA coated tungsten oxide nanoparticles on Linum usitatissimum germination and their antifungal activity

M. Manikandan, A. Simin sabana, R. Vishnu and S. Narendhran*

Department of Bioscience, Sri Krishna Arts and Science College, Kuniamuthur, Coimbatore - 641008, Tamil Nadu, India

Corresponding author e-mail: narendhransumathi@gmail.com

18. Phytoremediation of contaminated soils using trees 

Omid Ahmadi¹, Nader Khadem Moghadam¹, Behnam Asgari Lajayer², Mansour Ghorbanpour³*

¹Department of Soil Science, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Zanjan, Zanjan, Iran, ² Department of Soil Science, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran, ³Department of Medicinal Plants, Faculty of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Arak University, Arak 38156-8-8349, Iran

Corresponding author e-mail: m-ghorbanpour@araku.ac.ir

 Zhaojie Cui*

School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shandong University, Ji'nan 250100, China

Corresponding author e-mail: cuizj@sdu.edu.cn

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