| Title |
Minimising toxicity of cadmium in plants—role of plant growth regulators
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Protoplasma, October 2014
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| DOI | 10.1007/s00709-014-0710-4 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Mohd. Asgher, M. Iqbal R. Khan, Naser A. Anjum, Nafees A. Khan |
| Abstract |
A range of man-made activities promote the enrichment of world-wide agricultural soils with a myriad of chemical pollutants including cadmium (Cd). Owing to its significant toxic consequences in plants, Cd has been one of extensively studied metals. However, sustainable strategies for minimising Cd impacts in plants have been little explored. Plant growth regulators (PGRs) are known for their role in the regulation of numerous developmental processes. Among major PGRs, plant hormones (such as auxins, gibberellins, cytokinins, abscisic acid, jasmonic acid, ethylene and salicylic acid), nitric oxide (a gaseous signalling molecule), brassinosteroids (steroidal phytohormones) and polyamines (group of phytohormone-like aliphatic amine natural compounds with aliphatic nitrogen structure) have gained attention by agronomist and physiologist as a sustainable media to induce tolerance in abiotic-stressed plants. Considering recent literature, this paper: (a) overviews Cd status in soil and its toxicity in plants, (b) introduces major PGRs and overviews their signalling in Cd-exposed plants, (c) appraises mechanisms potentially involved in PGR-mediated enhanced plant tolerance to Cd and (d) highlights key aspects so far unexplored in the subject area. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| India | 1 | <1% |
| France | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 244 | 99% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 43 | 17% |
| Student > Master | 31 | 13% |
| Researcher | 26 | 11% |
| Student > Bachelor | 22 | 9% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 12 | 5% |
| Other | 35 | 14% |
| Unknown | 77 | 31% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 101 | 41% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 22 | 9% |
| Environmental Science | 14 | 6% |
| Immunology and Microbiology | 4 | 2% |
| Chemistry | 4 | 2% |
| Other | 15 | 6% |
| Unknown | 86 | 35% |
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