| Chapter title |
Cadmium Toxicity in Plants
|
|---|---|
| Chapter number | 13 |
| Book title |
Cadmium: From Toxicity to Essentiality
|
| Published in |
Metal ions in life sciences, January 2013
|
| DOI | 10.1007/978-94-007-5179-8_13 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Book ISBNs |
978-9-40-075178-1, 978-9-40-075179-8
|
| Authors |
Elisa Andresen, Hendrik Küpper |
| Abstract |
Cadmium is an important pollutant in the environment, toxic to most organisms and a potential threat to human health: Crops and other plants take up Cd from the soil or water and may enrich it in their roots and shoots. In this review, we summarize natural and anthropogenic reasons for the occurrence of Cd toxicity, and evaluate the observed phytotoxic effects of plants growing in Cd-supplemented soil or nutrient solution. Cd-induced effects include oxidative stress, genotoxicity, inhibition of the photosynthetic apparatus, and inhibition of root metabolism. We explain proposed and possible interactions between these modes of toxicity. While discussing recent and older studies, we further emphasize the environmental relevance of the experiments and the physiological response of the plant. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 65 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Researcher | 9 | 14% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 8 | 12% |
| Student > Bachelor | 7 | 11% |
| Professor > Associate Professor | 6 | 9% |
| Student > Master | 6 | 9% |
| Other | 11 | 17% |
| Unknown | 18 | 28% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 22 | 34% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 6 | 9% |
| Environmental Science | 4 | 6% |
| Unspecified | 2 | 3% |
| Earth and Planetary Sciences | 2 | 3% |
| Other | 7 | 11% |
| Unknown | 22 | 34% |