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1 online resource (445 p.) |
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Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- List of Contributors -- Preface -- Chapter 1 An Introduction to Arsenic: Sources, Occurrence, and Speciation -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 Status of Arsenic Contamination Around the World -- 1.3 Arsenic in the Aquatic and Terrestrial Environment -- 1.4 Absolute Bioavailability and Bioaccessibility of As in Plants and Agronomic Systems -- 1.5 Factors Determining Arsenic Speciation and Bioavailability in Soil -- 1.5.1 Effect of Redox Potential (Eh) and pH -- 1.5.2 Interactions with Al, Fe, and Mn Oxides and Oxyhydroxides |
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1.5.3 Interactions with P, Si, and Other Elements' Concentration in the Soil -- 1.5.4 Interactions with Organic Matter -- 1.5.5 Clay Minerals and Other Factors -- 1.6 Arsenic Speciation in Plants -- 1.6.1 Methods of Determination of As and As Species in Plants -- 1.6.2 Uptake and Efflux Mechanism of Arsenate and Arsenite Species -- 1.6.3 Uptake and Efflux Mechanism of Methylated Arsenic Species -- 1.6.4 Arsenic and Rhizosphere Interaction (Mycorrhizal Fungi, Rhizofiltration) -- 1.7 Thiolated Arsenic and Bioavailability of Thiolated As Species in Plants and Terrestrial Environments |
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1.8 Conclusion -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Chapter 2 Chemistry and Occurrence of Arsenic in Water -- 2.1 Chemical Properties of Arsenic -- 2.2 Worldwide Occurrence of Arsenic -- 2.3 Arsenic Occurrence in Natural Media -- 2.4 Arsenic Mobilization in Natural Media -- 2.5 Biological Methylation of Arsenic in Organisms -- 2.6 Anthropogenic Arsenic Contamination -- 2.7 Toxicity of Arsenic in Waters -- 2.8 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 3 Arsenic Transport and Metabolism in Plants -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Arsenite Influx and Efflux -- 3.3 Arsenate Influx and Efflux |
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3.3.1 Arsenate and Phosphate Chemistry -- 3.3.2 Effects of As and P in Plants -- 3.3.3 Nature of Phosphate Transporters in Plants -- 3.3.4 Variations in PHT upon As and P Addition -- 3.3.5 Gene Manipulation of PHTs and PHT Related TFs -- 3.4 Transportation of Methylated As Species -- 3.5 Arsenic Metabolism in Plants -- 3.6 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 4 Arsenic Induced Responses in Plants: Impacts on Different Plant Groups, from Cyanobacteria to Higher Plants -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Responses of Arsenic on Various Plant Groups -- 4.3 Arsenic Response in Cyanophycean Algae |
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4.4 Responses on Other Groups of Algae (Chlorophyceae, Phaeophyceae, Rhodophyceae, Diatoms, Xanthophyceae, Charophyceae, etc.) -- 4.4.1 Chlorophyceae -- 4.4.2 Phaeophyceae -- 4.4.3 Rhodophyceae -- 4.4.4 Diatoms -- 4.5 Responses on Moss -- 4.6 Arsenic Response on Pteridophyte -- 4.7 Responses in Angiosperms -- 4.8 Perception of Arsenic Stress by Plants and Triggering of Signaling Cascades -- 4.9 Mechanistic Aspects of Responses Related to Arsenic (Effect on ATP Synthesis, Photosynthesis, DNA, Protein, Cell Membrane, Carbohydrate, and Lipid Metabolism) -- 4.9.1 Effect of Arsenic on ATP Synthesis |
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Description based upon print version of record |
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4.9.2 Arsenic's Effect on Photosynthesis |
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Electronic book
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| Author |
Singh, Rachana
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Parihar, Parul
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Prasad, Sheo Mohan
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| ISBN |
9781119791447 |
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1119791448 |
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