| Description |
1 online resource (524 p.) |
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Front cover -- Half title -- Full title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Contributors -- PART 1 -- Overview of microbe-assisted phytoremediation -- Chapter 1 -- Microbe-assisted phytoremediation of environmental contaminants -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 Environmental contaminants: Types, nature, and sources -- 1.3 Impact of environmental contaminants on the environment and human health -- 1.4 Plant-microbe association/interaction and its role in phytoremediation of environmental contaminants -- 1.4.1 Phytoremediation of organic and inorganic contaminants |
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1.4.2 Phytoremediation of wastewater -- 1.4.3 Role of constructed wetlands in treatment of wastewaters -- 1.5 Mechanisms involved in the phytoremediation of environmental contaminants -- 1.5.1 Phytostabilization -- 1.5.2 Phytovolatilization -- 1.5.3 Phytodegradation -- 1.5.4 Phytoaccumulation -- 1.5.5 Phytoextraction -- 1.5.6 Rhizoremediation -- 1.5.6.1 Plant growth promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) -- 1.5.6.2 Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi -- 1.6 Economic importance of microbe assisted phytoremediation of environmental contaminants -- 1.7 Conclusion -- References |
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Chapter 2 -- Microbial augmented phytoremediation with improved ecosystems services -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Concept of phytoremediation -- 2.3 Need of augmentation of substances in phytoremediation -- 2.3.1 Chemical augmentation -- 2.3.2 Biological augmentation -- 2.4 Role of microbes in soil ecosystem -- 2.4.1 Nutrient bioavailability in the soil -- 2.4.2 Contaminant bioavailability in the soil -- 2.4.3 Stress tolerance -- 2.4.3.1 Role of microbes in plants tolerance to drought -- 2.4.3.2 Role of microbes in plants tolerance to salinity stress |
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2.4.3.3 Role of microbes in plants tolerance to temperature stress -- 2.4.4 Biocontrol of pathogens -- 2.4.5 Microbes enhances overall plant growth -- 2.5 Mechanism of microbe-assisted phytoremediation -- 2.6 Conclusion and future recommendation -- References -- Chapter 3 -- Role of genetic engineering in microbe-assisted phytoremediation of polluted sites -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Microbe-assisted phytoremediation -- 3.2.1 Mechanism of phytoremediation using microorganism -- 3.2.1.1 Direct mechanism -- 3.2.1.2 Indirect mechanism |
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3.2.2 Advantages of microbe-assisted phytoremediation -- 3.3 Genetic engineering of microbes for assisting phytoremediation -- 3.3.1 Plant growth-promoting bacteria -- 3.3.2 Rhizospheric bacteria -- 3.3.3 Endophytic bacteria -- 3.4 Genetic engineering of plants for microbe-assisted phytoremediation -- 3.4.1 Engineering plants to enhance growth -- 3.4.2 Rhizosphere competence -- 3.4.3 Examining effects of the root targeted modification -- 3.5 Conclusions and future prospects -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Chapter 4 -- Phytoremediation potential of genetically modified plants |
| Notes |
Description based upon print version of record |
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4.1 Introduction |
| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Ma, Ying
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| ISBN |
9780128235300 |
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0128235306 |
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