Zinc in Plants: Current Knowledge and Recent Advances

During their life, plants encounter various challenges and one of the main threats for their normal development are changing environmental conditions day by day. There are certain macro and micro nutrients that support plant life, both under normal as well as adverse conditions, and are highly able to maintain the quality and quantity of the plant. Zinc (Zn) is an essential component of thousands of proteins in plants, although it is toxic in excess, and is essential for many processes throughout the plant life cycle. Zinc in Plants addresses all of these roles and applications. This comprehensive title includes 25 chapters, with topics such as zinc hunger, the transport of zinc in the soil-plant interphase, zinc and abiotic stress in plants, and zinc and plant disease. Written by experts in the field, this title will be an essential resource to all scientists and students interested in plant physiology, biochemistry and agriculture. Provides and overview of origin, chemistry and behavior of zinc in soil Discusses zinc deficiency and toxicity along with their causes and remediation Presents the latest advances in zinc signaling, regulation and genotypic variation INDICE: 1. Origin, behaviour and chemistry of Zinc in Soil2. Bioavailability of zinc3. The problem of zinc hunger4. Forms and functions of Zinc in Soils and Environment 5. Mechanisms of action of Zinc with Soil and its Components6. Zinc deficiency/toxicity in soil and plants: Cause and remediation 7. Form and Function of Zinc in Plants: An comprehensive overview8. Mechanisms of Zn in the soil-plant interphase: Role and regulation9. Forms and Functions of Zinc with other plant nutrients: Signaling and Crosstalk10. The contribution of Rhizosphere in the Supply of Zinc to Plants11. Forms and Functions of Zinc Toxicity: a brief overview on recent developments12. Zinc nutrition to animals and humans: Recent developments13. Zinc and plant signaling molecules: special emphasis on ROS and RNS14. Zinc Fertilizers: in soil, plant and animals 15. Distribution and Transports of Zn in the soil-plant interphase16. Genotypic Variation in Zinc Uptake and Utilization by Plants17. Zinc and plant hormones: an updated overview18. Zinc and protective chemical agents in plants under changing environment19. Zinc and plant disease: role and regulation20. Zinc nanoparticles and plant biology: Realty and myth21. Zinc and abiotic stress tolerance in plants22. Zinc and photosynthesis of plants under changing environment23. Zinc and status of reactive oxygen and reactive nitrogen species in plants 24. Supply of Zinc and VOC signalling: a brief overview of plant responses25. Zinc research in soil, plant and human life: current status and future perspectives

• ISBN: 978-0-323-91314-0
• Editorial: Academic Press
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 400
• Fecha Publicación: 01/06/2022
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés