Plants possess a range of potential cellular mechanisms that may be involved in the
detoxification of heavy metals and thus tolerance to metal stress. Metal toxicity causes
multiple direct and indirect effects in plants that concern practically all physiological
functions. The main purpose of this book is to present comprehensive and concise information on
recent advances in the field of metal transport and how genetic diversity affects heavy metal
transport in plants. Other key futures of the book are related to metal toxicity and
detoxification mechanisms biochemical tools for HM remediation processes molecular mechanisms
for HM detoxification how metallomics and metalloproteomics are affected by heavy metal stress
in plants and the role of ROS metabolism in the alleviation of heavy metals. Some chapters
also focus on recent developments in the field of phytoremediation. Overall the book presents
in-depth information and the most essential advances in the field of heavy metal toxicity in
plants in recent years.
