Heavy Metal Stress and Some Mechanisms of Plant Defense Response

Unprecedented bioaccumulation and biomagnification of heavy metals (HMs) in the environment have become a dilemma for all living organisms including plants. HMs at toxic levels have the capability to interact with several vital cellular biomolecules such as nuclear proteins and DNA, leading to exces...

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Main Authors: Abolghassem Emamverdian, Yulong Ding, Farzad Mokhberdoran, Yinfeng Xie
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2015-01-01
Series:The Scientific World Journal
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/756120