Arsenic-induced responses in plants: Impacts on morphological, anatomical, and other quantitative and qualitative characters

Farooq, S and Singh, S and Kumar, V and Dhanjal, DS and Ramamurthy, PC and Singh, J (2022) Arsenic-induced responses in plants: Impacts on morphological, anatomical, and other quantitative and qualitative characters. [Book Chapter]

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Abstract

Anthropogenic practices involving the use of Arsenic (As) containing herbicides, mining operations, insecticides, and even irrigation of crops with polluted groundwater are linked to As contamination in the soil. Arsenic causes a number of phytotoxic symptoms ranging from the root and shoot biomass reduction, lower update of nutrients, necrosis and wilting of leaf blades, lessening in the photosynthesis processes, and low grain yield. Accumulation of As has been reported to affect plant growth severely. Certain enzymes are used by plants for reducing the As concentration in their tissues. The knowledge of various morphological, physiological, and biochemical parameters may pave the way for exploring As stress in plants. Genetic engineering approaches have the application in manipulating the pattern of protein expression in plants to sustain and grow in As-contaminated regions. This chapter explores many significant studies toward unveiling the mechanisms of As-induced injury symptoms in different phases of plant growth. © 2023 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Item Type:	Book Chapter
Publication:	Arsenic in Plants: Uptake, Consequences and Remediation Techniques
Publisher:	wiley
Additional Information:	The copyright for this article belongs to wiley.
Keywords:	Arsenic toxicity; Bioavailability; Oxidative stress; Plant health; Responses
Department/Centre:	Division of Interdisciplinary Sciences > Interdisciplinary Centre for Water Research
Date Deposited:	25 Feb 2023 08:24
Last Modified:	27 Feb 2023 10:03
URI:	https://eprints.iisc.ac.in/id/eprint/80696

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