A Comprehensive Review on the Heavy Metal Toxicity and Sequestration in Plants
Heavy metal (HM) toxicity has become a global concern in recent years and is imposing a severe threat to the environment and human health. In the case of plants, a higher concentration of HMs, above a threshold, adversely affects cellular metabolism because of the generation of reactive oxygen speci...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2021-12-01
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Series: | Biomolecules |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2218-273X/12/1/43 |