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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Main Authors: Riyazuddin Riyazuddin, Nisha Nisha, Bushra Ejaz, M. Iqbal R. Khan, Manu Kumar, Pramod W. Ramteke, Ravi Gupta
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-12-01
Series:Biomolecules
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2218-273X/12/1/43