Heavy Metals, Their Phytotoxicity, and the Role of Phenolic Antioxidants in Plant Stress Responses with Focus on Cadmium: Review
Timiryazev Institute of Plant Physiology
Abstract
The current state of heavy metal (HM) environmental pollution problems was considered in the review: the effects of HMs on the vital activity of plants and the functioning of their antioxidant system, including phenolic antioxidants. The latter performs an important function in the distribution and binding of metals, as well as HM detoxification in the plant organism. Much attention was focused on cadmium (Cd) ions as one of the most toxic elements for plants. The data on the accumulation of HMs, including Cd in the soil, the entry into plants, and the effect on their various physiological and biochemical processes (photosynthesis, respiration, transpiration, and water regime) were analyzed. Some aspects of…
Citation impact
- FWCI
- 31.34
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- 100%
- References
- 183
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2Topics & keywords
- Cadmium
- Phytotoxicity
- Heavy metals
- Stress (linguistics)
- Focus (optics)
- Chemistry
- Environmental chemistry
- Botany