Selenium in plants (eBook)

Molecular, Physiological, Ecological and Evolutionary Aspects

Elizabeth A.H. Pilon-Smits, Lenny H.E. Winkel, Zhi-Qing Lin (Herausgeber)

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2017
XVI, 324 Seiten
Springer International Publishing (Verlag)
9783319562490 (ISBN)

Infos

This book covers many facets of plant selenium (Se) accumulation: molecular genetics, biochemistry, physiology, and ecological and evolutionary aspects. Broader impacts and applications of plant Se accumulation also receive attention. Plant Se accumulation is very relevant for environmental and human health. Selenium is both essential at low levels and toxic at high levels, and both Se deficiency and toxicity are problems worldwide. Selenium can positively affect crop productivity and nutritional value. Plants may also be used to clean up excess environmental Se. Selenium in plants has profound ecological impact, and likely contributes to Se movement in ecosystems and global Se cycling. 

Inhalt

Part I. Selenium Distribution, Bioavailability and Metabolism in Plants 1. Multi-Scale Factors and Processes Controlling Selenium Distributions in Soils 2. Biochemistry of Plant Selenium Uptake and Metabolism 3. Molecular Mechanisms of Selenium Responses and Resistance in Plants 4. Mechanisms of Plant Selenium Hyperaccumulation Part II. Selenium Metabolism in Non-plant Organisms - Influence on Se Fluxes in Ecosystems and Relevance for Human Health 5. Selenium and Algae: Accumulation, Tolerance Mechanisms and Dietary Perspectives 6. Bacteria versus Selenium: A View from the Inside Out 7. Selenium and the Plant Microbiome 8. Selenium Metabolism in Herbivores and Higher Trophic Levels Including Mammals Part III. Genetic, Evolutionary and Ecological Aspects of Plant Se Accumulation 9. The Genetics of Selenium Accumulation by Plants 10. Manipulating Selenium Metabolism in Plants: A Simple Twist of Metabolic Fate can Alter Selenium Tolerance and Accumulation 11. Ecology of Selenium in Plants 12. Evolutionary Aspects of Plant Selenium Accumulation Part IV. The Societal Relevance of Se for Human and Environmental Health: Biofortification and Phytoremediation 13. Overview of Selenium Deficiency and Toxicity Worldwide: Affected Areas, Selenium-Related Health Issues, and Case Studies 14. Selenium Biofortification 15. Effects of Selenium on Plant Metabolism and Implications for Crops and Consumers 16. Overview and Prospects of Selenium Phytoremediation Approaches

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 10.5.2017
• Reihe/Serie: Plant Ecophysiology
• Reihe/Serie: Plant Ecophysiology
• Zusatzinfo: XVI, 324 p. 32 illus.
• Verlagsort: Cham
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Botanik
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Ökologie / Naturschutz
• Themenwelt: Technik
• Schlagworte: Environmental Health • Human health • Metabolism • plant biochemistry • plant ecophysiology • Plant nutrition • selenium
• ISBN-13: 9783319562490 / 9783319562490