Selenium in plants : Molecular, Physiological, Ecological and Evolutionary Aspects /

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Pilon-Smits, Elizabeth A.H. (Editor), Winkel, Lenny H.E. (Editor), Lin, Zhi-Qing. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2017.
Edition:1st ed. 2017.
Series:Plant Ecophysiology, 11
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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.