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Plant Responses to Soil Pollution (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2020)
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Plant Responses to Soil Pollution (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2020)
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Soil is a vital support system for all life forms, and is directly
or indirectly exposed to various pollutants and harmful chemicals.
Any pollutant entering the soil system not only affects the quality
of the soil, but also the plants and crops growing in it. Further,
soil pollution has far-reaching impacts, since harmful chemicals
can become biomagnified and enter the food chain, causing severe
health concerns. Degraded soils can adversely affect various plant
systems by creating biotic and abiotic stress, which increases the
chances of biochemical and physiological disorders. Chronic
diseases and lower yield have been reported as consequences of soil
pollution. Drawing on decades of soil-related research, this book
focuses on soil pollution, types of soil pollutants, and their
impacts on plant physiological and biochemical systems, along with
crop productivity. The book begins with a brief introduction to
soil pollution and continues with a discussion of the different
types and their effects, together with remediation methods. It
highlights various sources of soil pollution such as herbicides,
acidification, chemical fertilizers, sewage sludge, heavy metals,
and radioactive pollutants. It also covers plant responses to
combinations of pollutants, effects of pollutants on plant
ultrastructure, interactions between pollutants and plant diseases,
and interactions between pollutants and agricultural practices. In
closing, it addresses the challenges involved in the restoration of
degraded land, side effects of agricultural practices in the form
of greenhouse gases, and strategies for mitigating these effects.
Plant Responses to Soil Pollution offers an essential guide for
students, environmental consultants, researchers and other
professionals involved in soil and plant-related research.
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