Mechanisms of Arsenic Toxicity and Tolerance in Plants

Arsenic is likely the most talked-about metalloid in the modern world because of its toxic effects on both animal and plants. Further, arsenic pollution is now producing negative impacts on food security, especially in many south Asian countries. Since plants are a major food source, their adaptation to As-rich environments is essential, as is being informed about recent findings on multifarious aspects of the mechanisms of arsenic toxicity and tolerance in plants. Although numerous research works and review articles have been published in journals, annual reviews and as book chapters, to date there has been no comprehensive book on this topic. This book contains 19 informative chapters on arsenic chemistry, plant uptake, toxicity and tolerance mechanisms, as well as approaches to mitigation. Readers will be introduced to the latest findings on plant responses to arsenic toxicity, various tolerance mechanisms, and remediation techniques. As such, the book offers a timely and valuable resource for a broad audience, including plant scientists, soil scientists, environmental scientists, agronomists, botanists and molecular biologists. Front Matter ....Pages i-xv Arsenic Uptake and Transportation in Plants (Dariusz Latowski, Anna Kowalczyk, Kamila Nawieśniak, Stanisław Listwan)....Pages 1-26 Plant Responses to Arsenic Toxicity: Morphology and Physiology (Vibhuti Chandrakar, Neha Pandey, Sahu Keshavkant)....Pages 27-48 Consequences of Paddy Cultivation in Arsenic-Contaminated Paddy Fields of Lower Indo-Gangetic Plain on Arsenic Accumulation Pattern and Selected Grain Quality Traits: A Preliminary Assessment (Debojyoti Moulick, Subhas Chandra Santra, Dibakar Ghosh)....Pages 49-78 Arsenic-Induced Oxidative Stress in Plants (Anna Kostecka-Gugała, Dariusz Latowski)....Pages 79-104 Plants Response and Tolerance to Arsenic-Induced Oxidative Stress (Anindita Mitra, Soumya Chatterjee, Dharmendra K. Gupta)....Pages 105-128 Arsenic Toxicity in Crop Plants: Responses and Remediation Strategies (Lakita Kashyap, Neera Garg)....Pages 129-169 Plant’s Adaptive Mechanisms under Arsenic Pollution (Rabia Amir, Momina Hayat, Irum Nauman, Marrium Khan, Faiza Munir)....Pages 171-190 Mitigating Arsenic Toxicity in Plants: Role of Microbiota (Neha Pandey, Vibhuti Chandrakar, Sahu Keshavkant)....Pages 191-218 Role of Plant-Microorganism Interactions in Plant Tolerance to Arsenic (Anna Kowalczyk, Dariusz Latowski)....Pages 219-237 Interaction of Plants and Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi in Responses to Arsenic Stress: A Collaborative Tale Useful to Manage Contaminated Soils (Federico N. Spagnoletti, Raúl S. Lavado, Romina Giacometti)....Pages 239-255 Potentials of Aquatic Plants and Algae for Arsenic Accumulation (Naveen Kumar Singh, Govind Gupta, Atul Kumar Upadhyay, Upendra Nath Rai)....Pages 257-267 Algae as a Budding Tool for Mitigation of Arsenic from Aquatic Systems (Neha Arora, Khushboo Gulati, Shweta Tripathi, Vikas Pruthi, Krishna Mohan Poluri)....Pages 269-297 A Glimpse on Uptake Kinetics and Molecular Responses of Arsenic Tolerance in Rice Plants (Arnab Majumdar, Sutapa Bose)....Pages 299-315 Transcriptomics of Arsenic Tolerance in Plants (Kinga Kłodawska, Monika Bojko, Dariusz Latowski)....Pages 317-339 Agronomics Management for Arsenic Stress Mitigation (Anil Barla, Sreehari Sathyavelu, Fathima Afsal, Megha Ojha, Sutapa Bose)....Pages 341-359 Environmental Chemistry, Fate and Speciation of Arsenic in Groundwater-Soil-Crop Systems (Indranil Das, S. K. Sanyal, K. Ghosh)....Pages 361-403 Mechanism of Treatment Methods of Arsenic-Contaminated Water (P. V. Nidheesh, Ansaf V. Karim, T. S. Anantha Singh, Dhanashree Dofe, Sheetal Sahare, M. Suresh Kumar)....Pages 405-455 Status of Arsenic Toxicity in the World (Mustafeez Mujtaba Babar, Aneela Tariq)....Pages 457-481 Arsenic Toxicity: A South Asian Perspective (Sahar Iftikhar, Zeeshan Ali, Duaa Ahmad Khan, Najam-us-Sahar Sadaf Zaidi, Alvina Gul, Mustafeez Mujtaba Babar)....Pages 483-502 Back Matter ....Pages 503-508