Abstract
Arsenic is a natural component of the Earth’s crust. All the organic as well as inorganic forms of arsenic are toxic to the living organisms with a prominent effect on the growth and metabolic activities. They accumulate in the plants to levels that could affect the cellular metabolism, photosynthesis, growth, and root and shoot proliferation. All these physiological processes have a direct detrimental impact on the quality and yield of plant products. This chapter describes various forms of arsenic and their uptake mechanisms in plants, followed by their toxic effects on molecular, cellular, and physiological levels along with the various methods to mitigate arsenic-induced toxicity.
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Sharma, P., Monika, Goyal, K., Kumar, T., Chauhan, N.S. (2020). Inimical Effects of Arsenic on the Plant Physiology and Possible Biotechnological Solutions to Mitigate Arsenic-Induced Toxicity. In: Naeem, M., Ansari, A., Gill, S. (eds) Contaminants in Agriculture. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-41552-5_20
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