ZINC IN PLANTS - AN OVERVIEW

Authors

  • Tsonko Tsonev Institute of Plant Physiology and Genetics, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Acad. G.Bonchev Str., Bl.21, 1113 Sofia, Bulgaria Zinc in plants - An overview (PDF Download Available). Available from: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/267030914_Zinc_in_plants_-_An_overview [accessed Nov 03 2017].
  • Fernando Jose Cebola Lidon epartamento de Ciências e Tecnologia da Biomassa, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, 2825-114 Caparica, Portugal Zinc in plants - An overview (PDF Download Available). Available from: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/267030914_Zinc_in_plants_-_An_overview [accessed Nov 03 2017].

Keywords:

Photosynthesis, Pollution, Stress, Threshold of toxicity, Zinc

Abstract

Owing to continuous development of knowledge at a biophysics, biochemistry, molecular biology and genetics levels, essential progresses to understand the mechanisms underlying the threshold of Zn toxicity has been achieved. Following this background, Zn uptake and translocation and its functions in plants are described, being its toxic effect on growth, photosynthetic activity and oxidative stress discussed. The extent of plant injury by elevated Zn concentrations is also assessed, considering its specific and strong dependence on the environmental conditions and availability of other heavy metals.

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Published

2017-11-03

How to Cite

Tsonev, T., and F. J. C. Lidon. “ZINC IN PLANTS - AN OVERVIEW”. Emirates Journal of Food and Agriculture, vol. 24, no. 4, Nov. 2017, pp. 322-33, https://ejfa.me/index.php/journal/article/view/892.

Issue

Vol 24, Issue 4, 2012

Section

Regular Articles