The Physiology of Metal Toxicity in Plants

1978/06/01 by C D Foy, C. D. Foy, R L Chaney +3 · 2,195 citations
Agricultural and Biological Sciences · Medicine · #Aluminum toxicity and tolerance in plants and animals #Biology #Internal medicine #Medicine #Metal toxicity #Physiology #Plant Micronutrient Interactions and Effects #Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance #Toxicity

paper · doi:10.1146/annurev.pp.29.060178.002455

published in Annual Review of Plant Physiology 29(1), 511-566 (Annual Reviews)

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Abstract

Aluminum toxicity is discussed, including general effects (symptoms and physiological effects), differential aluminum tolerance in plants, beneficial effects of aluminum, and the genetic control of aluminum tolerance. Manganese and iron toxicity are discussed in the same framework. The toxicity of other metals (Zn, Cu, Ni, Cd, and Pb) is also discussed, though not as extensively as aluminum, manganese, and iron. 476 references.

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