ZINC IN PLANTS : current knowledge and recent advances.

Zinc in Plants: Current Knowledge and Recent Advances addresses zinc hunger, the transport of zinc in the soil-plant interphase, zinc and abiotic stress in plants, and zinc and plant disease.

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author:	ScienceDirect (Online service)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[London] : ELSEVIER ACADEMIC PRESS, 2025.
Subjects:	Zinc in agriculture. Botanical chemistry. Phytochemicals. Zinc en agriculture. Chimie végétale. Composés phytochimiques. Electronic books.
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Table of Contents:

Front Cover
Zinc in Plants
Copyright Page
Contents
List of contributors
1 Zinc hyperaccumulation in plants: mechanisms and principles
1.1 Introduction
1.2 Behavior of Zn in soils
1.3 Zinc essentiality and its importance for plants
1.4 Problems with Zn excess in nontolerant plants
1.5 Hyperaccumulation of Zn
1.5.1 Definition of Zn hyperaccumulation
1.5.2 Plants that hyperaccumulate zinc
1.5.3 Geographical distribution of Zn hyperaccumulators
1.5.4 Molecular mechanism of Zn uptake in hyperaccumulators
1.5.5 Tissue and cellular accumulation of Zn in hyperaccumulators
1.5.6 Adaptation mechanisms of Zn hyperaccumulators
1.6 Conclusions and remarks
Acknowledgments
References
2 Mechanisms of zinc in the soil-plant interphase: role and regulation
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Biochemical and physiological importance of zinc
2.3 Bioavailability of zinc in soil
2.4 Uptake of zinc from soil
2.5 Transport of zinc in plant
2.6 Factors controlling zinc uptake
2.7 Role of zinc in plants
2.8 Conclusion
References
3 Zinc deficiency and toxicity in soil and plants: causes and remediation
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Basic soil chemistry and bioavailability of zinc
3.3 Zinc deficiency-induced changes in plants
3.4 Physiological and biochemical aspects of zinc phytotoxicity
3.5 Zinc homeostasis network
3.6 Bioremediation and tolerance of zinc deficiency and phytotoxicity
3.7 Conclusion
References
4 Zinc toxicity in plants: a brief overview on recent developments
4.1 Zinc uptake by plants
4.2 Zinc transport in plants
4.3 Functions of zinc in plant
4.4 Zinc-induced phytotoxic effects
4.4.1 Seed germination, evident toxic symptoms, and growth traits
4.4.2 Photosynthesis and cellular respiration.
4.4.3 Water levels, nutrient uptake, and nitrogen metabolism
4.4.4 Redox balance
4.4.5 Antioxidants defense responses
4.5 Conclusions
Acknowledgments
References
5 Role of zinc for abiotic stress tolerance in plants
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Essence of Zn for completing the life cycle of plants
5.3 Consequences of abiotic stresses in plants
5.4 Role of Zn for alleviating abiotic stresses of plants
5.4.1 Soil salinity
5.4.2 Drought
5.4.3 Waterlogging
5.4.4 High temperature
5.4.5 Chilling
5.4.6 Toxic metals
5.5 Physiological mechanisms of Zn during abiotic stress
5.6 Zn-associated genes in response to abiotic stress tolerance of plants
5.7 Conclusion
References
6 Roles of zinc in alleviating environmental stress on plant photosynthesis: challenges and future outlook
6.1 Introduction
6.2 Photosynthetic acclimation and potential roles of zinc for plant adaptation to abiotic stress factors
6.2.1 Salinity stress
6.2.2 Drought stress
6.3 Cold or low-temperature stress
6.4 High-temperature stress
6.5 Elevated CO2
6.5.1 Heavy metals stress
6.6 Challenges and future perspectives
Acknowledgments
References
7 ZIP proteins related to zinc metabolism in plants
7.1 Introduction
7.2 Transcription factors and regulation of ZIP genes
7.3 The HD-ZIP family
7.4 Subfamily HD-ZIP I
7.5 Subfamily HD-ZIP II
7.6 Subfamily HD-ZIP III
7.7 Subfamily HD-ZIP IV
7.8 Physiological mechanisms involving HD-ZIP proteins
7.9 Zinc homeostasis
7.10 Membrane transporters and zinc homeostasis
7.11 Mechanism of Interaction between Zn and the ZIP family
7.12 Perspectives and future research
References
8 Zinc and plant hormones: an updated review
8.1 Introduction
8.2 Zinc dynamics in plants
8.3 Classic phytohormones and zinc
8.3.1 Auxins.
8.3.2 Gibberellins
8.3.3 Cytokinins
8.4 Abscisic acid
8.5 Gaseous phytohormones in Zn tolerance
8.5.1 Ethylene and zinc
8.5.2 Nitric oxide and zinc
8.5.3 Hydrogen sulfide and zinc
8.6 Plant steroids in Zn stress alleviation
8.7 Salicylic acid and Zn stress amelioration
8.8 Conclusion
References
9 Zinc, nematodes, and plant disease: role and regulation
9.1 Introduction
9.2 Role of zinc in plant metabolism
9.3 Uptake and transport of zinc in plants
9.4 Role of zinc in plant under biotic stress
9.4.1 Mechanism of regulation of zinc in diseased plants
9.5 Role of zinc oxide nanoparticles
9.6 Properties of ZnO NPs
9.7 Different methods used in nanoparticle synthesis
9.8 Role of ZnO-NPs in plants
9.9 Molecular mechanism of regulation of zinc in nematode-stressed plants
9.10 Conclusion and future perspective
References
10 Zinc deficiency in plants: an insight into fortification strategies
10.1 Introduction
10.2 Zinc deficiency in soil and impact on plant life
10.3 Conventional fortification strategies for mitigating zinc deficiency in plants
10.4 Biofortification as a greener alternative for protection against zinc deficiency
10.5 Nanotechnological interventions as a novel fortification tool
10.6 Conclusion
References
11 Role of zinc solubilizing bacteria in sustainable agriculture
11.1 Introduction
11.2 Importance of zinc in plants
11.3 Zinc solubilizing bacteria and mechanism of zinc solubilization
11.4 Role of zinc solubilizing bacteria in abiotic and biotic stress management
11.5 Biofortification of crop using zinc solubilizing bacteria
11.6 Conclusion and future perspective
Conflict of interest statement
Acknowledgments
References
12 Zinc and plant disease: role and regulation
12.1 Introduction.
12.2 Zinc bioavailability and distribution
12.3 Physiological and biochemical functions of zinc in plants
12.4 Role of zinc in plant defense response/mechanism
12.5 Zinc: a potent inhibitor of plant diseases/pathogens
12.5.1 Regulation of zinc against bacterial pathogens/diseases
12.5.2 Regulation of zinc against viral pathogens/diseases
12.5.3 Regulation of zinc against fungal pathogens
12.5.4 Regulation of zinc against nematodes
12.6 Future prospective and concluding remarks
Acknowledgments
References
13 Zinc and Zinc oxide nanoparticles in heavy metal/metalloids stress management in plants
13.1 Introduction
13.2 Zinc transport in plants
13.3 Zinc oxide nanoparticles transport in plants
13.4 Zinc in heavy metal/metalloid stress management in plants
13.5 Zinc oxide nanoparticles in heavy metal/metalloid stress management in plants
13.6 Molecular mechanism of Zn and ZnO NPs induced regulation of metal/metalloid stress
13.7 By improving photosynthetic capacity
13.8 By accumulation of osmolytes
13.9 By soil parameters modifications
13.10 Conclusion and future prospects
References
14 Zinc nutrition to plant, animals, and humans: recent updates
14.1 Introduction
14.2 Zinc nutrition to plant health
14.3 Animal health influenced by zinc
14.4 Zinc nutrition in humans
14.5 Conclusion
References
15 Zinc and plant signaling molecules special emphasis on reactive oxygen species and reactive nitrogen species
15.1 Introduction
15.2 Zinc
15.3 Reactive oxygen species and reactive nitrogen species
15.4 Zinc-related protein expression and oxidative stresses mediated transgenic approaches in the management of abiotic and...
15.5 Conclusion
References
16 The contribution of rhizosphere in the supply of zinc to plants
16.1 Introduction.
16.2 Factors affecting nutrient availability in the rhizosphere
16.3 Soil pH, temperature, moisture, and light intensity of soil
16.4 Organic matter in soil
16.5 Soil salinity
16.6 Zn interaction with other soil constituents
16.7 Zinc interaction with soil biota/mycorrhizal colonization
16.8 Rhizospheric microflora: influencing zinc availability
16.9 Zinc solubilizing rhizobacteria
16.10 Uptake of zinc from soil to plants
16.11 Zinc as a critical component of plant growth
16.12 Rhizospheric engineering for enhancing Zn content
16.13 Conclusion
Acknowledgment
References
Index
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