Zinc in Plants

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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. Written by experts in the field, this title is an essential resource to all scientists and students interested in plant physiology, biochemistry and agriculture. During their life, plants encounter various challenges, including their normal development under changing environmental conditions. Zinc (Zn) is an essential component of thousands of proteins in plants, although it is toxic in excess, and is essential for many processes throughout the plant lifecycle.

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1. Origin, behaviour and chemistry of Zinc in Soil
   
   2. Bioavailability of zinc
   3. The problem of zinc hunger
   4. Forms and functions of Zinc in Soils and Environment
   5. Mechanisms of action of Zinc with Soil and its Components
   6. Zinc deficiency/toxicity in soil and plants: Cause and remediation
   7. Form and Function of Zinc in Plants: An comprehensive overview
   8. Mechanisms of Zn in the soil-plant interphase: Role and regulation
   9. Forms and Functions of Zinc with other plant nutrients: Signaling and Crosstalk
   10. The contribution of Rhizosphere in the Supply of Zinc to Plants
   11. Forms and Functions of Zinc Toxicity: a brief overview on recent developments
   12. Zinc nutrition to animals and humans: Recent developments
   13. Zinc and plant signaling molecules: special emphasis on ROS and RNS
   14. Zinc Fertilizers: in soil, plant and animals
   15. Distribution and Transports of Zn in the soil-plant interphase
   16. Genotypic Variation in Zinc Uptake and Utilization by Plants
   17. Zinc and plant hormones: an updated overview
   18. Zinc and protective chemical agents in plants under changing environment
   19. Zinc and plant disease: role and regulation
   20. Zinc nanoparticles and plant biology: Realty and myth
   21. Zinc and abiotic stress tolerance in plants
   22. Zinc and photosynthesis of plants under changing environment
   23. Zinc and status of reactive oxygen and reactive nitrogen species in plants
   24. Supply of Zinc and VOC signalling: a brief overview of plant responses
   25. Zinc research in soil, plant and human life: current status and future perspectives