Toxicity of Heavy Metals to Legumes and Bioremediation

1. Front Matter

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2. Soil Contamination, Nutritive Value, and Human Health Risk Assessment of Heavy Metals: An Overview

   • Mohammad Oves, Mohammad Saghir Khan, Almas Zaidi, Ees Ahmad

   Pages 1-27

3. Heavy Metal Toxicity to Symbiotic Nitrogen-Fixing Microorganism and Host Legumes

   • Ees Ahmad, Almas Zaidi, Mohammad Saghir Khan, Mohammad Oves

   Pages 29-44

4. Toxic Effects of Heavy Metals on Germination and Physiological Processes of Plants

   • Parvaze Ahmad Wani, Mohammad Saghir Khan, Almas Zaidi

   Pages 45-66

5. Chromium–Plant-Growth-Promoting Rhizobacteria Interactions: Toxicity and Management

   • Mohammad Saghir Khan, Almas Zaidi, Parvaze Ahmad Wani

   Pages 67-88

6. The Influence of Glutathione on the Tolerance of Rhizobium leguminosarum to Cadmium

   • Corticeiro Sofia, Pereira Sofia, Lima Ana, Figueira Etelvina

   Pages 89-100

7. Bioremediation: A Natural Method for the Management of Polluted Environment

   • Almas Zaidi, Parvaze Ahmad Wani, Mohammad Saghir Khan

   Pages 101-114

8. Rhizobium–Legume Symbiosis: A Model System for the Recovery of Metal-Contaminated Agricultural Land

   • Santi M. Mandal, Rabindranath Bhattacharyya

   Pages 115-127

9. Microbially Mediated Transformations of Heavy Metals in Rhizosphere

   • Ewa Kurek, Małgorzata Majewska

   Pages 129-146

10. Rhizoremediation: A Pragmatic Approach for Remediation of Heavy Metal-Contaminated Soil

    • Velmurugan Ganesan

    Pages 147-161

11. Role of Plant-Growth-Promoting Rhizobacteria in the Management of Cadmium-Contaminated Soil

    • Ashok Kumar

    Pages 163-178

12. Site-Specific Optimization of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi Mediated Phytoremediation

    • Tünde Takács

    Pages 179-202

13. Heavy Metal Resistance in Plants: A Putative Role of Endophytic Bacteria

    • Iryna Zaets, Natalia Kozyrovska

    Pages 203-217

14. Importance of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi in Legume Production Under Heavy Metal-Contaminated Soils

    • Diriba Muleta, Delelegn Woyessa

    Pages 219-241

15. Back Matter

    Pages 243-248

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This title discusses various effects of heavy metal exposure to legumes as well as the bioremediation potential of rhizosphere microbes. Availability of heavy metals, their uptake and the effects of metals on various signaling pathways within legumes are presented. Furthermore, the effects of heavy metals to nitrogen fixing microorganisms and how microsymbionts can overcome metal stress is presented in detail. The role of nitrogen fixers in decontamination of heavy metal toxicity, mycoremediation of metal contaminated soils, microbially mediated transformation of heavy metals and action of plant growth promoting rhizobacteria and nitrogen fixers together in detoxifying heavy metals are broadly explained. This volume is a useful tool for scientists, policy makers and progressive legume growers intending to develop safe and healthy legumes for future generations.

• bioremediation
• heavy metals
• legumes
• phytotoxicity
• rhizosphere microbes

• Fac. Agricultural Sciences, Dept. Agricultural Microbiology, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, India

  Almas Zaidi, Mohammad Saghir Khan

• , Department of Biological Sciences, Crescent University, College of Natural, Abeokuta, Ogun, Nigeria

  Parvaze Ahmad Wani

Almas Zaidi, received M.Sc. and Ph.D. (Agricultural Microbiology) degree from Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, India and currently serving as Guest faculty/Assistant Professor at the Department of Agricultural Microbiology, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, India. Dr. Zaidi has been teaching Microbiology at post graduate level for the last six years and has research experience of 14 years. She has published about 40 research papers, book chapters and review articles in journals of national and international repute. Dr. Zaidi has edited five books published by the leading publishers. Her main focus of research is to address problems related with rhizo-microbiology, Microbiology, Environmental Microbiology, and biofertilizer technology.

Parvaze Ahmad Wani, obtained Ph.D. (Agricultural Microbiology) degree from Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, India and is presently working as an Assistant Professor and Head, Department of Biological Sciences, College of Natural and Applied Sciences, Crescent University, Abeokuta, Ogun State, Nigeria. Dr. Wani has sufficient experience of both teaching and research at master level. Dr. Wani has published over 30 research papers including original research, review articles and book chapters both at national and international level. He has also published one book from Germany related to his vast experience and broad understanding of the subject. Dr. Wani has also received a highly prestigious award given to young scientists by the Department of Science and Technology, Government of India.  His thrust area of research includes Environmental Microbiology and Rhizobiology.

Mohammad Saghir Khan, Ph.D. is an AssociateProfessor at the Department of Agricultural Microbiology, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, India. Dr. Khan received M.Sc. from Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, India and Ph.D. (Microbiology) from Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture & Technology, Pantnagar, India. He has been teaching Microbiology to Post-Graduate students for the last 15 years and has research experience of 19 years. In addition to his teaching, Dr. Khan is engaged in guiding students for their doctoral degree in Microbiology. He has published over 60 scientific papers including original research articles, review articles and book chapters in various national and international publication media.  Dr. Khan has also edited seven books published by the leading publishers. Dr. Khan is deeply involved in research activities focusing mainly on Rhizobiology, Microbiology, Environmental Microbiology especially heavy metals-microbes-legume interaction, bioremediation, pesticide-PGPR-plant interaction, biofertilizers and rhizo-immunology.

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