The Plant Family Brassicaceae

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xvii

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2. The Plant Family Brassicaceae: An Introduction

   • Naser A. Anjum, Sarvajeet S. Gill, Iqbal Ahmad, M. Pacheco, Armando C. Duarte, Shahid Umar et al.

   Pages 1-33

3. Current Status of Toxic Metals Addition to Environment and Its Consequences

   • Qaisar Mahmood, Audil Rashid, Sheikh S. Ahmad, Muhammad R. Azim, Muhammad Bilal

   Pages 35-69

4. Cadmium Accumulation by Plants of Brassicaceae Family and Its Connection with Their Primary and Secondary Metabolism

   • Petr Babula, Vojtech Adam, Ladislav Havel, Rene Kizek

   Pages 71-97

5. Metal Hyperaccumulation and Tolerance in Alyssum, Arabidopsis and Thlaspi: An Overview

   • Sarvajeet S. Gill, Naser A. Anjum, Iqbal Ahmad, P. Thangavel, G. Sridevi, M. Pacheco et al.

   Pages 99-137

6. Brassica Rhizosphere-Microbe Interactions and Their Role in Phytoremediation

   • Mushtaq Ahmed, V. K. Singh, R. S. Upadhyay

   Pages 139-152

7. Phytoremediation of Heavy Metals by Brassica juncea in Aquatic and Terrestrial Environment

   • Anamika Singh, M. H. Fulekar

   Pages 153-169

8. Toxic Metals Accumulation, Tolerance and Homeostasis in Brassicaoilseed Species: Overview of Physiological, Biochemical and Molecular Mechanisms

   • Vinay Kumar, Monika Mahajan, Sudesh K. Yadav

   Pages 171-211

9. The Role of Plant Growth-Promoting Rhizosphere Bacteria in Toxic Metal Extraction by Brassica spp.

   • Oguz C. Turgay, Serdar Bilen

   Pages 213-237

10. Biochemical and Functional Responses of Arabidopsis thaliana Exposed to Cadmium, Copper and Zinc

    • Adriano Sofo, Antonio Scopa, Tony Remans, Jaco Vangronsveld, Ann Cuypers

    Pages 239-263

11. Brassicas in Turkey and Their Potential Role for Degraded Habitats’ Remediation

    • Munir Ozturk, Abdul R. Memon, Salih Gucel, M. Serdal Sakcali

    Pages 265-287

12. Chelate Assisted Phytoextraction Using Oilseed Brassicas

    • Firdaus-e-Bareen

    Pages 289-311

13. Roles of Rhizospheric Processes and Plant Physiology in Applied Phytoremediation of Contaminated Soils Using Brassica Oilseeds

    • Sarah Neilson, Nishanta Rajakaruna

    Pages 313-330

14. Back Matter

    Pages 331-339

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With the advent of the industrial revolution , the biosphere has been continuously polluted with a myriad of contaminants that urgently need global attention. In this perspective, most of the genera of the plant family Brassicaceae (Crucifereae or the mustard family) are a significant part of the plants- and associated microbes-based strategies adopted for the cleanup of varied contaminants from environmental compartments. Important genus such as Alyssum, Arabidopsis, Brassica and Thlaspi from Brassicaceae which, besides acting as an attractive genetic model, well-represent the metal hyperaccumulation among approximately 0.2% of all angiosperms and thus, play a key role in the phytoremediation technology. This book i) provides an exhaustive evaluation of the current status of contaminants (metals/metalloids)-addition to varied environmental compartments and its consequences, ii) offers comprehensive and state-of-the-art information on the significance of the plants from the family Brassicaceae in solving environmental pollution issues, iii) examines the physiological, biochemical and molecular-genetic strategies adopted by the plants from Brassicaceae for the remediation of and tolerance to varied environmental contaminants, and iv) supplies a broad reference to the field of environmental science and related disciplines. As a pioneer work and significant addition to the Environmental Pollution book series, the current volume promises to be a useful asset for researchers, students, other academicians and policy makers involved in sustainable remediation of varied environmental compartments.

• Environmental Pollution
• Phytoremediation
• Plant family Brassicaceae
• Plants’ environmental contaminants
• Sustainable environmental management

From the reviews:

“This volume bringing together a review of the underlying fundamental mechanisms underpinning phytoremediation combined with translational aspects is both timely and of considerable interest. … They are largely well written and give a good summary of the current scientific literature. … I would recommend this volume to undergraduate and postgraduate students, and academic and applied scientists working in the field of phytoremediation. It would be a welcome addition in university libraries, and I will be recommending it to students that I teach and supervise.” (Richard Mithen, Experimental Agriculture, Vol. 49 (1), 2013)

• Centre for Environmental+Marine Studies, (CESAM) &, University of Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal

  Naser A. Anjum, M. Eduarda Pereira, Armando C. Duarte

• (CESAM) &, Department of Chemistry and Biology, Centre for Environmental+Marine Studies, Aveiro, Portugal

  Iqbal Ahmad

• Deptartment of Botany, Faculty of Science, Hamdard University, New Delhi, India

  Shahid Umar

• Department of Botany, Faculty of Life Sciences, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, India

  Nafees A. Khan

Naser A. Anjum and Iqbal Ahmad are Scientists at Centre for Environmental and Marine Studies & Department of Chemistry, University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal. M. Edurada Pereira and Armando C. Duarte are Professors in the Department of Chemistry, University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal; and Researchers at Centre for Environmental and Marine Studies, University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal. Shahid Umar is Associate Professor in the Department of Botany, Division of Plant Stress Physiology, Hamdard University, New Delhi, India. Nafees A. Khan is a Professor of Plant Physiology in the Department of Botany, Division of Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, Faculty of Life Sciences, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, U.P., India.

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