Organic Xenobiotics and Plants: From Mode of Action to Ecophysiology

by Peter Schröder

Book Overview

Preface.- Part I. PRINCIPLES OF TRANSPORT, DEPOSITION AND UPTAKE 1. Plant Uptake of Xenobiotics. Introduction. Root uptake. Soil-root interactions. Transfer from roots to other plant parts. Soil-root interactions for ionic chemicals. Leaf uptake. Vapour or gas uptake from ambient air. Particulate deposition on plant surfaces. Other factors controlling plant uptake of organic chemicals. Accumulating species. Lipid composition. Foliage. Plant metabolism...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9400734069
• ISBN13: 9789400734067
• Release Date: January 2013
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 311 Pages
• Weight: 0.99 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.2"