Many heavy metals are essential for plants and animals when present in growing medium in low concentrations; they become toxic only when a concentration limit is exceeded. The toxic metal phytotoxicity has been known for more than a century. However, the interest in this field has been developed only recently. The capacity of the plants to survive on soils that contain high concentrations of certain toxic metals has fascinated ecologists, and plant physiologists for decades. This book is very useful to those who are interested in toxic metals and their interaction with plants, particularly students and teachers of plant physiology, eco physiology, molecular biology and environmental science.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR V P Singh
V.P. Singh is Retd Professor & Head, Department of Plant Sciences (IEMPS), Vikram University, Ujjain (M.P.). He obtained his M.Sc. (1966) and Ph.D. (1971) from Vikram University, Ujjain (M.P.), specializing in Forest ecology, Mangrove ecology, Metal toxicity. He has had a brilliant academic carrier followed by over 36 years of teaching and conducting research in Botany at postgraduate as well as research levels. Dr. Singh has guided 25 Ph.D. students and Published 125 research Papers in National and International periodicals. He is also an author of 11 books in his own specialized fields. He has attended and participated in many seminars, workshops and conferences. Presently he is engaged in the work on the Medicinal Flora of Western Madhya Pradesh.
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