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Identifying Heavy Metal Stress in Vegetation

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Identifying Heavy Metal Stress in Vegetation

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Increased industrialization as well as modern agricultural practices have resulted in increased heavy metal contamination of soil and vegetation. At elevated levels, heavy metals produce stress in vegetation that can lead to such problems as lower biomass, adverse effects on growth and photosynthesis, altered water uptake and nutrient assimilation, senescence, and plant death. Metals usually interfere with basic plant metabolism, and enzyme activity is often negatively affected. Heavy metal exposure negatively affects photosynthetic processes and generally induces stress in plants.

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