Heavy Metals in Plants (PDF)

Prabhat Kumar Srivastava is an academician, working as an Assistant Professor of Botany in K.S. Saket Post Graduate College, Ayodhya, UP, 224123, India, an affiliated college of Dr. R.L. Avadh University, Ayodhya, India. Under his D. Phil program he confirmed the stimulatory role of controlled fluence rates of UV-B on cyanobacterial physiology and biochemistry. His research interest includes the role of UVRESISTANCE LOCUS 8 (UVR8) in perception and transduction of signals for protective responses following low UV-B fluence exposure impacting physiology, biochemistry, molecular biology and the overall structure of plants and cyanobacteria. Dr. Srivastava has obtained his D.Phil. degree from University of Allahabad, India. He has authored more than 20 research papers having international repute. Dr. Srivastava is working as reviewer of several international scientific journals.

Rohit Kumar Mishra has been involved in research pertaining to ecotoxicology and bioremediation for more than 15 years. He has an excellent academic record. He obtained Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)-Interns and CSIR-Senior Research Fellowship. He obtained his Ph.D. in Environmental Science from University of Lucknow/ CSIR's National Botanical Research Institute. Dr. Mishra has been University Grants Commission's Dr. D. S. Kothari Post-doctoral fellow and worked in Ranjan Plant Physiology and Biochemistry Laboratory, Department of Botany, University of Allahabad, Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh. By now, he has 12 research papers in Journals of International repute.

Sheo Mohan Prasad is a Professor of Botany in the University of Allahabad, India. He obtained his academic degrees from Banaras Hindu University, India. His main area of research is physiology and biochemistry of plants as well as cyanobacteria under different abiotic stresses viz. UV-B, heavy metals, pesticides, temperature, salinity, high light etc. with special reference to role of reactive oxygen species (ROS). Prof. Prasad has authored more than 150 scientific publications, including original research articles, review articles and book chapters. He has been guest editor of special issues of many journals and has edited more than ten books. Prof. Prasad is also working as editor and reviewer of several reputed international journals.

Devendra Kumar Chauhan is working as a Professor in the Department of Botany, University of Allahabad (India). Prof. Chauhan has more than 100 scientific publications. His research interest is to explore the impact of ROS on the structural, biochemical and molecular changes in crop plants under different stressful conditions. Prof. Chauhan is also working as an editor and reviewer of several reputed international journals.