ABSTRACT
Heavy metals’ (HMs’) uptake and transport into different crop plants have raised serious concerns for humans. Various kinds of anthropogenic activities are the major possible reason behind this along with some geogenic activities. Over the last three decades, millions of people consume various staple crops like rice, wheat and maize. A major population of the globe are dependent on staple food from the nutritional point of view. Higher HM concentrations in different crops than that of recommended doses have been reported from part of the globe. Many HMs are carcinogenic elements and their accumulation may lead to several health ailments including cancer. Hence, it has become imperative to not only understand the problem in detail but also to devise feasible strategies to minimize their concentration in various crops as much as possible. A number of studies in this field have been conducted, which have provided feasible options. This compendium of various aspects of HM accumulation, tolerance and remediation strategies in crop plants may develop better approaches and perspectives toward achieving sustainable development goals toward better food safety and human health implication. In this chapter, we have compiled the various aspects related to HMs’ accumulation and translocation in crop plants.
