Multifarious Effects of Arsenic on Plants and Strategies for Mitigation

Arsenic contamination in soil and water is a major problem worldwide. Inorganic arsenic widely present as arsenate arsenite. transferred to crops through the irrigation water. It reported reduce crop production plants can cause wide array of diseases humans, including different types cancers, premature delivery, stillbirth, spontaneous abortion. methyltransferase (AS3MT) human body converts inorganic into monomethylarsonic acid dimethylarsinic acid, which are later excreted from body. transfer grains rice involves transporters such Lsi1, Lsi2, Lsi6. These also required for silicate, makes them important plant. Different mitigation strategies have been used mitigate crops, plant growth-promoting bacteria, fungi, nanoparticles, well using genotypes extracts. factors nitric oxide, Fe, jasmonate affect response oxidative stress caused by arsenic. This review highlights various effects on with respect their biochemical, molecular, physiological aspects employment classical innovative methods mitigation. The current expected initiate further research improve As remediation effect heavy metal pollution environment.