Overexpression of glutathione reductase in Brassica juncea: Effects on cadmium accumulation and tolerance

Physiologia Plantarum

Volumn 110, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 455-460

  Pilon Smits, Elizabeth A H ^a   Zhu, Yong Liang ^b   Sears, Tobin ^b   Terry, Norman ^b  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOACCUMULATION; CADMIUM DERIVATIVE; CHLOROPHYLL FLUORESCENCE; CHLOROPLAST; CHLOROSIS; CYTOSOL; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; GLUTATHIONE REDUCTASE; HEAVY METAL; PHOTOCHEMICAL QUENCHING; TRANSGENIC PLANT; WILD RELATIVE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BRASSICA; BRASSICA JUNCEA;

EID: 0034525911     PISSN: 00319317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1399-3054.2000.1100405.x     Document Type: Article

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