Cadmium exposure in Brassica juncea causes a decline in transpiration rate and leaf expansion without effect on photosynthesis

Journal of Experimental Botany

Volumn 50, Issue 341, 1999, Pages 1827-1835

  Haag Kerwer, Angela ^a   Schäfer, Holger J ^a   Heiss, Senta ^a   Walter, Cornelia ^a   Rausch, Thomas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Brassica juncea; Cadmium; Chlorophyll fluorescence; Gas exchange; Growth; MT2; Phytochelatin; ECS

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOREMEDIATION; BIOSYNTHESIS; CADMIUM; CARBON DIOXIDE ASSIMILATION; CHELATION; DETOXIFICATION; GLUTAMATE CYSTEINE LIGASE; GLUTATHIONE; GROWTH RATE; METABOLISM; METALLOTHIONEIN; NORTHERN BLOTTING; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYTOCHELATIN; POLLUTED SOIL; TRANSPIRATION RATE;

BRASSICA; BRASSICA JUNCEA;

EID: 0039774541     PISSN: 00220957     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jxb/50.341.1827     Document Type: Article

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