A plant genetically modified that accumulates Pb is especially promising for phytoremediation

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

Volumn 303, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 440-445

  Gisbert, Carmina ^a   Ros, Roc ^b   De Haro, Antonio ^c   Walker, David J ^d   Bernal, M Pilar ^d   Serrano, Ramón ^a   Navarro Aviñó, Juan ^a  

^a CSIC   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

^c INSTITUTO DE AGRICULTURA SOSTENIBLE   (Spain)

^d RESEARCH GROUP ON QUALITY   (Spain)

Author keywords

Bioremediation; Cadmium; Hyperaccumulators; Lead; Nicotiana glauca; Phytochelatin synthase

Indexed keywords

HEAVY METAL; LEAD; PHYTOCHELATIN SYNTHASE;

ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOMASS; BIOTECHNOLOGY; BIOTRANSFORMATION; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA MODIFICATION; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; GENETIC CODE; GEOGRAPHY; HERBIVORY; MINING; NONHUMAN; PHYTOREMEDIATION; PLANT GENETICS; PLANT GROWTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHIZOBIUM; SEEDLING; SOIL; SPAIN; TOBACCO; WHEAT; WILD TYPE;

AGROBACTERIUM; NICOTIANA; NICOTIANA GLAUCA; NICOTIANA TABACUM; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 0347296264     PISSN: 0006291X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-291X(03)00349-8     Document Type: Article

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