Phytoremediation with transgenic trees

Zeitschrift fur Naturforschung - Section C Journal of Biosciences

Volumn 60, Issue 3-4, 2005, Pages 199-207

  Peuke, Andreas D ^a   Rennenberg, Heinz ^a  

^a Institut fur Forstbotanik und Baumphysiologie   (Germany)

Author keywords

Phytoremediation; Poplar; Transgenic Trees

Indexed keywords

GLUTAMATE CYSTEINE LIGASE; GLUTATHIONE; HEAVY METAL; PESTICIDE;

ASPEN; BIOREMEDIATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENETICS; METABOLISM; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GLUTAMATE-CYSTEINE LIGASE; GLUTATHIONE; METALS, HEAVY; PESTICIDES; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; POPULUS;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; POPULUS; POPULUS ALBA; POPULUS BEROLINENSIS; POPULUS TREMULA;

EID: 19944420877     PISSN: 09395075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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