Enhanced cadmium accumulation in transgenic tobacco expressing the phytochelatin synthase gene of Cynodon dactylon L.

Journal of Integrative Plant Biology

Volumn 48, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 928-937

  Li, Jiangchuan ^a,b   Guo, Jiangbo ^a,b   Xu, Wenzhong ^a   Ma, Mi ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Cadmium; Cynodon dactylon; Phytochelatin; Phytochelatin synthase; Phytoremediation

Indexed keywords

BIOACCUMULATION; CADMIUM; PHYTOREMEDIATION; TOBACCO; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

CYNODON (ANGIOSPERM); CYNODON DACTYLON; NICOTIANA OBTUSIFOLIA; NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 33746766201     PISSN: 16729072     EISSN: 17447909     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7909.2006.00314.x     Document Type: Article

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