Advances in research on genetically engineered plants for metal resistance

Journal of Integrative Plant Biology

Volumn 48, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 1257-1265

  Zhang, Ri Qing ^a   Tang, Chun Fang ^a   Wen, Shi Zhi ^a   Liu, Yun Guo ^b   Li, Ke Lin ^a  

^a CENTRAL SOUTH UNIVERSITY OF FORESTRY AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b HUNAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Accumulation; Genetically engineered; Metal; Plants; Resistance

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; GENETIC ENGINEERING; HYPERACCUMULATION; METAL; PHYTOREMEDIATION; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

AGROBACTERIUM TUMEFACIENS;

EID: 33845529009     PISSN: 16729072     EISSN: 17447909     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7909.2006.00346.x     Document Type: Review

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