The identification and quantification of arsenic-induced phytochelatins - Comparison between plants with varying As sensitivities

Plant and Soil

Volumn 303, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 275-287

  Schulz, Horst ^a   Härtling, Sigrid ^a   Tanneberg, Hartmut ^b  

^a HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH UFZ   (Germany)

^b MARTIN LUTHER UNIVERSITY HALLE WITTENBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Arsenate; As tolerance; Phytochelatins; Plant species

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC; BELOWGROUND BIOMASS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DETOXIFICATION; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; MEASUREMENT METHOD; PLANT; POLYMER; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; TOLERANCE;

AGROPYRON; CHAITURUS MARRUBIASTRUM; ELYMUS REPENS; GLECOMA HEDERACEA; LEONURUS; LOLIUM PERENNE; POACEAE; URTICA DIOICA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 38749131546     PISSN: 0032079X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11104-007-9507-y     Document Type: Article

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