Understanding molecular mechanisms for improving phytoremediation of heavy metal-contaminated soils

Critical Reviews in Biotechnology

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 23-30

  Hong Bo, Shao ^a,b,c,d   Li Ye, Chu ^d   Cheng Jiang, Ruan ^c   Hua, Li ^e   Dong Gang, Guo ^e   Wei Xiang, Li ^f  

^a NORTHWEST A F UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b BINZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c YANTAI INSTITUTE OF COASTAL ZONE RESEARCH   (China)

^d QINGDAO UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^e SHANXI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^f SHANXI AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Eco environmental improvement; Heavy metals; Hyperaccumulator; Molecular mechanisms; Phytoremidiation; Soils

Indexed keywords

ECO-ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENTS; HYPERACCUMULATOR; MOLECULAR MECHANISM; MOLECULAR MECHANISMS;

BIOREMEDIATION; CHELATION; DETOXIFICATION; HEAVY METALS; METALS; PLANTS (BOTANY); SOILS;

SOIL POLLUTION;

CALCIUM ION; CHELATING AGENT; HEAVY METAL; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE; PHYTOHORMONE; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ACIDIFICATION; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CHELATION; DETOXIFICATION; DNA RESPONSIVE ELEMENT; GENOTYPE ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; PHYTOREMEDIATION; PLANT GENE; PLANT ROOT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RHIZOSPHERE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SOIL POLLUTION; SOLUBILIZATION; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; METALS, HEAVY; PLANT PROTEINS; PLANTS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SOIL POLLUTANTS;

RHIZOBIALES;

EID: 76749097605     PISSN: 07388551     EISSN: 15497801     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/07388550903208057     Document Type: Review

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