Selenate and molybdate alter sulfate transport and assimilation in Brassica juncea L. Czern.: Implications for phytoremediation

Environmental and Experimental Botany

Volumn 75, Issue , 2012, Pages 41-51

  Schiavon, M ^a   Pittarello, M ^a   Pilon Smits, E A H ^b   Wirtz, M ^c   Hell, R ^c   Malagoli, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Molybdenum; Phytoremediation; Selenium; Sulfur; Thiols; Uptake

Indexed keywords

BIOACCUMULATION; BIOLOGICAL UPTAKE; CHEMICAL BINDING; DICOTYLEDON; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP; GENE EXPRESSION; INHIBITION; MOLYBDENUM; PHYTOREMEDIATION; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; PROTEIN; SELENIUM; SULFUR; THIOL; TOXICITY TEST;

BRASSICA JUNCEA;

EID: 80052837017     PISSN: 00988472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envexpbot.2011.08.016     Document Type: Article

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