Phytoextraction of Zinc: Physiological and molecular mechanism

Soil and Sediment Contamination

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 115-133

  Dhankhar, Rajesh ^a   Sainger, Poonam Ahlawat ^a   Sainger, Manish ^a  

^a MAHARSHI DAYANAND UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Hyperaccumulators; Hypertolerance; Metal transporters; Phytoremediation; Zn

Indexed keywords

AERIAL PARTS; ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS HALLERI; CATION DIFFUSION FACILITATORS; COFACTORS; HISTIDINE RESIDUES; HYBRID POPLAR; HYPER-ACCUMULATORS; HYPERACCUMULATION; HYPERTOLERANCE; METAL TRANSPORTERS; METAL UPTAKE; METAL-BINDING MOTIF; MOLECULAR MECHANISM; OVER-EXPRESSION; PHYTOEXTRACTION; PHYTOREMEDIATION; PLANT SPECIES; THLASPI; THLASPI CAERULESCENS; TRANSMEMBRANES; XYLEM LOADING;

AMINO ACIDS; ANIMALS; BIOREMEDIATION; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBOXYLIC ACIDS; FORESTRY; GENES; HEAVY METALS; METALS; PHOTOSYNTHETIC MEMBRANES; POSITIVE IONS; SOIL POLLUTION CONTROL;

ZINC;

ANIMALIA; ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS HALLERI; POPULUS; THLASPI; THLASPI CAERULESCENS;

EID: 84859892149     PISSN: 15320383     EISSN: 15497887     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15320383.2012.636983     Document Type: Article

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