Lead tolerance and accumulation in Hirschfeldia incana, a Mediterranean Brassicaceae from metalliferous mine spoils.

Lead tolerance and accumulation in Hirschfeldia incana, a Mediterranean Brassicaceae from metalliferous mine spoils.

Lead is a heavy metal of particular concern with respect to environmental quality and health. The lack of plant species that accumulate and tolerate Pb is a limiting factor to understand the molecular mechanisms involved in Pb tolerance. In this study we identified Hirschfeldia incana, a Brassicacea...

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Main Authors: Florence Auguy, Mouna Fahr, Patricia Moulin, Anaïs Brugel, Laurent Laplaze, Mohamed El Mzibri, Abdelkarim Filali-Maltouf, Patrick Doumas, Abdelaziz Smouni
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3646990?pdf=render

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