Tissue-specific bioaccumulation of heavy metals in Ammopiptanthus mongolicus, the only evergreen shrub in the desert of Northwest China

The concentration of heavy metals (HMs) in plants is determined by the background values in soil and/or the expression of genes related to HM metabolism. To determine if the bioaccumulation of HMs in Ammopiptanthus mongolicus, an evergreen desert shrub commonly used as a traditional medicine, is rel...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Yong-Zhi Yang, Run-Hong Gao, Min-Xin Luo, Bing-Hong Huang, Pei-Chun Liao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: National Taiwan University 2020-02-01
Series:Taiwania
Subjects:
Online Access:http://taiwania.ntu.edu.tw/abstract.php?type=abstract&id=1664