Lead, Cadmium and Zinc Phytotoxicity Alter DNA Methylation Levels to Confer Heavy Metal Tolerance in Wheat

Being a staple food, wheat (<i>Triticum aestivum</i>) nutritionally fulfills all requirements of human health and also serves as a significant link in the food chain for the ingestion of pollutants by humans and animals. Therefore, the presence of the heavy metals such as lead (Pb) and c...

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Main Authors: Sarfraz Shafiq, Qudsia Zeb, Asim Ali, Yasar Sajjad, Rashid Nazir, Emilie Widemann, Liangyu Liu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-09-01
Series:International Journal of Molecular Sciences
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/20/19/4676