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Effect of Heavy Metals in Plants of the Genus Brassica.


ABSTRACT: Several species from the Brassica genus are very important agricultural crops in different parts of the world and are also known to be heavy metal accumulators. There have been a large number of studies regarding the tolerance, uptake and defense mechanism in several of these species, notably Brassica juncea and B. napus, against the stress induced by heavy metals. Numerous studies have also been published about the capacity of these species to be used for phytoremediation purposes but with mixed results. This review will focus on the latest developments in the study of the uptake capacity, oxidative damage and biochemical and physiological tolerance and defense mechanisms to heavy metal toxicity on six economically important species: B. juncea, B. napus, B. oleracea, B. carinata, B. rapa and B. nigra.

SUBMITTER: Mourato MP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4581231 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Effect of Heavy Metals in Plants of the Genus Brassica.

Mourato Miguel P MP   Moreira Inês N IN   Leitão Inês I   Pinto Filipa R FR   Sales Joana R JR   Martins Luisa Louro LL  

International journal of molecular sciences 20150804 8


Several species from the Brassica genus are very important agricultural crops in different parts of the world and are also known to be heavy metal accumulators. There have been a large number of studies regarding the tolerance, uptake and defense mechanism in several of these species, notably Brassica juncea and B. napus, against the stress induced by heavy metals. Numerous studies have also been published about the capacity of these species to be used for phytoremediation purposes but with mixe  ...[more]

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