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Mutants of Ficus pumila produced by ion beam irradiation with an improved ability to uptake and assimilate atmospheric nitrogen dioxide.
International journal of phytoremediation - 1 Mar 2012
Takahashi Misa, Kohama Sueli, Shigeto Jun, Hase Yoshihiro, Tanaka Atsushi, Morikawa Hiromichi
Abstract excerpt
Production of novel mutants with a high ability to mitigate pollutants is important for phytoremediation. We investigated the use of ion beam irradiation to produce mutants of Ficus pumila L. with an improved ability to mitigate atmospheric nitrogen dioxide (NO2). More than 25,000 shoot explants were irradiated with an ion beam (12C5+, 12C6+, or 4He2+), from which 263 independent plant lines were obtained. The...
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