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Poplar trees for phytoremediation of high levels of nitrate and applications in bioenergy.
Plant biotechnology journal - 1 Jan 2016
Castro-Rodríguez Vanessa, García-Gutiérrez Angel, Canales Javier, Cañas Rafael A, Kirby Edward G, Avila Concepción, Cánovas Francisco M
Abstract excerpt
The utilization of high amounts of nitrate fertilizers for crop yield leads to nitrate pollution of ground and surface waters. In this study, we report the assimilation and utilization of nitrate luxuriant levels, 20 times more than the highest N fertilizer application in Europe, by transgenic poplars overexpressing a cytosolic glutamine synthetase (GS1). In comparison with the wild-type controls, transgenic...
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