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Tolerance to cadmium toxicity and phytoremediation potential of three Brassica rapa CAX1a TILLING mutants.
Ecotoxicology and environmental safety - 1 Feb 2020
Navarro-León Eloy, Ruiz Juan Manuel, Albacete Alfonso, Blasco Begoña
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Cadmium (Cd) is one of the most toxic heavy metals that reduces crop productivity and is a threat to all the food chain including human health. Phytoremediation is an environmentally friendly strategy to clean up soil contaminated with heavy metals. Researchers are selecting new varieties with an enhanced capacity for phytoremediation purposes. Three Brassica rapa mutants for CAX1 transporter were obtained...
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