Assessment of successful experiments and limitations of phytotechnologies: contaminant uptake, detoxification and sequestration, and consequences for food safety

M Mench, JP Schwitzguébel, P Schroeder… - … Science and Pollution …, 2009 - Springer
Purpose The term “phytotechnologies” refers to the application of science and engineering
to provide solutions involving plants, including phytoremediation options using plants and …

Comparison of cadmium and copper effect on phenolic metabolism, mineral nutrients and stress-related parameters in Matricaria chamomilla plants

J Kováčik, B Klejdus, J Hedbavny, F Štork, M Bačkor - Plant and soil, 2009 - Springer
Cadmium and copper uptake and its consequence for activity of selected enzymes of
phenolic metabolism, phenolic acids accumulation, quantity of mineral nutrients and stress …

Differential ultrastructural changes in tomato hormonal mutants exposed to cadmium

PL Gratão, CC Monteiro, ML Rossi, AP Martinelli… - Environmental and …, 2009 - Elsevier
Cadmium (Cd) is a toxic heavy metal, which can cause severe damage to plant
development. The aim of this work was to characterize ultrastructural changes induced by …

Cadmium-induced accumulation of hydrogen peroxide in the leaf apoplast of Phaseolus aureus and Vicia sativa and the roles of different antioxidant enzymes

F Zhang, H Zhang, G Wang, L Xu, Z Shen - Journal of hazardous materials, 2009 - Elsevier
The effects of cadmium (Cd) on the accumulation of hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) and
superoxide anion (O2−) in leaves of Phaseolus aureus and Vicia sativa were investigated …

Oxidative stress-related responses at transcriptional and enzymatic levels after exposure to Cd or Cu in a multipollution context

K Smeets, K Opdenakker, T Remans… - Journal of plant …, 2009 - Elsevier
The physiological effects of Cd and Cu have been highlighted in several studies over the
last years. At the cellular level, oxidative stress has been reported as a common mechanism …

Screening of poplar clones for cadmium phytoremediation using photosynthesis, biomass and cadmium content analyses

F Pietrini, M Zacchini, V Iori, L Pietrosanti… - International Journal …, 2009 - Taylor & Francis
Variability of cadmium tolerance and distribution in plant organs was investigated in ten
selected poplar clones from different species, hybrids and genotypes. To this end, plants …

Cd-tolerant Suillus luteus: a fungal insurance for pines exposed to Cd

E Krznaric, N Verbruggen, JHL Wevers, R Carleer… - Environmental …, 2009 - Elsevier
Soil metal pollution can trigger evolutionary adaptation in soil-borne organisms. An in vitro
screening test showed cadmium adaptation in populations of Suillus luteus (L.: Fr.) Roussel …

Cadmium and copper induction of oxidative stress and antioxidative response in tomato (Solanum lycopersicon) leaves

M Chamseddine, BA Wided, H Guy, C Marie-Edith… - Plant Growth …, 2009 - Springer
We compare cadmium and copper induced oxidative stress in tomato leaves and the
antioxidative enzyme response during a time course of 96 h. Plants were subjected to 25 μM …

Heavy metal stress in plants.

A Cuypers, K Smeets, J Vangronsveld - 2009 - cabidigitallibrary.org
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Reactive oxygen species and signaling in cadmium toxicity

LM Sandalio, M Rodríguez-Serrano, LA del Río… - … oxygen species in plant …, 2009 - Springer
The toxicity of heavy metals in living organisms has become a major focus of research in
recent decades as a result of the increased environmental pollution in industrial areas …