Genetic and Molecular Dissection of Arsenic Hyperaccumulation in the fern Pteris vittata.
Pteris vittata is a fern that is extraordinary in its ability to tolerate hyperaccumulate high levels of arsenic (As). The goals of the proposed research, to identify the genes that are necessary for As hyperaccumulation in P. vittata using molecular and genetic approaches and to understand the physiology of arsenic uptake and distribution in the living plant, were accomplished during the funding period. The genes that have been identified may ultimately enable the engineering or selection of other plants capable of As hyperaccumulation. This is important for the phytoremediation of arsenic-contaminated soils in areas where P. vittata cannot grow.
- Research Organization:
- Purdue Univ., West Lafayette, IN (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- Office of Biological and Environmental Research
- DOE Contract Number:
- FG02-03ER63622
- OSTI ID:
- 926316
- Report Number(s):
- DOE/ER/63622- Final Report; TRN: US201111%%675
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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