Tolerance and potential for bioaccumulation of Alternanthera tenella Colla to cadmium under in vitro conditions

• Published in: Plant cell, tissue and organ culture Vol. 130; no. 3; pp. 507 - 519
• Main Authors: Rodrigues, Luiz Carlos Almeida, Martins, João Paulo Rodrigues, de Almeida Júnior, Osmar, Guilherme, Luiz Roberto Guimarães, Pasqual, Moacir, de Castro, Evaristo Mauro
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht Springer Netherlands 01.09.2017; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Absorption; Alternanthera ficoidea; Alternanthera tenella; Anatomy; anthropogenic activities; Antioxidants; Bioaccumulation; Biomass; Biomedical and Life Sciences; Biota; Cadmium; Chlorophyll; culture media; Hydrogen peroxide; In vitro methods and tests; in vitro studies; Leaves; Life Sciences; mining; Original Article; Physiology; phytomass; Plant biomass; Plant Genetics and Genomics; Plant Pathology; Plant Physiology; Plant Sciences; Plant species; Plant tissues; Thickening; tissues; toxicity; Zinc; Antioxidant system; Tissue culture; Bioaccumulation; Plant anatomy; Phytoremediation

High concentrations of cadmium (Cd) in the environment can threaten the local biota and one of its main sources is anthropic activities such as zinc (Zn) mining. Some plant species are able to tolerate high Cd concentrations, using anatomical and physiological strategies to avoid the absorption or a...