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Assessment of plants from the Brassicaceae family as genetic models for the study of nickel and zinc hyperaccumulation
Author(s) -
Peer Wendy Ann,
Mahmoudian Mehrzad,
Freeman John L.,
Lahner Brett,
Richards Elizabeth L.,
Reeves Roger D.,
Murphy Angus S.,
Salt David E.
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
new phytologist
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.742
H-Index - 244
eISSN - 1469-8137
pISSN - 0028-646X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1469-8137.2006.01820.x
Subject(s) - brassicaceae , ecotype , arabidopsis thaliana , biology , botany , hyperaccumulator , nickel , ploidy , zinc , genetics , phytoremediation , gene , chemistry , ecology , organic chemistry , contamination , mutant
Summary• We report on the second phase of a programme to select a relative of Arabidopsis thaliana for use in large‐scale molecular genetic studies of nickel (Ni) and zinc (Zn) hyperaccumulation. We also report on the relatedness among Thlaspi caerulescens accessions and the utility of using O ‐acetyl‐ l ‐serine as a marker for Ni and Zn hyperaccumulation potential. • Twenty‐seven new accessions of metal‐accumulating species collected in the Czech Republic, France, Greece, Italy, Slovenia and the USA during Spring–Summer 2002 were evaluated. • The criteria established for selection were hyperaccumulation of metals (Ni and Zn); compact growth habit; reasonable time to flowering; production of ≥ 1000 seeds per plant; self‐fertility; compact diploid genome; high sequence similarity to A. thaliana ; ≥ 0.1% transformation efficiency with easy selection. • We conclude that the best candidate identified in the first phase was the best candidate overall: T. caerulescens accession St Félix de Pallières.