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Advances in Research on Genetically Engineered Plants for Metal Resistance
Author(s) -
Zhang RiQing,
Tang ChunFang,
Wen ShiZhi,
Liu YunGuo,
Li KeLin
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
journal of integrative plant biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.734
H-Index - 83
eISSN - 1744-7909
pISSN - 1672-9072
DOI - 10.1111/j.1744-7909.2006.00346.x
Subject(s) - phytoremediation , hyperaccumulator , genetically modified crops , microbiology and biotechnology , transformation (genetics) , resistance (ecology) , biochemical engineering , cloning (programming) , pollutant , transgene , environmental science , biology , engineering , agronomy , gene , ecology , contamination , computer science , genetics , programming language
The engineering application of natural hyperaccumulators in removing or inactivating metal pollutants from soil and surface water in field trials mostly presents the insurmountable shortcoming of low efficiency owing to their little biomass and slow growth. Based on further understanding of the molecular mechanism of metal uptake, translocation, and also the separation, identification, and cloning of some related functional genes, this article highlights and summarizes in detail the advances in research on transgenic techniques, such as Agrobacterium tumefaciens ‐mediated transformation and particle bombardment, in breeding of plants for metal resistance and accumulation, and points out that deepening the development of transgenic plants is one of the efficient approaches to improving phytoremediation efficiency of metal‐contaminated environments. From the viewpoint of sustainable development, governments should strengthen support to the development of genetic engineering for metal resistance and accumulation in plants. (Managing editor: Li‐Hui Zhao)