Effect of Heavy Metals in Plants of the Genus Brassica

Several species from the Brassica genus are very important agricultural crops in different parts of the world and are also known to be heavy metal accumulators. There have been a large number of studies regarding the tolerance, uptake and defense mechanism in several of these species, notably Bras...

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Main Authors:	Miguel P. Mourato, Inês N. Moreira, Inês Leitão, Filipa R. Pinto, Joana R. Sales, Luisa Louro Martins
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	MDPI AG 2015-08-01
Series:	International Journal of Molecular Sciences
Subjects:	Brassica heavy metals phytoremediation oxidative stress
Online Access:	http://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/16/8/17975

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spelling	doaj-d484a25b151f465bbc194f3259a514382020-11-24T22:19:47ZengMDPI AGInternational Journal of Molecular Sciences1422-00672015-08-01168179751799810.3390/ijms160817975ijms160817975Effect of Heavy Metals in Plants of the Genus BrassicaMiguel P. Mourato0Inês N. Moreira1Inês Leitão2Filipa R. Pinto3Joana R. Sales4Luisa Louro Martins5LEAF—Linking Landscape, Environment, Agriculture and Food, Instituto Superior de Agronomia, Universidade de Lisboa, 1349-017 Lisboa, PortugalLEAF—Linking Landscape, Environment, Agriculture and Food, Instituto Superior de Agronomia, Universidade de Lisboa, 1349-017 Lisboa, PortugalLEAF—Linking Landscape, Environment, Agriculture and Food, Instituto Superior de Agronomia, Universidade de Lisboa, 1349-017 Lisboa, PortugalLEAF—Linking Landscape, Environment, Agriculture and Food, Instituto Superior de Agronomia, Universidade de Lisboa, 1349-017 Lisboa, PortugalLEAF—Linking Landscape, Environment, Agriculture and Food, Instituto Superior de Agronomia, Universidade de Lisboa, 1349-017 Lisboa, PortugalLEAF—Linking Landscape, Environment, Agriculture and Food, Instituto Superior de Agronomia, Universidade de Lisboa, 1349-017 Lisboa, PortugalSeveral species from the Brassica genus are very important agricultural crops in different parts of the world and are also known to be heavy metal accumulators. There have been a large number of studies regarding the tolerance, uptake and defense mechanism in several of these species, notably Brassica juncea and B. napus, against the stress induced by heavy metals. Numerous studies have also been published about the capacity of these species to be used for phytoremediation purposes but with mixed results. This review will focus on the latest developments in the study of the uptake capacity, oxidative damage and biochemical and physiological tolerance and defense mechanisms to heavy metal toxicity on six economically important species: B. juncea, B. napus, B. oleracea, B. carinata, B. rapa and B. nigra.http://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/16/8/17975Brassicaheavy metalsphytoremediationoxidative stress
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author	Miguel P. Mourato Inês N. Moreira Inês Leitão Filipa R. Pinto Joana R. Sales Luisa Louro Martins
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title	Effect of Heavy Metals in Plants of the Genus Brassica
title_short	Effect of Heavy Metals in Plants of the Genus Brassica
title_full	Effect of Heavy Metals in Plants of the Genus Brassica
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title_sort	effect of heavy metals in plants of the genus brassica
publisher	MDPI AG
series	International Journal of Molecular Sciences
issn	1422-0067
publishDate	2015-08-01
description	Several species from the Brassica genus are very important agricultural crops in different parts of the world and are also known to be heavy metal accumulators. There have been a large number of studies regarding the tolerance, uptake and defense mechanism in several of these species, notably Brassica juncea and B. napus, against the stress induced by heavy metals. Numerous studies have also been published about the capacity of these species to be used for phytoremediation purposes but with mixed results. This review will focus on the latest developments in the study of the uptake capacity, oxidative damage and biochemical and physiological tolerance and defense mechanisms to heavy metal toxicity on six economically important species: B. juncea, B. napus, B. oleracea, B. carinata, B. rapa and B. nigra.
topic	Brassica heavy metals phytoremediation oxidative stress
url	http://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/16/8/17975
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Effect of Heavy Metals in Plants of the Genus Brassica

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