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. 2002 Jul;155(1):1-4.
doi: 10.1046/j.1469-8137.2002.00449_1.x.

In search of the Holy Grail - a further step in understanding metal hyperaccumulation?

Alan J M Baker  1   2 , Steven N Whiting  1
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In search of the Holy Grail - a further step in understanding metal hyperaccumulation?

Alan J M Baker et al. New Phytol. 2002 Jul.
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Keywords: Arabidopsis halleri; Cd; Thlaspi caerulescens; Zn; heavy metal ions; hyperaccumulation; phytoextraction; phytomining.

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    1. Bert V, Macnair MR, De Laguerie P, Saumitou-Laprade P, Petit D. 2000. Zinc tolerance and accumulation in metallicolous and nonmetallicolous populations of Arabidopsis halleri (Brassicaceae). New Phytologist 146: 225-233.
    1. Bert V, Bonnin I, Saumitou-Laprade P, de Laguérie P, Petit D. 2002. Do Arabidopsis halleri from nonmetallicolous populations accumulate zinc and cadmium more effectively than those from metallicolous populations? New Phytologist 155: 000-000 .
    1. Chaney RL, Li Y-M, Brown SL, Homer FA, Malik M, Angle JS, Baker AJM, Reeves RD, Chin M. 2000. Improving metal hyperaccumulator wild plants to commercial phytoextraction systems: approaches and progress. In: Terry N, Bañuelos G, eds. Phytoremediation of contaminated soil and water. Boca Raton, FL, USA: CRC Press LLC, 129-158.

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