Advances in Transgenic Plants for Phytoremediation

Abstract

Abstract: Phytoremediation, which is a green, sustainable and promising solution to problems of environmental contamination, defines the use of plants for uptake, sequestration, detoxification or volatilization of inorganic and organic contaminants from polluted soils, water, sediments and air. Phytoremediation was coined from the discovery that some plant species displayed the extraordinary ability in accumulating high quantities of toxic metals. This was shortly followed by the application of breeding techniques and artificial selection to genetically improve the remediation efficiency of some plant species, which give a high biomass, be easy to be transformed, and grow fast. Now, after years of research, transgenic plants for phytoremediation have been produced in laboratory, but none have reached commercial existence. This review aims to give main advances in the field of transgenic plants for phytoremediation.

Key words: Phytoremediation, Transgenic lants, Contaminants

Chen Mei, Tang Yunlai. Advances in Transgenic Plants for Phytoremediation[J]. Biotechnology Bulletin, 2013, 0(6): 7-11.

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