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Biodiversity Prospecting for Phytoremediation of Metals in the Environment

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Biodiversity prospecting would lead to the discovery of wild plants that could clean polluted environments of the world. This theme is at its infancy with a great anticipation for commercial. The flourishing monitoring methods for toxic metals in the environment are based on biosensors (microbe–metal interaction), i.e., gene- and protein-based biosensors. The fundamental aspects of microbe–plant stress responses to different doses of toxic metals together with breakthrough in biotechnology-based research innovations would successfully provide answers for application of biodiversity in advancement of phytoremediation technology. The appropriate plant selection vis-à-vis the phytoextraction is the key for bioprospecting.

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  1. Division of Biotechnology, ICAR-Central Institute of Temperate Horticulture, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India

    Sumira Jan

  2. Centre of Research for Development, University of Kashmir, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India

    Javid Ahmad Parray

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Jan, S., Parray, J.A. (2016). Biodiversity Prospecting for Phytoremediation of Metals in the Environment. In: Approaches to Heavy Metal Tolerance in Plants. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-1693-6_7

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