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Genetic modification of western wheatgrass (Pascopyrum smithii) for the phytoremediation of RDX and...

Genetic modification of western wheatgrass (Pascopyrum smithii) for the phytoremediation of RDX and...

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Genetic modification of western wheatgrass (Pascopyrum smithii) for the phytoremediation of RDX and TNT

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Full title

Genetic modification of western wheatgrass (Pascopyrum smithii) for the phytoremediation of RDX and TNT

Publisher

Berlin/Heidelberg: Springer Science + Business Media

Journal title

Planta, 2019-04, Vol.249 (4), p.1007-1015

Language

English

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Berlin/Heidelberg: Springer Science + Business Media

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Contents

Contamination, from the explosives, hexahydro-1, 3, 5-trinitro-1, 3, 5-triazine (RDX), and 2, 4, 6-trinitrotoluene (TNT), especially on live-fire training ranges, threatens environmental and human health. Phytoremediation is an approach that could be used to clean-up explosive pollution, but it is hindered by inherently low in planta RDX degradatio...

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Full title

Genetic modification of western wheatgrass (Pascopyrum smithii) for the phytoremediation of RDX and TNT

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TN_cdi_proquest_journals_2139152107

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_journals_2139152107

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ISSN

0032-0935

E-ISSN

1432-2048

DOI

10.1007/s00425-018-3057-9

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