Cytology and Genetics · 2007 · 14 citations · 12 references
AgriculturePlant BiologyPlant SciencesCrop ImprovementPlant BiotechnologyPlant GeneticsAbiotic Stress ToleranceAluminum ToxicityAluminum ToxicologyCrop Tolerance MechanismsPlant Stress BiotechnologyStress Tolerance ScreeningAluminum Toxicity ToleranceGenetic Basis Of ToleranceHeavy Metal Toxicity Tolerance
Genetically modified tobacco plants tolerant to high aluminum concentrations were developed by integration of constructs containing rhamnolipid genes (rhlA and rhlB). At an aluminum concentration of 200 mM in ionite soil, the control plants perished, whereas the transgenic plants, although they were inhibited, continued to grow and produced seeds.
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