The heavy-metal accumulator Brassica juncea L. is a high-biomass crop able to extract heavy-metal ions from the soil, a substantial part being translocated from root to shoot. Previous work has shown… (More)
Sandy plains are characteristic of the coastal region of Brazil. We investigated the diel patterns of changes in organic acid levels, leaf conductance and chlorophylla fluorescence for sun-exposed… (More)
Glutathione (GSH) is the precursor of the phytochelatins (PC), which in plants and fungi are involved in heavy metal sequestration. The regulatory enzyme gamma-glutamylcysteine synthetase (gamma-ECS)… (More)
 Changes in chlorophyll a fluorescence during the day and diurnal-changes of net CO2-exchange and organic acid contents were determined in two species of the genus Clusia during the dry season in… (More)
In roots of Brassica juncea L. cadmium (Cd) exposure (25 microM) induces a massive formation of phytochelatins (PCs), which is accompanied by an only moderate decrease (-20%) of the putative PC… (More)
In roots of Brassica juncea L. cadmium (Cd) exposure (25 µM) induces a massive formation of phytochelatins (PCs), which is accompanied by an only moderate decrease (−20%) of the putative PC precursor… (More)
Samples of the Clusiaceae generaClusia, Oedematopus andDystovomita were collected at various sites and different altitudes in northern and south-western Venezuela. Analyses of stable isotopes of… (More)
 Diurnal measurements of chlorophyll fluorescence parameters and stomatal conductance to water vapour were carried out in five woody species and a bromeliad from two coastal vegetation types in… (More)