Pteris vittata Pteris Pteridaceae Polypodiopsida

Outlines research into the means by which Pteris vittata takes up arsenic, and the use of the fern for phytoremediation of arsenic contaminated sites.

• Arsenic Hyperaccumulating Ferns - Outlines research into the means by which Pteris vittata takes up arsenic, and the use of the fern for phytoremediation of arsenic contaminated sites.[PDF]
• Effects of Arsenic Concentrations by the Hyperaccumulator Ladder Brake - Abstract of article in the Journal of Environmental pteris vittata Quality 31(2) March 2002.
• Mechanisms of Arsenic Hyperaccumulation in Pteris vittata. - Uptake kinetics, interactions with phosphate, and arsenic speciation. pteridaceae Abstract of pteris article in Plant Physiology 130(3) November pteridaceae 2002.
• Arsenic Solutions - Article on aspects of Pteris vittata as a pteris vittata hyperaccumulator pteris vittata of arsenic, endangering children in playgrounds in pteris vittata Florida.
• A Fern that Hyperaccumulates Arsenic - Article in Nature February 2001.[PDF]
• Characterization of rbcS Genes in the Fern Pteris vittata and their Photoregulation - Abstract of paper published in Planta 206:204-214 (1998).The pteridaceae full text of the article is available to pteridaceae subscribers.
• Arsenic Accumulation in the Hyperaccumulator Chinese Brake - Abstract of article in the Journal of Environmental pteridaceae Quality 31(5) pteris vittata September 2002.
• Pteris vittata - Images and description.
• Pteris vittata L. - Includes taxonomic information, mapped distribution in Florida, and pteris photographic image.
• Ladder brake: Pteris vittata - Entry in invasive and exotic species of North America, a joint project of The Bugwood Network, USDA Forest Service and USDA APHIS PPQ.

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