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Studies on variation of phytochelatin 2 content and Metallothionein 2 gene expression in presence of cadmium stress in Plantago ovata forsk

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Saptaparna Dutta , Anwesh Roy , Paulami Pramanick , Sankalan Dey and Sarmistha Sen Raychaudhuri
ยป doi: 10.33472/AFJBS.3.4.2021.42-49

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Heavy metal toxicity poses a harmful threat to plants. Cadmium is a non-essential heavy metal which enters plant cell via soil as a result of human malpractices, pollution and industrial works and causes severe damage to plants. Our study focuses on the effects of Cadmium stress in the plant Plantago ovata (P. ovata) by observing the content of Phytochelatin 2 (PC2 ) and the expression of Metallothionein 2 (MT2) gene, both metal chelating agents.

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