biologia plantarum

International journal on Plant Life established by Bohumil Němec in 1959

Biologia plantarum 58:1-8, 2014 | DOI: 10.1007/s10535-013-0382-5

Plant growth regulators-assisted phytoextraction

P. Bulak1,*, A. Walkiewicz1, M. Brzezińska1
1 Institute of Agrophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Lublin, Poland

Plant growth regulators (PRG)-assisted phytoremediation is a technique that could enhance the yield of heavy metal accumulation in plant tissues. So far, a small number of experiments have helped identify three groups of plant hormones that may be useful for this purpose: auxins, cytokinins, and gibberellins. Studies have shown that these hormones positively affect the degree of accumulation of metallic impurities and improve the growth and stress resistance of plants. This review summarizes the present knowledge about PGRs' impact on phytoextraction yield.

Keywords: auxins; cytokinins; gibberelins; heavy metals; phytoremediation; pollutants
Subjects: auxins; cytokinins; gibberelins; heavy metals; pollutants; trace elements; phytoremediation; cadmium; lead; zinc; manganese; nickel; mercury

Received: February 11, 2013; Revised: July 12, 2013; Accepted: August 22, 2013; Published: March 1, 2014  Show citation

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Bulak, P., Walkiewicz, A., & Brzezińska, M. (2014). Plant growth regulators-assisted phytoextraction. Biologia plantarum, 58(1), 1-8. doi: 10.1007/s10535-013-0382-5
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