Browsing Magister Scientiae - MSc (Biotechnology) by Subject "Heavy metals"
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Isolation and characterization of stem endophytic bacteria from weed plants for enhancing Vanadium tolerance in Brassica napus
(University of the Western Cape, 2019)Bacterial endophytes are able to improve the growth of their hosts through a number of different mechanisms such as nutrient uptake regulation, plant hormone production and regulation, siderophore production and phosphate ... -
Monitoring of heavy metals in the bottelary river using typha capensis and phragmites australis
(2005)The aim of this study was to use plants to determine the degree of heavy metal contamination in water and sediments in order to effectively monitor and provide possible recommendation to improve the water quality in the ... -
Zirconium-induced physiological and biochemical responses in two genotypes of Brassica napus L.
(University of the Western Cape, 2015)South Africa is one of two countries responsible for the production of approximately 80% of the world’s Zr. The increase in mining activity has detrimental effects on the environment, especially crop plants, as more ...