Transgenic Indian mustard [Brassica juncea (L.) Czern.] plants overproducing the enzymes gamma-glutamylcysteine synthetase (ECS) or glutathione synthetase (GS) were shown previously to have increased levels of the metal-binding thiol peptides phytochelatins and glutathione, and enhanced Cd tolerance and accumulation. Furthermore, transgenic Indian mustard plants overexpressing adenosine triphos...

Machine levelling for the creation or maintenance of ski slopes is a major source disturbance in high elevation ecosystems. Traditional, exogenous seed mixtures can help restoring plant cover and mitigate soil erosion, but they comprise species that are not ecologically adapted to conditions. Here, use local mixtures, harvested at nearby sites, was compared revegetation three machine-graded run...

a long-term study was conducted between 1985 and 2003 on rehabilitation trials at sishen ironore mine, south africa, to identify grass species that would survive in the artificial growth medium appliedto the sites, and to determine the most suitable medium for sustainable vegetation growth. vegetationestablishment was tested at slopes of 18° and 34° and with five different cover materials. afte...

Revegetation carried out by mining companies is often unsuccessful. This study aims to determine the life quality and growth of revegetation plants, analyze soil fertility in post-mining areas. The research method was purposive sampling with 4 plots (20x20 m2) each block, a total plot area 0.16 Ha. Each data taken form plant categories, namely percentage healthy, unhealthy, languishing dead pla...

Understanding the efficacy of passive (reduction or cessation of environmental stress) and active (typically involving planting or seeding) restoration strategies is important for the design of successful revegetation of degraded riparian habitat, but studies explicitly comparing restoration outcomes are uncommon. We sampled the understory herbaceous plant community of 103 riparian sites varyin...

Technologies with integrated resource applications are probable solutions to the problem of soil pollution oil and petroleum products. Based on our assessment potential for recultivation a plot territory rigged out reservoir tank storage, biotechnology, including both forestry residues biological agents capable enhancing remediation processes, was developed. After having been applied, technolog...