Studying the cell wall of Medicago sativa stems in response to long-term cadmium exposure Hasselt University
Environmental pollution with heavy metals is a major issue of the recent decade. Especially cadmium (Cd) is of great concern due to its persistence and high toxicity even in trace amounts. Plants have developed several mechanisms to counteract exposure to abiotic stress such as Cd and existing data suggest that the cell wall plays an important role in the defence strategy of plants during heavy metal exposure. The experimental set-up of the ...