Text Box: We do comparative analyses of P. vittata the arsenic hyperaccumulating fern and P. ensiformis, a non-accumulator fern. When exposed to arsenic, P. ensiformis showed severe oxidative stress symptoms but P. vittata did not. P. vittata had greater levels of antioxidants reduced glutathione and ascorbic acid in its tissues than P. ensiformis. More on this research can be found in our research paper: Singh N, Ma LQ, Srivastava M, Rathinasabapathi B (2005) Metabolic adaptations to arsenic-induced oxidative stress in Pteris vittata L and Pteris ensiformis L. Plant Science 170:274-282. Text Box: Pteris ensiformis, arsenic sensitive fern Text Box: Pteris vittata, arsenic hyperaccumulating fern

Arsenic hyperaccumulation in Ferns  "You are a Fern, the one who draws the question mark" Tseng Wen-hsien

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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