Enhancement of Phosphate Absorption by Garden Plants by Genetic Engineering: A New Tool for Phytoremediation

Table 1

Comparison of phosphate absorption performances. Phosphorus content, total biomass, and absorption rate after 65 days of the hydroponic experiment are indicated. Data are the mean ± SD from 13 plants. Values of water hyacinth were calculated from values listed in [27, 28].

	Phosphorus in leaf; (mg/gFW)	Total biomass (g/plant)	Absorption rate; (mg/plant/day)
Host	0.18±0.11	396.34±146.06	1.08
35S::AtPHR1	0.69±0.20	382.95±178.85	4.15
Water hyacinth	0.38		1.79