Enhanced Photosynthesis and Carbon Metabolism Favor Arsenic Tolerance in Artemisia annua, a Medicinal Plant as Revealed by Homology-Based Proteomics

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Morphological and physiological alterations in Artemisia annua seedlings; anthocyanin deposition in leaflets as indicated by white arrows; control (a), 100 μM (b), 150 μM As treatments. Number of inflorescence and inflorescence branches; control (d), 100 μM (e), and 150 μM As treatments (f). Florets size and number; control (g), 100 μM (h) under 150 μM As treatment (i). A B C bar indicates 4 cm, D E F bar indicates 2.5 cm, and G H I bar indicates 1 mm.

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