Browsing SETU Carlow Campus by Author "Petti, Carloalberto"

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    • Cadmium hyperaccumulation and translocation in Impatiens glandulifera: From foe to friend? 

      Coakley, Stephanie; Cahill, Gary; Enright, Anne-Marie; O' Rourke, Brian; Petti, Carloalberto (MDPI AG, 2019)
      The use of phytoremediation to sustainably recover areas contaminated by toxic heavy metals such as cadmium (Cd) has been made feasible since the discovery of hyperaccumulator plants. This study examines the potential of ...

    • Engineering plant biomass lignin content and composition for biofuels and bioproducts 

      Welker, Cassie Marie; Balasubramanian, Vimal Kumar; Petti, Carloalberto; Rai, Krishan Mohan; DeBolt, Seth; Mendu, Venugopal (MDPI, 2015)
      Lignin is an aromatic biopolymer involved in providing structural support to plant cell walls. Compared to the other cell wall polymers, i.e., cellulose and hemicelluloses, lignin has been considered a hindrance in cellulosic ...