Researchers discover corn reduces arsenic toxicity in soil

Researchers discover corn reduces arsenic toxicity in soil

says Professor Klaus Schlaeppi of the, Department of Environmental Sciences at the University of Basel.
Schlaeppi performed these experiments in collaboration, with the research groups of Professor Adrien Mestrot, and Professor Matthias Erb at the University of Bern.

benzoxazinoid-producing corn grew better in the arsenic-containing soil, and accumulated significantly less arsenic in its biomass than, the corn that did not exude benzoxazinoids.