GENOTYPIC VARIATION IN THE ACCUMULATION OF RARE EARTH ELEMENTS (REE) IN PHALARIS ARUNDINACEA L

Rare earth elements (REEs) represent a number of economically valuable elements whose
increasing demand is closely associated with rapidly growing high-tech sectors such as high-tech
electronics and "green energy technologies". In soils REEs are actually not rare but occur
widespread with concentrations comparable to some essential plant nutrients (e.g. Zn). Thus, a
promising chance to improve supply of these resources could be phytomining.