The amelioration of aluminium toxicity by silicon in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.): Malate exudation as evidence for an in planta mechanism

Planta

Volumn 204, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 318-323

  Cocker, Kay M ^a,b   Evans, David E ^a   Hodson, Martin J ^a  

^a OXFORD BROOKES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Crop and Dis Management Department   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aluminium toxicity; Hydroxyaluminosilicate; Malate; Root length; Silicon; Triticum (Al toxicity)

Indexed keywords

TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 0031884602     PISSN: 00320935     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004250050262     Document Type: Article

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