The efficiency of Arabidopsis thaliana (Brassicaceae) root hairs in phosphorus acquisition

American Journal of Botany

Volumn 87, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 964-970

  Bates, Terence R ^a,b   Lynch, Jonathan P ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Department of Population Medicine and Diagnostic Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

Arabidopsis thaliana; Brassicaceae; Cost benefit analysis; Phosphorus; Root hairs

Indexed keywords

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA;

EID: 0033912010     PISSN: 00029122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2656995     Document Type: Article

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