Arsenite transport into paddy rice (Oryza sativa) roots

New Phytologist

Volumn 157, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 39-44

  Meharg, Andrew A ^a   Jardine, Louise ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antimonite; Aquaporins; Arsenic; Arsenite; Glycerol; Mercury; Oryza sativa; Rice

Indexed keywords

ARSENITE; RICE;

ORYZA SATIVA; PISUM; PISUM SATIVUM; SACCHAROMYCES; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; TRITICUM; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 0037248892     PISSN: 0028646X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1469-8137.2003.00655.x     Document Type: Article

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