Enhanced phosphorus uptake in transgenic tobacco plants that overproduce citrate

Nature Biotechnology

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 450-453

  López Bucio, José ^a   De la Vega, Octavio Martínez ^a   Guevara García, Arturo ^a   Herrera Estrella, Luis ^a  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE FÍSICA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Citrate overproduction; Mycorrhiza; Phosphorus acquisition; Transgenic plants

Indexed keywords

CITRIC ACID; PHOSPHORUS;

ARTICLE; BIOMASS; FRUIT; NONHUMAN; PHOSPHATE TRANSPORT; PLANT GROWTH; PLANT LEAF; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TOBACCO; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT; CAULIMOVIRUS; CITRATE (SI)-SYNTHASE; CITRATES; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; PHOSPHATES; PHOSPHORUS; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; PLANTS, TOXIC; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; RHIZOBIUM; SOIL; TOBACCO;

NICOTIANA OBTUSIFOLIA; NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 0041073475     PISSN: 10870156     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/74531     Document Type: Article

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