Plant improvement for tolerance to aluminum in acid soils - A review

Plant Cell, Tissue and Organ Culture

Volumn 75, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 189-207

  Samac, Deborah A ^a   Tesfaye, Mesfin ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Acid soil; Aluminum toxicity; Cell culture; DNA markers; Genetic modification; Organic acids; Roots

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; CELLS; CROPS; GENES; ORGANIC ACIDS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); TOXICITY;

ACID SOIL;

SOILS;

ARABIDOPSIS;

EID: 0142039085     PISSN: 01676857     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1025843829545     Document Type: Review

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