Iron transport in plants: Future research in view of a plant nutritionist and a molecular biologist

Soil Science and Plant Nutrition

Volumn 50, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 1003-1012

  Römheld, Volker ^a   Schaaf, Gabriel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOHENHEIM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Chlorosis resistance; Fortification of human food; Nicotianamine; Subcellular Fe transport; Xylem loading

Indexed keywords

ARABIDOPSIS; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 11144294757     PISSN: 00380768     EISSN: 17470765     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00380768.2004.10408567     Document Type: Article

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