Zinc biofortification of cereals: problems and solutions

Trends in Plant Science

Volumn 13, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 464-473

  Palmgren, Michael G ^a   Clemens, Stephan ^b   Williams, Lorraine E ^c   Krämer, Ute ^d   Borg, Søren ^e   Schjørring, Jan K ^a   Sanders, Dale ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BAYREUTH   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^e AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^f UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; ZINC;

CEREAL; METABOLISM; PLANT ROOT; PLANT SEED; REVIEW; XYLEM;

CADMIUM; CEREALS; PLANT ROOTS; SEEDS; XYLEM; ZINC;

EID: 50649092247     PISSN: 13601385     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tplants.2008.06.005     Document Type: Review

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