Regulating the phosphorus nutrition of plants: Molecular biology meeting agronomic needs

Plant and Soil

Volumn 322, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 17-24

  Richardson, Alan E ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Gene regulation; P deficiency; P starvation response; Phosphate; Phosphorus nutrition; Plants

Indexed keywords

EID: 78651481779     PISSN: 0032079X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11104-009-0071-5     Document Type: Note

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