Mechanisms of aluminum-tolerance in two species of citrus: Secretion of organic acid anions and immobilization of aluminum by phosphorus in roots

Plant Science

Volumn 180, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 521-530

  Yang, Lin Tong ^a   Jiang, Huan Xin ^a   Tang, Ning ^a   Chen, Li Song ^a  

^a FUJIAN AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Aluminum; Citrate; Citrus grandis; Citrus sinensis; Malate; Phosphorus deficiency

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; ANION; CITRIC ACID; MALIC ACID; MALIC ACID DERIVATIVE; PHOSPHORUS;

ADAPTATION; ARTICLE; CITRUS; CLASSIFICATION; DRUG EFFECT; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; PLANT; PLANT ROOT; SEEDLING; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ALUMINUM; ANIONS; CITRIC ACID; CITRUS; MALATES; PHOSPHORUS; PLANT ROOTS; PLANT SHOOTS; SEEDLING; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL;

CITRUS; CITRUS MAXIMA; CITRUS SINENSIS;

EID: 78651515146     PISSN: 01689452     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.plantsci.2010.11.011     Document Type: Article

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