Moving micronutrients from the soil to the seeds: Genes and physiological processes from a biofortification perspective

Plant Science

Volumn 180, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 562-574

  Waters, Brian M ^a   Sankaran, Renuka P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Biofortification; Copper; Iron; Micronutrient transporters; Remobilization; Zinc

Indexed keywords

COPPER; IRON; TRACE ELEMENT; ZINC;

CHEMISTRY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; PLANT; PLANT GENE; PLANT ROOT; REVIEW; RHIZOSPHERE; SOIL; TRANSPORT AT THE CELLULAR LEVEL; XYLEM;

BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT; COPPER; FOOD, FORTIFIED; GENES, PLANT; IRON; MICRONUTRIENTS; PLANT ROOTS; PLANT SHOOTS; PLANTS; RHIZOSPHERE; SOIL; XYLEM; ZINC;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 79952036787     PISSN: 01689452     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.plantsci.2010.12.003     Document Type: Review

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