Advances in the uptake and translocation of silicon in plants

Progress in Biochemistry and Biophysics

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 400-407

  Zhang, Yu Xiu ^a   Liu, Jin Guang ^a   Chai, Tuan Yao ^b   Jin, Ling ^a  

^a CHINA UNIVERSITY OF MINING AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Mechanism; Silicon; Transporter

Indexed keywords

HORDEUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 79960217477     PISSN: 10003282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3724/SP.J.1206.2010.00528     Document Type: Review

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