Soil metals, chloroplasts, and secure crop production: A review

Agronomy for Sustainable Development

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 245-272

  Solymosi, Katalin ^a   Bertrand, Martine ^b  

^a EÖTVÖS LORÁND UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

^b Bioinformatique et Chimie Moléculaire   (France)

Author keywords

Biofortification; Chloroplast; Metal deficiency; Metal excess; Metal excluder; Metal transporter; Metals; Photosynthesis; Phytoextraction; Soil

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE AGRICULTURE; CHLOROPLAST; CROP PRODUCTION; CULTIVATION; GROWTH RATE; LITERATURE REVIEW; METAL; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; NUTRITIVE VALUE; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYTOMASS; SOIL POLLUTION; TOXIC SUBSTANCE;

EID: 84857863210     PISSN: 17740746     EISSN: 17730155     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13593-011-0019-z     Document Type: Review

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