Engineering phosphorus metabolism in plants to produce a dual fertilization and weed control system

Nature Biotechnology

Volumn 30, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 889-893

  López Arredondo, Damar Lizbeth ^a   Herrera Estrella, Luis ^a  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE INGENIERÍA GENÉTICA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTINUOUS INPUT; CROP YIELD; GREENHOUSE CONDITIONS; HERBICIDE RESISTANCE; NON-RENEWABLE RESOURCE; PHOSPHORUS METABOLISM; PHOSPHORUS SOURCES; TRANSGENIC PLANTS;

AGRICULTURE; CONTROL SYSTEMS; FERTILIZERS; HERBICIDES; MICROORGANISMS; PHOSPHORUS;

WEED CONTROL;

PHOSPHATE; PHOSPHITE;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARTICLE; BIOMASS PRODUCTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; GREENHOUSE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHOSPHATE METABOLISM; PLANT GROWTH; PLANT PRODUCT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEED PRODUCTION; SOIL FERTILIZATION; TRANSGENIC PLANT; WEED CONTROL;

ARABIDOPSIS; FERTILIZERS; METABOLIC ENGINEERING; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHOSPHATES; PHOSPHITES; PHOSPHORUS; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; TOBACCO; WEED CONTROL;

EID: 84866075270     PISSN: 10870156     EISSN: 15461696     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nbt.2346     Document Type: Article

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