Root cortical aerenchyma inhibits radial nutrient transport in maize (Zea mays)

Annals of Botany

Volumn 113, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 181-189

  Hu, Bo ^a,b   Henry, Amelia ^a   Brown, Kathleen M ^a   Lynch, Jonathan P ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b INNER MONGOLIA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Aerenchyma; calcium; maize; nutrient uptake; phosphorus; radial transport; root; sulfur; Zea mays

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ANOXIC CONDITIONS; GENETIC DIFFERENTIATION; GENOTYPE; MAIZE; NUTRIENT CYCLING; NUTRIENT ENRICHMENT; PHOSPHATE; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

CALCIUM; PHOSPHATE; PHOSPHORUS; SULFATE; SULFUR;

AERENCHYMA; ARTICLE; GENETICS; HISTOLOGY; MAIZE; METABOLISM; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT ROOT; RADIAL TRANSPORT; ROOT; TRANSPORT AT THE CELLULAR LEVEL; XYLEM;

AERENCHYMA; CALCIUM; MAIZE; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; PHOSPHORUS; RADIAL TRANSPORT; ROOT; SULFUR; ZEA MAYS;

BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT; CALCIUM; PHOSPHATES; PHOSPHORUS RADIOISOTOPES; PLANT ROOTS; SULFATES; XYLEM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84891547820     PISSN: 03057364     EISSN: 10958290     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aob/mct259     Document Type: Article

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