Physiological and ecological significance of biomineralization in plants

Trends in Plant Science

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 166-174

  He, Honghua ^a,b,c   Veneklaas, Erik J ^c   Kuo, John ^c   Lambers, Hans ^c  

^a NORTHWEST A F UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM;

ECOLOGY; METABOLISM; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT; REVIEW;

CALCIUM; ECOLOGY; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PLANTS;

EID: 84894498745     PISSN: 13601385     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tplants.2013.11.002     Document Type: Review

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