Molecular mechanisms of Al tolerance in gramineous plants

Plant and Soil

Volumn 381, Issue 1-2, 2014, Pages 1-12

  Ma, Jian Feng ^a,b   Chen, Zhi Chang ^a   Shen, Ren Fang ^b  

^a OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

Aluminum; Anion transporter; Citrate; Gramineous plant; Malate; Tolerance

Indexed keywords

ACID SOIL; ALUMINUM; CEREAL; CROP PRODUCTION; CULTIVAR; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; PHYTOTOXICITY; POLLUTION TOLERANCE; RANGE EXPANSION;

EID: 84895853442     PISSN: 0032079X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11104-014-2073-1     Document Type: Review

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