A cooperative system of silicon transport in plants

Trends in Plant Science

Volumn 20, Issue 7, 2015, Pages 435-442

  Ma, Jian Feng ^a   Yamaji, Naoki ^a  

^a OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Distribution; Efflux; Influx; Silicon; Stress tolerance; Uptake

Indexed keywords

CARRIER PROTEIN; SILICON; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

METABOLISM; PLANT; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TRANSPORT AT THE CELLULAR LEVEL;

BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT; CARRIER PROTEINS; PLANT PROTEINS; PLANTS; SILICON; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

EID: 84937515125     PISSN: 13601385     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tplants.2015.04.007     Document Type: Review

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