Silicon in vascular plants: Uptake, transport and its influence on mineral stress under acidic conditions

Planta

Volumn 242, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 23-37

  Pontigo, Sofía ^a   Ribera, Alejandra ^a   Gianfreda, Liliana ^b   de la Luz Mora, María ^a   Nikolic, Miroslav ^c   Cartes, Paula ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE LA FRONTERA   (Chile)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BELGRADE   (Serbia)

Author keywords

Acidic soils; Aluminium toxicity; Manganese excess; Phosphorus deficiency; Plant stress; Silicon transporters; Silicon uptake

Indexed keywords

TRACHEOPHYTA;

ACID; MINERAL; SILICON;

DRUG EFFECTS; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; TRANSPORT AT THE CELLULAR LEVEL; VASCULAR BUNDLE (PLANT);

ACIDS; BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT; MINERALS; PLANT VASCULAR BUNDLE; SILICON; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL;

EID: 84938346302     PISSN: 00320935     EISSN: 14322048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00425-015-2333-1     Document Type: Review

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