Genetically modified phytase crops role in sustainable plant and animal nutrition and ecological development: a review

3 Biotech

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2017, Pages

  Reddy, Chinreddy Subramanyam ^a,b   Kim, Seong Cheol ^a   Kaul, Tanushri ^b  

^a Rural Development Administration   (South Korea)

^b INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR GENETIC ENGINEERING AND BIOTECHNOLOGY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Animal feed; Phosphorus; Phytase; Phytate; Transgenic plants

Indexed keywords

ACID PHOSPHATASE; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ALUMINUM; CALCIUM ION; FERRIC ION; INOSITOL PHOSPHATE; PHOSPHORUS; PHYTASE;

ANIMAL FOOD; BROILER; CROP; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EUTROPHICATION; GENE EXPRESSION; HARVEST; HYDROLYSIS; NONHUMAN; PLANT GROWTH; PLANT METABOLISM; PLANT NUTRITION; PLANT ROOT; PLANT SEED; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SOIL ACIDITY; SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

EID: 85021640259     PISSN: 2190572X     EISSN: 21905738     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13205-017-0797-3     Document Type: Review

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