Molecular approaches unravel the mechanism of acid soil tolerance in plants

Acid soil is a worldwide problem to plant production. Acid toxicity is mainly caused by a lack of essential nutrients in the soil and excessive toxic metals in the plant root zone. Of the toxic metals, aluminum (Al) is the most prevalent and most toxic. Plant species have evolved to variable levels...

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Main Authors: Miao Bian, Meixue Zhou, Dongfa Sun, Chengdao Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: KeAi Communications Co., Ltd. 2013-12-01
Series:Crop Journal
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214514113000172