FEEDING HUNGRY PLANTS: THE SECRETED PURPLE ACID PHOSPHATASE ISOZYMES AtPAP12 AND AtPAP26 PLAY A PIVOTAL ROLE IN EXTRACELLULAR PHOSPHATE SCAVENGING IN ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA

Orthophosphate (Pi) is a limiting macronutrient in most soils and is essential for plant metabolism. Massive amounts of Pi-fertilizers are applied to agricultural fields to compensate for this limitation. However, Pi-fertilizers are made from non-renewable rock Pi-sources and their application is en...

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Main Author: ROBINSON, Whitney Drummond
Other Authors: Queen's University (Kingston, Ont.). Theses (Queen's University (Kingston, Ont.))
Language:en
en
Published: 2012
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1974/7394