Expression of a cucumber alanine aminotransferase2 gene improves nitrogen use efficiency in transgenic rice

Abstract Background Rice can absorb less than 40% of applied nitrogen fertilizer, whereas the unabsorbed nitrogen fertilizer may cause environmental problems, such as algal blooms in freshwater and increased production of nitrous oxide, a greenhouse gas which is 300 times more potent than carbon dio...

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Main Authors: Atmitri Sisharmini, Aniversari Apriana, Nurul Khumaida, Kurniawan Rudi Trijatmiko, Bambang Sapta Purwoko
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2019-11-01
Series:Journal of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s43141-019-0010-7