Characterization and Transposon Mutagenesis of the Maize (Zea mays) Pho1 Gene Family.

Phosphorus is an essential nutrient for all plants, but also one of the least mobile, and consequently least available, in the soil. Plants have evolved a series of molecular, metabolic and developmental adaptations to increase the acquisition of phosphorus and to maximize the efficiency of use with...

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Main Authors: M Nancy Salazar-Vidal, Edith Acosta-Segovia, Nidia Sánchez-León, Kevin R Ahern, Thomas P Brutnell, Ruairidh J H Sawers
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5029887?pdf=render