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A ferric-chelate reductase for iron uptake from soils.
Nature - 25 Feb 1999
Robinson N J, Procter C M, Connolly E L, Guerinot M L
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Iron deficiency afflicts more than three billion people worldwide, and plants are the principal source of iron in most diets. Low availability of iron often limits plant growth because iron forms insoluble ferric oxides, leaving only a small, organically complexed fraction in soil solutions. The...
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