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The high level of aluminum resistance in signalgrass is not associated with known mechanisms of external aluminum detoxification in root apices.
Plant physiology - 1 Mar 2001
Wenzl P, Patiño G M, Chaves A L, Mayer J E, Rao I M
Abstract excerpt
Al resistance of signalgrass (Brachiaria decumbens Stapf cv Basilisk), a widely sown tropical forage grass, is outstanding compared with the closely related ruzigrass (Brachiaria ruziziensis Germain and Evrard cv Common) and Al-resistant genotypes of graminaceous crops such as wheat, triticale, and maize. Secretion of organic acids and phosphate by root apices and alkalinization of the apical rhizosphere are...
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