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A silicon transporter in rice.
Nature - 30 Mar 2006
Ma Jian Feng, Tamai Kazunori, Yamaji Naoki, Mitani Namiki, Konishi Saeko, Katsuhara Maki, Ishiguro Masaji, Murata Yoshiko, Yano Masahiro
Abstract excerpt
Silicon is beneficial to plant growth and helps plants to overcome abiotic and biotic stresses by preventing lodging (falling over) and increasing resistance to pests and diseases, as well as other stresses. Silicon is essential for high and sustainable production of rice, but the molecular mechanism responsible for the uptake of silicon is unknown. Here we describe the Low silicon rice 1 (Lsi1) gene, which...
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