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Regulation of phosphate starvation responses in higher plants.
Annals of botany - 1 Apr 2010
Yang Xiao Juan, Finnegan Patrick M
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BACKGROUND: Phosphorus (P) is often a limiting mineral nutrient for plant growth. Many soils worldwide are deficient in soluble inorganic phosphate (P(i)), the form of P most readily absorbed and utilized by plants. A network of elaborate developmental and biochemical adaptations has evolved in plants to enhance P(i) acquisition and avoid starvation. SCOPE: Controlling the deployment of adaptations used by plants...
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