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Potassium (K+) gradients serve as a mobile energy source in plant vascular tissues.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 11 Jan 2011
Gajdanowicz Pawel, Michard Erwan, Sandmann Michael, Rocha Marcio, Corrêa Luiz Gustavo Guedes, Ramírez-Aguilar Santiago J, Gomez-Porras Judith L, González Wendy, Thibaud Jean-Baptiste, van Dongen Joost T, Dreyer Ingo
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The essential mineral nutrient potassium (K(+)) is the most important inorganic cation for plants and is recognized as a limiting factor for crop yield and quality. Nonetheless, it is only partially understood how K(+) contributes to plant productivity. K(+) is used as a major active solute to maintain turgor and to drive irreversible and reversible changes in cell volume. K(+) also plays an important role in...
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