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Enhancing phosphorus and zinc acquisition efficiency in rice: a critical review of root traits and their potential utility in rice breeding.
Annals of botany - 1 Jul 2013
Rose T J, Impa S M, Rose M T, Pariasca-Tanaka J, Mori A, Heuer S, Johnson-Beebout S E, Wissuwa M
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BACKGROUND: Rice is the world's most important cereal crop and phosphorus (P) and zinc (Zn) deficiency are major constraints to its production. Where fertilizer is applied to overcome these nutritional constraints it comes at substantial cost to farmers and the efficiency of fertilizer use is low. Breeding crops that are efficient at acquiring P and Zn from native soil reserves or fertilizer sources has been...
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