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Ups and downs of a transcriptional landscape shape iron deficiency associated chlorosis of the maize inbreds B73 and Mo17.
BMC plant biology - 13 Dec 2013
Urbany Claude, Benke Andreas, Marsian Johanna, Huettel Bruno, Reinhardt Richard, Stich Benjamin
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BACKGROUND: Improving nutrient homeostasis is a major challenge of a sustainable maize cultivation, and cornerstone to ensure food supply for a growing world population. Although, iron constitutes an important nutrient, iron availability is limited. In this respect, iron deficiency associated chlorosis causes severe yield losses every year. Natural variation of the latter trait has yet not been addressed in maize...
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