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Silicon nutrition alleviates the negative impacts of arsenic on the photosynthetic apparatus of rice leaves: an analysis of the key limitations of photosynthesis.
Physiologia plantarum - 1 Oct 2014
Sanglard Lílian M V P, Martins Samuel C V, Detmann Kelly C, Silva Paulo E M, Lavinsky Alyne O, Silva Mariela M, Detmann Edenio, Araújo Wagner L, DaMatta Fábio M
Abstract excerpt
Silicon (Si) plays important roles in alleviating various abiotic stresses. In rice (Oryza sativa), arsenic (As) is believed to share the Si transport pathway for entry into roots, and Si has been demonstrated to decrease As concentrations. However, the physiological mechanisms through which Si might alleviate As toxicity in plants remain poorly elucidated. We combined detailed gas exchange measurements with...
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