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Reducing phosphorus accumulation in rice grains with an impaired transporter in the node.
Nature - 5 Jan 2017
Yamaji Naoki, Takemoto Yuma, Miyaji Takaaki, Mitani-Ueno Namiki, Yoshida Kaoru T, Ma Jian Feng
Abstract excerpt
Phosphorus is an important nutrient for crop productivity. More than 60% of the total phosphorus in cereal crops is finally allocated into the grains and is therefore removed at harvest. This removal accounts for 85% of the phosphorus fertilizers applied to the field each year. However, because humans and non-ruminants such as poultry, swine and fish cannot digest phytate, the major form of phosphorus in the...
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