Aluminum Tolerance in Transgenic Plants by Alteration of Citrate Synthesis
- 6 June 1997
- journal article
- other
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 276 (5318) , 1566-1568
- https://doi.org/10.1126/science.276.5318.1566
Abstract
Aluminum when in soluble form, as found in acidic soils that comprise about 40 percent of the world’s arable land, is toxic to many crops. Organic acid excretion has been correlated with aluminum tolerance in higher plants. Overproduction of citrate was shown to result in aluminum tolerance in transgenic tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum) and papaya (Carica papaya) plants.Keywords
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