UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT RIVERSIDE BIOCHEMISTS DEVISE METHOD FOR BYPASSING ALUMINUM TOXICITY EFFECTS IN PLANTS
October 02, 2008
October 02, 2008
RIVERSIDE, Calif., Oct. 2 -- The University of California at Riverside issued the following press release:
Aluminum toxicity, a global agricultural problem, halts root growth in plants, severely limiting agricultural productivity for more than half of the world's arable land.
For many years, scientists have puzzled over how toxic levels of aluminum damage the growing root. The popular understanding is that aluminum binds to several targets in the root system, b . . .
Aluminum toxicity, a global agricultural problem, halts root growth in plants, severely limiting agricultural productivity for more than half of the world's arable land.
For many years, scientists have puzzled over how toxic levels of aluminum damage the growing root. The popular understanding is that aluminum binds to several targets in the root system, b . . .