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. 1997 Jun 6;276(5318):1566-8.
doi: 10.1126/science.276.5318.1566.

Aluminum tolerance in transgenic plants by alteration of citrate synthesis

J M de la Fuente  1 , V Ramírez-Rodríguez, J L Cabrera-Ponce, L Herrera-Estrella
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Aluminum tolerance in transgenic plants by alteration of citrate synthesis

J M de la Fuente et al. Science. .

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.

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