Efficiency of Solubilization of Metals by Mugineic Acid from Sodic Soil
Tomohiro Yoshida, Hiroaki Kudo, Atsushi Sato, Lanpo Zhao, Hongbin Wang, Ankai Xu, Mingqing Zhao, Baolin Qi, Ximing Guo & Shigeru Kamei · International Journal of Plant & Soil Science · 2015
Iron has limited solubility in alkaline soils and, consequently, alkaline soils may have insufficient available iron for optimal plant growth. Plants of the family Gramineae secrete phytosiderophores, plant-derived compounds such as mugineic acid (MA) that chelate iron, enabling...
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10.9734/IJPSS/2016/22571