Root apoplastic barriers block Na+ transport to shoots in rice (Oryza sativa L.)

Rice is an important crop that is very sensitive to salinity. However, some varieties differ greatly in this feature, making investigations of salinity tolerance mechanisms possible. The cultivar Pokkali is salinity tolerant and is known to have more extensive hydrophobic barriers in its roots than...

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Main Authors: Krishnamurthy, Pannaga, Ranathunge, Kosala, Nayak, Shraddha, Schreiber, Lukas, Mathew, M. K.
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Oxford University Press 2011
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3153681/