May 21, 2014
An underground tale: contribution of microbial activity to plant iron acquisition
An underground tale: contribution of microbial activity to plant iron acquisition
Iron (Fe) is an essential nutrient for plants, and it serves as a cofactor for a wide variety of cellular processes, such as oxygen transport, cellular respiration, chlorophyll biosynthesis, thylakoid biogenesis and chloroplast development. However, the Fe bioavailability in well-aerated soils is often severely limited, particularly in calcareous soils, which occupy 30 % of the Earth’s surface.…
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