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Reducing phosphorus accumulation in rice grains with an impaired transporter in the node
The phosphorous transporter SPDT is identified in rice; depletion of the transporter gene alters the phosphorus distribution in rice grains and leaves, suggesting that the strategy could be used for agricultur...
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Isolation and characterization of a rice line with high Cd accumulation for potential use in phytoremediation
To reduce cadmium (Cd) intake, remediation of Cd-contaminated soil and breeding crops with low Cd accumulation are important. This study aims to isolate rice mutants with altered accumulation of Cd.
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The postprocessing of quantum digital signatures
Many novel quantum digital signature proposals have been proposed, which can effectively guarantee the information-theoretic security of the signature for a singe bit against forging and denying. Using the cur...
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Open AccessA heavy metal P-type ATPase OsHMA4 prevents copper accumulation in rice grain
Rice is a major source of calories and mineral nutrients for over half the world’s human population. However, little is known in rice about the genetic basis of variation in accumulation of copper (Cu), an ess...
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Robust Quantum Private Queries
We propose a new quantum private query protocol with the technique of decoherence-free states, which is a theoretical study of how decoherence-free states can be used for the protection of quantum information ...
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Open AccessOsHKT1;4-mediated Na+ transport in stems contributes to Na+ exclusion from leaf blades of rice at the reproductive growth stage upon salt stress
Na+ exclusion from leaf blades is one of the key mechanisms for glycophytes to cope with salinity stress. Certain class I transporters of the high-affinity K+ transporter (HKT) family have been demonstrated to me...
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A polarly localized transporter for efficient manganese uptake in rice
Manganese is an essential metal for plant growth. A number of transporters involved in the uptake of manganese from soils, and its translocation to the shoot, have been identified in Arabidopsis and rice. However...
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Effect of in planta phosphorus on aluminum-induced inhibition of root elongation in wheat
Both aluminum (Al) toxicity and phosphorus (P) deficiency are limiting factors of crop production on acid soils. Although Al-P interaction has been extensively studied, the results are controversial. The aim o...
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Open AccessExploring the power of plants to overcome environmental stresses
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Open AccessAtPHT4;4 is a chloroplast-localized ascorbate transporter in Arabidopsis
Ascorbate is an antioxidant and coenzyme for various metabolic reactions in vivo. In plant chloroplasts, high ascorbate levels are required to overcome photoinhibition caused by strong light. However, ascorbate i...
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Transcriptional Regulation of Al Tolerance in Plants
Great progresses have been made in understating of molecular mechanisms of Al tolerance in plants during last decade. A number of Al-tolerance genes have been functionally characterized, especially in rice and...
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Social Influence Study in Online Networks: A Three-Level Review
Social network analysis (SNA) views social relationships in terms of network theory consisting of nodes and ties. Nodes are the individual actors within the networks; ties are the relationships between the act...
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Molecular mechanisms of Al tolerance in gramineous plants
Aluminum (Al) toxicity has limited the productivity and expansion of cereal crops on acid soils; however, a number of plant species or cultivars have developed different strategies for detoxifying aluminum bot...
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A node-based switch for preferential distribution of manganese in rice
Mineral nutrients, such as manganese, are required for the development of plants and their reproductive organs, but these can be toxic if accumulated at high concentrations. Therefore, plants must have a syste...
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Magnesium transporters and their role in Al tolerance in plants
Magnesium (Mg) is an essential macronutrient for plant growth, which has diverse biological functions. However, little is known about the transport system of this nutrient in plants. In the genome of plants su...
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Effect of silicon deficiency on secondary cell wall synthesis in rice leaf
Rice (Oryza sativa L.) is a typical Si-accumulating plant and is able to accumulate Si up to >10 % of shoot dry weight. The cell wall has been reported to become thicker under Si-deficient condition. To clarify t...
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Cloning, functional characterization and heterologous expression of TaLsi1, a wheat silicon transporter gene
Silicon (Si) is known to be beneficial to plants, namely in alleviating biotic and abiotic stresses. The magnitude of such positive effects is associated with a plant’s natural ability to absorb Si. Many grass...
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Open AccessAcquisition of aluminium tolerance by modification of a single gene in barley
Originating from the Fertile Crescent in the Middle East, barley has now been cultivated widely on different soil types including acid soils, where aluminium toxicity is a major limiting factor. Here we show t...
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Silicon enhances growth independent of silica deposition in a low-silica rice mutant, lsi1
To examine whether silica bodies are essential for silicon-enhanced growth of rice seedlings, we investigated the response of rice, Oryza sativa L., to silicon treatment. Silicic acid treatment markedly enhanced ...
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Silicon Transporters in Higher Plants
Silicon (Si) is the second most abundant element in the Earth’s crust and exerts beneficial effects on plant growth and production by alleviating both biotic and abiotic stresses including d...
