Strike while the ionome is hot: making the most of plant genomic advances.
Research into plant nutrition focuses on how plants maintain elemental differences from the surrounding environment. Classic genetic analysis has been hindered because it is not possible to accurately screen for perturbations in this disequilibrium. Recent work by Lahner and colleagues has enabled efficient screening and identification of plants that have altered elemental profiles.
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Kendal D
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US Department of Agriculture/Agricultural Research Service (USDA/ARS), Children's Nutrition Research Center, Baylor College of Medicine, 1100 Bates Street, Houston, TX 77030, USA. kendalh@bcm.tmc.edu
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