Tiny nutrient, big mystery: Key gene reveals how cereal crops transport nickel

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Nickel plays an important physiological role in plants, but how it is transported over long distances from stems and leaves to grains was poorly understood for more than 50 years. Now researchers have identified a key transporter gene, ZmNAET1, that controls nickel accumulation i

Nickel plays an important physiological role in plants, but how it is transported over long distances from stems and leaves to grains was poorly understood for more than 50 years. Now researchers have identified a key transporter gene, ZmNAET1, that controls nickel accumulation i This story matters for Science & Discovery readers tracking mech. Reported by phys.org. Read the full original at the source link below.

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