Transport proteins and their differential roles in the accumulation of phenanthrene in wheat

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Nengde Zeng1, Chenghao Huang2, Fei Huang2

  • 1College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, 210095, People's Republic of China; Stockbridge School of Agriculture, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA, 01003, United States.

Plant Physiology and Biochemistry : PPB
|December 16, 2023
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Keywords:
InteractionPhenanthreneTransport proteinsWheat xylem sap

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