Open AccessUsing synchrotron X-ray fluorescence microprobes in the study of metal homeostasis in plants
Author(s) -
Tracy Punshon,
Mary Lou Guerinot,
Antonio Lanzirotti
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
annals of botany
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.567
H-Index - 176
eISSN - 1095-8290
pISSN - 0305-7364
DOI - 10.1093/aob/mcn264
Subject(s) - biology , fluorescence , x ray fluorescence , synchrotron , homeostasis , metal , botany , biophysics , microbiology and biotechnology , optics , materials science , metallurgy , physics
This Botanical Briefing reviews the application of synchrotron X-ray fluorescence (SXRF) microprobes to the plant sciences; how the technique has expanded our knowledge of metal(loid) homeostasis, and how it can be used in the future.
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