Iron Nutrition in Soils and Plants

Iron Nutrition in Soils and Plants

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Iron is a major constituent of the earth crust. However, under alkaline conditions commonly found in arid and semi-arid environments iron becomes unavailable to

Microbial Siderophores

Microbial Siderophores

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In response to low iron availability in the environment most microorganisms synthesize iron chelators, called siderophores. Bacteria and fungi produce a broad r