Aluminum Enhances Growth and Sugar Concentration, Alters Macronutrient Status and Regulates the Expression of Transcription Factors in Rice.

Aluminum (Al) is a beneficial element for some plant species, especially when used at low concentrations. Though some transcription factors are induced by exposure to this element, no data indicate that Al regulates the expression of genes in rice. In this study we tested the effect of applying 200 μM Al on growth, chlorophyll, amino acids, sugars, macronutrient concentration and regulation of transcription factors gene expression in 24-day-old plants of four rice ( ssp.