Two distinct strategies for iron uptake in plants.

<p>Most plants, including dicots and non-graminaceous monocots, adopt Strategy I, while graminaceous plants utilize Strategy II. In this study, a petunia (Strategy I) was transformed with the <i>HvYS1</i> transporter gene <i>(DDBJ Accession No. AB214183) [<a href="http://www.plosone.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0120227#pone.0120227.ref023" target="_blank">23</a>]</i> for the ion-phytosiderophore complex [Fe(III)-PS] from barley (Strategy II).