Reassessing the nitrogen relations of Arctic plants: A mini-review

Plant, Cell and Environment

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 695-704

  Atkin, O K ^a,b  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Amino acids; Ammonium; Arctic plants; Mineralization; Nitrate; Nitrate reductase; Nitrogen uptake; Temperature

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000729468     PISSN: 01407791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3040.1996.tb00404.x     Document Type: Article

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