Nitrate reductase activity during desiccation and rehydration of the desiccation tolerant moss Tortula ruralis and the leafy liverwort Porella platyphylla

Journal of Bryology

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 273-285

  Marschall, Mariann ^a,b  

^a Eszterhazy Karoly Teach Train C   (Hungary)

^b Eszterhazy Karoly Teach Train C ^*  (Hungary)

Author keywords

Bryophytes; Desiccation; Nitrate reductase; Porella platyphylla; Rehydration; Tortula ruralis; Water stress

Indexed keywords

BRYOPHYTA; BRYOPHYTES; DICRANUM MAJUS; EMBRYOPHYTA; HOOKERIA LUCENS; PORELLA PLATYPHYLLA; TORTULA RURALIS;

EID: 0006261567     PISSN: 03736687     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/jbr.1998.20.2.273     Document Type: Article

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