Nitrate reduction in cotyledons of Cicer arietinum L.: Involvement of the nitrate and phytochrome in its regulation

Acta Physiologiae Plantarum

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 321-333

  Bueno, Maria Soledad ^a   Guerra, Hilario ^a   Pintos, Beatriz ^b   Martin, Luisa ^b   Villalobos, Nieves ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALAMANCA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cicer arietinum L.; cotyledons; embryonic axis; nitrate; nitrate reductase; phytochrome

Indexed keywords

CICER ARIETINUM; GALLUS GALLUS; PISUM SATIVUM;

EID: 0030460875     PISSN: 01375881     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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