Release of carboxylic anions and protons by tomato roots in response to ammonium nitrate ratio and pH in nutrient solution

Plant and Soil

Volumn 191, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 27-34

  Imas, Patricia ^a   Bar Yosef, B ^a   Kafkafi, U ^b   Ganmore Neumann, Ruth ^a  

^a VOLCANI CENTER   (Israel)

^b HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

Carboxylic anions; NH4 + NO3 ; pH; Roots; Tomato

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030838604     PISSN: 0032079X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1004214814504     Document Type: Article

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