Growth of Zea mays L. plants with their seminal roots only. Effects on plant development, xylem transport, mineral nutrition and the flow and distribution of abscisic acid (ABA) as a possible shoot to root signal

Journal of Experimental Botany

Volumn 48, Issue 311, 1997, Pages 1229-1239

  Jeschke, W Dieter ^a   Holobradá, Margita ^b   Hartung, Wolfram ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

^b INSTITUTE OF CHEMISTRY   (Slovakia)

Author keywords

ABA; Mineral nutrition; Plant development; Seminal roots; Shoot to root signal; Xylem transport; Zea mays

Indexed keywords

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0030842146     PISSN: 00220957     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jxb/48.6.1229     Document Type: Article

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