Comparison of contents for cytosolic-glutamine synthetase and NADH-dependent glutamate synthase proteins in leaves of japonica, indica, and javanica rice plants

Soil Science and Plant Nutrition

Volumn 43, Issue SPEC. ISS., 1997, Pages 1107-1112

  Yamaya, Tomoyuki ^a   Obara, Mitsuhiro ^a   Hayakawa, Toshihiko ^a   Sato, Tadashi ^a  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cytosolic glutamine synthetase; Indica; Japonica; Javanica; NADH glutamate synthase; Oryza sativa L.

Indexed keywords

JAPONICA; ORYZA SATIVA;

EID: 0031401315     PISSN: 00380768     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00380768.1997.11863726     Document Type: Conference Paper

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