Enhanced carbon dioxide leads to a modified diurnal rhythm of nitrate reductase activity in older plants, and a large stimulation of nitrate reductase activity and higher levels of amino acids in young tobacco plants

Plant, Cell and Environment

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 253-268

  Geiger, M ^a   Walch Liu, P ^b   Engels, C ^b   Harnecker, J ^c   Schulze, E D ^c   Ludewig, F ^d   Sonnewald, U ^d   Scheible, W R ^a   Stitt, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HOHENHEIM   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BAYREUTH   (Germany)

^d LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE OF PLANT GENETICS AND CROP PLANT RESEARCH IPK   (Germany)

Author keywords

Amino acids; Elevated carbon dioxide; Growth; Nitrate; Nitrate reductase

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031750325     PISSN: 01407791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3040.1998.00277.x     Document Type: Article

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