Physiological and biochemical characteristics of FN1, a 'fixation impaired' mutant of pea (Pisum sativum L.)

Journal of Experimental Botany

Volumn 49, Issue 328, 1998, Pages 1789-1796

  Romanov, V I ^a   Gordon, A J ^b   Minchin, F R ^b   Witty, J F ^b   Skot L ^b   James, C L ^b   Tikhonovich, I A ^c  

^a BACH INSTITUTE OF BIOCHEMISTRY   (Russian Federation)

^b ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c ALL RUSSIA RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR AGRICULTURAL MICROBIOLOGY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Enzymes; Mutant; Nitrogen fixation; Nodules; Peas

Indexed keywords

ACETYLENE; ALANINE PYRUVATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ASPARAGINE; ASPARTIC ACID; CARBON; GLUTAMATE AMMONIA LIGASE; GLUTAMATE SYNTHASE; IMMUNOLOGICAL TECHNIQUE; LEGHEMOGLOBIN; MUTANT; NITROGEN FIXATION; NITROGENASE; NODULATION; ONONITOL; OXYGEN CONCENTRATION; PHOSPHOENOLPYRUVATE CARBOXYLASE; PLANT METABOLISM; REDUCTION;

PISUM SATIVUM; RHIZOBIACEAE; RHIZOBIUM LEGUMINOSARUM; SATIVUM;

EID: 0031785530     PISSN: 00220957     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jxb/49.328.1789     Document Type: Article

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