Effect of light and nitrates on nitrate reductase activity and stability in seedling leaves of selected barley genotypes

Acta Physiologiae Plantarum

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 155-160

  Gniazdowska Skoczek, Halina ^a  

^a POZNA UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Poland)

Author keywords

Barley; Doubled haploid; Light; Nitrate reductase; Nitrates content; Stability

Indexed keywords

HORDEUM VULGARE SUBSP. VULGARE;

EID: 0031823436     PISSN: 01375881     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11738-998-0007-3     Document Type: Article

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