A comparison of NH4+ and NO3- net fluxes along roots of rice and maize

Plant, Cell and Environment

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 240-246

  Colmer, T D ^a,b   Bloom, A J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Ammonium; Ion fluxes; Nitrate; Oryza sativa; Root; Structure; Uptake; Zea mays

Indexed keywords

ORYZA SATIVA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0031959066     PISSN: 01407791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3040.1998.00261.x     Document Type: Article

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