Physiological responses of plant leaves to atmospheric ammonia and ammonium

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 533-538

  Pearson, J ^a   Soares, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ammonia; Bioindicator; Glutamine synthetase; Nitrate reductase; Organic acids; pH regulation; Photosynthesis

Indexed keywords

GLUTAMINE SYNTHETASE; NITRATE REDUCTASE; PH CONTROL; POLLUTION STRESS INDEX;

AMMONIA; ATMOSPHERIC COMPOSITION; BIOCHEMISTRY; BIOMARKERS; CATALYST ACTIVITY; ENZYMES; FUMIGATION; ORGANIC ACIDS; PH EFFECTS; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANTS (BOTANY);

AIR POLLUTION;

AMMONIA; CITRIC ACID; GLUTAMATE AMMONIA LIGASE; MALIC ACID; NITRATE REDUCTASE;

AIR POLLUTION; CONFERENCE PAPER; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENZYME ACTIVITY; PH; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PLANT GROWTH; PLANT LEAF; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0032006994     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1352-2310(97)00008-3     Document Type: Conference Paper

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