Sucrose synthase in legume nodules is essential for nitrogen fixation

Plant Physiology

Volumn 120, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 867-877

  Gordon, Anthony J ^a   Minchin, Frank R ^a   James, Caron L ^a   Komina, Olga ^a,b  

^a ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b BACH INSTITUTE OF BIOCHEMISTRY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LEGHEMOGLOBIN; NITROGEN FIXATION; NODULATION; PLANT PRODUCT; SUCROSE SYNTHASE;

PISUM SATIVUM;

EID: 0032819393     PISSN: 00320889     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1104/pp.120.3.867     Document Type: Article

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