Regulation of nitrate reductase expression in leaves by nitrate and nitrogen metabolism is completely overridden when sugars fall below a critical level

Plant, Cell and Environment

Volumn 23, Issue 8, 2000, Pages 863-871

  Klein, D ^a   Morcuende, R ^a   Stitt, M ^a   Krapp, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Nitrate; Nitrate reductase (NIA); Regulation; Sucrose

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033868442     PISSN: 01407791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3040.2000.00593.x     Document Type: Review

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