Inhibition of wheat nitrate reductase activity by zinc

Biologia Plantarum

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 257-262

  Luna, C M ^a   Casano, L M ^b   Trippi, V S ^a  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE TECNOLOGÍA AGROPECUARIA INTA   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALCALÁ   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cu toxicity; Nitrate assimilation; Triticum aestivum; Zn toxicity

Indexed keywords

TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 0033946354     PISSN: 00063134     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1002760412055     Document Type: Article

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