Regulation of Arabidopsis root development by nitrate availability

Journal of Experimental Botany

Volumn 51, Issue 342, 2000, Pages 51-59

  Zhang, Hanma ^b   Forde, Brian G ^a,b  

^a LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b ROTHAMSTED RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Lateral roots; Nitrate; Plasticity; Root architecture; Signalling

Indexed keywords

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA;

EID: 0033979763     PISSN: 00220957     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jxb/51.342.51     Document Type: Article

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