N-partitioning, nitrate reductase and glutamine synthetase activities in two contrasting varieties of maize

Pesquisa Agropecuaria Brasileira

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 249-256

  Machado, Altair Toledo ^a   Sodek, Ladaslav ^b   Fernandes, Manlio Silvestre ^c  

^a EMBRAPA AGROBIOLOGIA   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL RURAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Grain; Nitrogen; Nutrient transport; Plant breeding; Source sink relations

Indexed keywords

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0035610993     PISSN: 0100204X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0100-204X2001000200006     Document Type: Article

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