Physiological effects of humic substances on higher plants

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 34, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 1527-1536

  Nardi, Serenella ^a   Pizzeghello, Diego ^a   Muscolo, Adele ^b   Vianello, Angelo ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDITERRANEA OF REGGIO CALABRIA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF UDINE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Chemical characteristics; Hormone like activity; Humic matter; Intermediary metabolism; Ion uptake; Plant cells

Indexed keywords

HUMIC SUBSTANCE; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; PLANT;

CELL MEMBRANE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); HIGHER PLANT; HUMIC SUBSTANCE; MOLECULAR SIZE; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PLANT METABOLISM; PLANT PHYSIOLOGY; VEGETATIVE GROWTH;

EID: 0036861369     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0038-0717(02)00174-8     Document Type: Review

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