A mathematical model for nitrogen demand quantification and a link to broccoli (Brassica oleracea var. italica) glutamine synthetase activity

Plant Science

Volumn 165, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 483-496

  Nkoa, Roger ^a,b   Desjardins, Yves ^a   Tremblay, Nicolas ^a   Querrec, Lydia ^a   Baana, Murielle ^a   Nkoa, Boris ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^b NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Critical N rate; Glutamine synthetase; Growth rate; N deficit; N demand

Indexed keywords

CROPS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NITROGEN; TISSUE;

BROCCOLI PLANTS;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

BRASSICA; BRASSICA OLERACEA; BRASSICA OLERACEA VAR. BOTRYTIS; BRASSICA OLERACEA VAR. CAPITATA; BRASSICA OLERACEA VAR. ITALICA;

EID: 0043132172     PISSN: 01689452     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-9452(03)00167-5     Document Type: Article

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