Does lowering glutamine synthetase activity in nodules modify nitrogen metabolism and growth of Lotus japonicus?

Plant Physiology

Volumn 133, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 253-262

  Harrison, Judith ^a,c   Pou De Crescenzo, Marie Anne ^a,b   Sené, Olivier ^a   Hirel, Bertrand ^a  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ D'ANGERS   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ CÔTE D'AZUR   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACIDS; BIOMASS; COMPOSITION; METABOLISM; PLANTS (BOTANY);

PLANT BIOMASS;

ENZYMES;

AGROBACTERIUM; AGROBACTERIUM TUMEFACIENS; EMBRYOPHYTA; GLYCINE MAX; LOTUS; LOTUS CORNICULATUS VAR. JAPONICUS; LOTUS JAPONICUS;

EID: 0141786918     PISSN: 00320889     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1104/pp.102.016766     Document Type: Article

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