Global aspects of C/N interactions determining plant-environment interactions

Journal of Experimental Botany

Volumn 55, Issue 394, 2004, Pages 11-25

  Raven, John A ^a,b   Handley, Linda L ^b,c   Andrews, Mitchell ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^b Lamont Doherty Earth Observatory   (United States)

^c SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SUNDERLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Algae; Astrochemistry; Carbon; Chemical defence; Compatible solutes; Ecology; Evolution; Free radical scavenging; Nitrogen; UV B screening

Indexed keywords

DENITRIFICATION; LIPIDS; NUCLEIC ACIDS; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; POLYSACCHARIDES; PROTEINS;

AQUATIC SYSTEMS; GROWTH RATES;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

CARBON; NITROGEN; WATER;

CONFERENCE PAPER; ENVIRONMENT; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT;

CARBON; ENVIRONMENT; NITROGEN; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PLANTS; WATER;

ALGAE; EMBRYOPHYTA;

EID: 0346056753     PISSN: 00220957     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erh011     Document Type: Conference Paper

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