Nitrogen supply after removing the shoot apex increases the nicotine concentration and nitrogen content of tobacco plants

Annals of Botany

Volumn 96, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 793-797

  Xi, X Y ^a   Li, C J ^a   Zhang, F S ^a  

^a CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

15N isotope; Flue cured tobacco; Nicotine concentration; Nitrogen; Removal of the shoot apex

Indexed keywords

NICOTINE; NITROGEN;

NITROGEN;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT; PLANT LEAF; PLANT ROOT; PLANT STEM; TIME; TOBACCO;

NICOTINE; NITROGEN; PLANT LEAVES; PLANT ROOTS; PLANT SHOOTS; PLANT STEMS; TIME FACTORS; TOBACCO;

NICOTIANA OBTUSIFOLIA; NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 24944499178     PISSN: 03057364     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aob/mci229     Document Type: Article

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