Putative role of γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA) as a long-distance signal in up-regulation of nitrate uptake in Brassica napus L.

Plant, Cell and Environment

Volumn 27, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 1035-1046

  Beuve, N ^a   Rispail, N ^b   Laine, P ^a   Cliquet, J B ^a   Ourry, A ^a   Le Deunff, E ^a  

^a University Caen UMR INRA UCBN 950 Ecophysiologie Végétale   (France)

^b ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

aminobutyric acid (GABA); Amino acids; BnNrt2 genes; Brassica napus L.; High affinity transport system (HATS); Nitrate uptake; Phloem; Translocation

Indexed keywords

PHYSIOLOGY;

BRASSICA; BRASSICA NAPUS; SINAPIS ARVENSIS;

EID: 3843087177     PISSN: 01407791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3040.2004.01208.x     Document Type: Article

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