Amino acids and nitrate as signals for the regulation of nitrogen acquisition

Journal of Experimental Botany

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 111-119

  Miller, Anthony J ^a   Fan, Xiaorong ^a,b   Shen, Qirong ^b   Smith, Susan J ^a  

^a ROTHAMSTED RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^b NANJING AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Amino acids; Ammonium uptake; Feedback regulation; Nitrate uptake; Nitrogen sensor

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; NITRATE; NITROGEN; QUATERNARY AMMONIUM DERIVATIVE;

CONFERENCE PAPER; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT ROOT;

AMINO ACIDS; FEEDBACK, BIOCHEMICAL; NITRATES; NITROGEN; PLANT ROOTS; QUATERNARY AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS;

EID: 42649094166     PISSN: 00220957     EISSN: 14602431     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erm208     Document Type: Conference Paper

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