Root carbon enrichment alleviates ammonium toxicity in cucumber plants

Journal of Plant Nutrition

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 941-958

  Roosta, H R ^a   Schjoerring, Jan K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

13C; 15N; Ammonium; Cucumis sativus; Glutamine synthetase; Inorganic carbon enrichment; Nitrate; Nitrate reductase; PEPCase; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

CUCUMIS SATIVUS;

EID: 45749103667     PISSN: 01904167     EISSN: 15324087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01904160802043270     Document Type: Article

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