Evaluation of future developments in agrobiotechnology: The potential roles of protein nitrogen and sulfur for better crop plants

Landbauforschung Volkenrode

Volumn 58, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 91-96

  Hell, Rüdiger ^a   Hillebrand, Helke ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^b BASF SE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Crop improvement; Nitrogen; Nutritional value; Plant biotechnology; Sulfur

Indexed keywords

HEXAPODA;

EID: 47649118363     PISSN: 04586859     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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