Wheat (Triticum aestivum) seedlings secrete proteases from the roots and, after protein addition, grow well on medium without inorganic nitrogen

Plant Biology

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 718-724

  Adamczyk, B ^a   Godlewski, M ^a   Zimny, J ^b   Zimny, A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LODZ   (Poland)

^b PLANT BREEDING AND ACCLIMATIZATION INSTITUTE NATIONAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Poland)

Author keywords

Plant nitrogen nutrition; Proteases exudation; Proteolytic activity of the medium; Triticum aestivum; Wheat

Indexed keywords

CASEIN; NITROGEN; PEPTIDE HYDROLASE;

CULTIVATION; DIGESTION; ENZYME; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; NITROGEN; SECRETION; SEEDLING; WHEAT;

ARTICLE; CULTURE MEDIUM; ENZYMOLOGY; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; PLANT; PLANT ROOT; SECRETION; SEEDLING; WHEAT;

CASEINS; CULTURE MEDIA; NITROGEN; PEPTIDE HYDROLASES; PLANT ROOTS; PLANT SHOOTS; SEEDLING; TRITICUM;

TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 53549099124     PISSN: 14358603     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1438-8677.2008.00079.x     Document Type: Article

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