Multiple signaling pathways control nitrogen-mediated root elongation in maize

Plant Signaling and Behavior

Volumn 3, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1030-1032

  Mi, Guohua ^a   Chen, Fanjun ^a   Zhang, Fusuo ^a  

^a CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Auxin; Cytokinin; Nitrogen; NO; Root growth

Indexed keywords

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 56049092369     PISSN: 15592316     EISSN: 15592324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4161/psb.6800     Document Type: Article

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