Stimulation of nodulation in Medicago truncatula by low concentrations of ammonium: Quantitative reverse transcription PCR analysis of selected genes

Physiologia Plantarum

Volumn 135, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 317-330

  Fei, Houman ^a   Vessey, J Kevin ^a  

^a SAINT MARY S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYTOKININ; INDOLEACETIC ACID DERIVATIVE; NITRATE; NITROGEN; PHYTOHORMONE; PLANT RNA; QUATERNARY AMMONIUM DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; BARREL MEDIC; DRUG EFFECT; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; NODULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SINORHIZOBIUM MELILOTI; SYMBIOSIS;

CYTOKININS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; INDOLEACETIC ACIDS; MEDICAGO TRUNCATULA; NITRATES; NITROGEN; PLANT GROWTH REGULATORS; PLANT ROOT NODULATION; QUATERNARY AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, PLANT; ROOT NODULES, PLANT; SINORHIZOBIUM MELILOTI; SYMBIOSIS;

MEDICAGO TRUNCATULA; RHIZOBIACEAE; SINORHIZOBIUM MELILOTI;

EID: 60149107365     PISSN: 00319317     EISSN: 13993054     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-3054.2008.01192.x     Document Type: Article

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