Response of nitrogen fixation in relation to nodule carbohydrate metabolism in Medicago ciliaris lines subjected to salt stress

Journal of Plant Physiology

Volumn 166, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 477-488

  Ben Salah, Imène ^a   Albacete, Alfonso ^b   Martínez Andújar, Cristina ^b   Haouala, Rabiaa ^c   Labidi, Nehla ^a   Zribi, Fethia ^a   Martinez, Vicente ^b   Pérez Alfocea, Francisco ^b   Abdelly, Chedly ^a  

^a CENTRE DE BIOTECHNOLOGIE DE BORJ CÉDRIA   (Tunisia)

^b RESEARCH GROUP ON QUALITY   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MONASTIR   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

Medicago ciliaris; Nitrogen fixation; Nodule carbon metabolism; Salt stress; Sucrose transport

Indexed keywords

CHLOROPHYLL; ION; MALIC ACID; MALIC ACID DERIVATIVE; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SUCROSE;

ARTICLE; CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYMOLOGY; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MEDICAGO; METABOLISM; NITROGEN FIXATION; NODULATION; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; PLANT LEAF; TRANSPORT AT THE CELLULAR LEVEL;

BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT; CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM; CHLOROPHYLL; IONS; MALATES; MEDICAGO; NITROGEN FIXATION; PLANT LEAVES; ROOT NODULES, PLANT; SODIUM CHLORIDE; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL; SUCROSE;

MEDICAGO; MEDICAGO CILIARIS;

EID: 60949106775     PISSN: 01761617     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jplph.2008.06.016     Document Type: Article

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