Uptake of intact amino acids by plants depends on soil amino acid concentrations

Environmental and Experimental Botany

Volumn 66, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 145-152

  Sauheitl, L ^a   Glaser, B ^a   Weigelt, A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BAYREUTH   (Germany)

^b FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

Author keywords

13C; 15N; Microbial competition; Organic nitrogen; Plant nutrition; Stable isotope

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; BIODEGRADATION; BIOLOGICAL UPTAKE; CARBON ISOTOPE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); GRASS; GREENHOUSE ECOSYSTEM; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MINERALIZATION; ORGANIC NITROGEN; SOIL CHEMISTRY; STABLE ISOTOPE;

EID: 67349259721     PISSN: 00988472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envexpbot.2009.03.009     Document Type: Article

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