Nitrogen uptake, assimilation and remobilization in plants: Challenges for sustainable and productive agriculture

Annals of Botany

Volumn 105, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 1141-1157

  Masclaux Daubresse, Céline ^a   Daniel Vedele, Franoise ^a   Dechorgnat, Julie ^a   Chardon, Fabien ^a   Gaufichon, Laure ^a   Suzuki, Akira ^a  

^a INSTITUT JEAN PIERRE BOURGIN   (France)

Author keywords

ammonium assimilation; glutamine synthetase; leaf senescence; natural variation; nitrate transporter; Nitrogen use efficiency; nutrient recycling; quantitative trait loci; remobilization

Indexed keywords

NITROGEN; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

ALTERNATIVE AGRICULTURE; ASSIMILATION EFFICIENCY; BIOMASS; CROP PRODUCTION; CROP YIELD; CULTIVATION; ECOPHYSIOLOGY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; GENOMICS; LIMITING FACTOR; METABOLISM; NITROGEN COMPOUND; NUMERICAL MODEL; NUTRIENT CYCLING; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; NUTRIENT USE EFFICIENCY; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REMOBILIZATION; SOIL SCIENCE;

GENETICS; METABOLISM; PLANT; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCUS; REVIEW;

NITROGEN; PLANT PROTEINS; PLANTS; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCI;

EID: 77952990214     PISSN: 03057364     EISSN: 10958290     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aob/mcq028     Document Type: Review

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