PEP-Carboxylase Activity: A Comparison of its Role in a C4 and a C3 Species Under Salt Stress

Journal of Agronomy and Crop Science

Volumn 196, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 185-192

  Hatzig, S ^a   Kumar, A ^a   Neubert, A ^a   Schubert, S ^a  

^a JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Alkalinity; Maize; Organic acids; PEP carboxylase; Sugar; Wheat

Indexed keywords

ALKALINITY; BIOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION; C3 PLANT; C4 PLANT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GENOTYPE; LIGHT INTENSITY; MAIZE; METABOLISM; ORGANIC ACID; SALINITY; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SUCROSE; WHEAT;

TRITICUM AESTIVUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 77954146712     PISSN: 09312250     EISSN: 1439037X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-037X.2009.00403.x     Document Type: Article

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