Impact of nitrogen supply on carbon/nitrogen allocation: A case study on amino acids and catechins in green tea [Camellia sinensis (L.) O. Kuntze] plants*

Plant Biology

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 724-734

  Ruan, J ^a,b   Haerdter, R ^c   Gerendas J ^b,d  

^a INSTITUTE OF PLANT PROTECTION   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

^c K+S Asia Pacific Pte Lte   (Singapore)

^d K+S KALI GmbH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Allocation; Arginine; Growth; Polyphenols; Sugars; Theanine

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; ANTIOXIDANT; BIOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION; BIOMASS ALLOCATION; CARBON; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GROWTH RATE; HYDROPONICS; METABOLITE; NITROGEN; PHENOL; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PROTEIN; SUGAR; TEA;

CAMELLIA SINENSIS;

AMINO ACID; CARBOHYDRATE; CARBON; CATECHIN; FLAVONOID; GLUTAMATE AMMONIA LIGASE; NITROGEN; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; PHENYLALANINE AMMONIA LYASE; PHOSPHOENOLPYRUVATE CARBOXYLASE; POLYPHENOLS; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; METABOLISM; TEA;

AMINO ACIDS; CAMELLIA SINENSIS; CARBOHYDRATES; CARBON; CATECHIN; FLAVONOIDS; GLUTAMATE-AMMONIA LIGASE; NITROGEN; PHENOLS; PHENYLALANINE AMMONIA-LYASE; PHOSPHOENOLPYRUVATE CARBOXYLASE; PLANT PROTEINS;

EID: 78049404432     PISSN: 14358603     EISSN: 14388677     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1438-8677.2009.00288.x     Document Type: Article

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