Effect of N-(n-butyl) thiophosphoric triamide on urea metabolism and the assimilation of ammonium by Triticum aestivum L

Plant Growth Regulation

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 73-79

  Artola, Ekhiñe ^a   Cruchaga, Saioa ^a   Ariz, Idoia ^a   Moran, Jose Fernando ^a   Garnica, María ^c   Houdusse, Fabrice ^c   Mina, J María Garcia ^c   Irigoyen, Ignacio ^b   Lasa, Berta ^a   Aparicio Tejo, Pedro María ^a  

^a CSIC   (Spain)

^b PUBLIC UNIVERSITY OF NAVARRE   (Spain)

^c TimacAgro Grupo Roullier   (Spain)

Author keywords

Ammonium metabolism; N (n butyl) thiophosphoric triamide (NBPT); Urea; Urease; Urease inhibitor; Wheat

Indexed keywords

TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 78650307517     PISSN: 01676903     EISSN: 15735087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10725-010-9513-6     Document Type: Article

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