Nitrogen nutrition and ammonium toxicity in higher plants

International Journal of Botany

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 1-16

  Horchani, Faouzi ^a   R'Bia, Olfa ^a   Hajri, Rim ^a   Aschi Smiti, Samira ^a  

^a FACULTÉ DES SCIENCES DE TUNIS   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

Ammonium; Denitrification looses; Nitrogen nutriton; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

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EID: 79952654293     PISSN: 18119700     EISSN: 18119719     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/ijb.2011.1.16     Document Type: Review

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