Nitrogen Form Alters Hormonal Balance in Salt-treated Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.)

Journal of Plant Growth Regulation

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 144-157

  Ghanem, Michel Edmond ^a   Martinez Andujar, Cristina ^b,e   Albacete, Alfonso ^b,f   Pospišilova, Hana ^c   Dodd, Ian C ^d   Perez Alfocea, Francisco ^b   Lutts, Stanley ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

^b RESEARCH GROUP ON QUALITY   (Spain)

^c PALACKÝ UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^d LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^e OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

Author keywords

Abscisic acid; Ammonium; Cytokinin; Indole 3 acetic acid; Nitrate; Nitrogen metabolism; Plant hormones; Salt stress; Sodium chloride; Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.); trans Zeatin; trans Zeatin riboside

Indexed keywords

LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; SOLANUM;

EID: 79957806321     PISSN: 07217595     EISSN: 14358107     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00344-010-9178-4     Document Type: Article

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