Effects of nitrogen source and water availability on stem carbohydrates and cellulosic bioethanol traits of alfalfa plants

Plant Science

Volumn 191-192, Issue , 2012, Pages 16-23

  Fiasconaro, M Laura ^a   Gogorcena, Yolanda ^b   Muñoz, Fernando ^c   Andueza, Donato ^d   Sánchez Díaz, Manuel ^a   Antolín, M Carmen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAVARRA   (Spain)

^b CSIC   (Spain)

^c Instituto Agroalimentario de Aragón IA2   (Spain)

^d CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

Cell wall; Drought; Medicago sativa L.; Nitrogen fixation; Soluble carbohydrates

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; AMMONIUM NITRATE; BIOFUEL; CELLULOSE; HEAVY METAL; LIGNIN; NITRATE; NITROGEN; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; WATER;

ALFALFA; ARTICLE; CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM; CELL WALL; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYMOLOGY; GAS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; NITROGEN FIXATION; PLANT STEM; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT; SEWAGE; SOLUBILITY;

BIOFUELS; CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM; CELL WALL; CELLULOSE; ETHANOL; GASES; LIGNIN; MEDICAGO SATIVA; METALS, HEAVY; NITRATES; NITROGEN; NITROGEN FIXATION; PHENOLS; PLANT STEMS; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT, HERITABLE; SEWAGE; SOLUBILITY; WATER;

EMBRYOPHYTA; MEDICAGO SATIVA; RHIZOBIACEAE; TRACHEOPHYTA;

EID: 84860796734     PISSN: 01689452     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.plantsci.2012.04.007     Document Type: Article

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