Net NH 4 + and NO 3 - flux, and expression of NH 4 + and NO 3 - transporters in roots of Picea glauca

Trees - Structure and Function

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 1403-1411

  Alber, A ^a   Ehlting, B ^a   Ehlting, J ^a   Hawkins, B J ^a   Rennenberg, H ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^c KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Ammonium flux; Ammonium transporter; AMT1; AMT2; Ion flux profile; Nitrate flux; Nitrate transporter; Nitrogen uptake; NRT1 NRT2; Root regions

Indexed keywords

AMMONIUM TRANSPORTERS; AMT1; AMT2; ION FLUXES; NITRATE FLUXES; NITRATE TRANSPORTERS; NITROGEN UPTAKE; NRT1-NRT2; ROOT REGIONS;

FORESTRY; GENE EXPRESSION; IONS; MICROELECTRODES; NITRATES; PLANTS (BOTANY);

AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS;

AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; FORESTRY; IONS; NITRATES; NITROGEN; PLANTS; ROOTS;

PICEA; PICEA GLAUCA;

EID: 84864350817     PISSN: 09311890     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00468-012-0700-0     Document Type: Article

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