Concerted changes in N and C primary metabolism in alfalfa (Medicago sativa) under water restriction

Journal of Experimental Botany

Volumn 64, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 885-897

  Aranjuelo, Iker ^a,b,c   Tcherkez, Guillaume ^d   Molero, Gemma ^b,e   Gilard, Françoise ^d   Avice, Jean Christophe ^c   Nogués, Salvador ^b  

^a PUBLIC UNIVERSITY OF NAVARRE   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE CAEN   (France)

^d INSTITUTE OF PLANT SCIENCES PARIS SACLAY IPS2   (France)

^e INTERNATIONAL MAIZE AND WHEAT IMPROVEMENT CENTER CIMMYT   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Alfalfa; C N; drought; metabolomic; nodule; proteomic

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; CARBON; NITROGEN; PROTEOME; WATER;

ALFALFA; ARTICLE; DROUGHT; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; METABOLOMICS; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; NITROGEN FIXATION; NODULATION; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT LEAF; SINORHIZOBIUM MELILOTI;

AMINO ACIDS; CARBON; DROUGHTS; MEDICAGO SATIVA; METABOLOMICS; NITROGEN; NITROGEN FIXATION; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PLANT LEAVES; PROTEOME; ROOT NODULES, PLANT; SINORHIZOBIUM MELILOTI; WATER;

EID: 84874737563     PISSN: 00220957     EISSN: 14602431     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jxb/ers367     Document Type: Article

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