Ammonium-induced shoot ethylene production is associated with the inhibition of lateral root formation in Arabidopsis

Journal of Experimental Botany

Volumn 64, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 1413-1425

  Li, Guangjie ^a,b   Li, Baohai ^a   Dong, Gangqiang ^a   Feng, Xiaoyu ^a,b   Kronzucker, Herbert J ^c   Shi, Weiming ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Ammonium toxicity; Arabidopsis; Auxin; Ethylene; Lateral root

Indexed keywords

1,3-DIMETHYLTHIOUREA; BETA GLUCURONIDASE; CATION; DIMETHYLTHIOUREA; DIPHENYLIODONIUM SALT; DRUG DERIVATIVE; ETHYLENE; ETHYLENE DERIVATIVE; INDOLEACETIC ACID DERIVATIVE; QUATERNARY AMMONIUM DERIVATIVE; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; THIOUREA;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; DRUG EFFECT; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; PLANT; PLANT ROOT; SEEDLING; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ARABIDOPSIS; ETHYLENES; GLUCURONIDASE; INDOLEACETIC ACIDS; ONIUM COMPOUNDS; PLANT ROOTS; PLANT SHOOTS; QUATERNARY AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES; SEEDLING; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; THIOUREA;

EID: 84875142151     PISSN: 00220957     EISSN: 14602431     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jxb/ert019     Document Type: Article

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