Do plants need nitrate? the mechanisms by which nitrogen form affects plants

Annals of Applied Biology

Volumn 163, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 174-199

  Andrews, M ^a   Raven, J A ^b,c   Lea, P J ^d  

^a LINCOLN UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^d LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

ABA; ammonium; ammonium toxicity; atmospheric CO2; auxin; C 3 plants; dry matter partitioning; leaf expansion; low temperature tolerance; mobilisation of seed reserves; nitrate assimilation; nitrogen use efficiency; osmoticum; root architecture; seed dormancy

Indexed keywords

DRY MATTER; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; GERMINATION; LEAF MORPHOLOGY; NITRATE; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; NUTRIENT USE EFFICIENCY; PARTITIONING; PLANT; ROOT ARCHITECTURE; SEED; SEED DORMANCY; SHOOT;

EID: 84882305948     PISSN: 00034746     EISSN: 17447348     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/aab.12045     Document Type: Review

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