Nitrogen modulation of legume root architecture signaling pathways involves phytohormones and small regulatory molecules

Frontiers in Plant Science

Volumn 4, Issue OCT, 2013, Pages

  Mohd Radzman, Nadiatul A ^a   Djordjevic, Michael A ^a   Imin, Nijat ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Lateral root; Legumes; Microrna; Nitrogen regulation; Nodulation; Phytohormone; Root development; Small regulatory

Indexed keywords

EID: 84901065750     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1664462X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2013.00385     Document Type: Article

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