Root cortical aerenchyma enhances nitrogen acquisition from low-nitrogen soils in maize

Plant Physiology

Volumn 166, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 726-735

  Saengwilai, Patompong ^a   Nord, Eric A ^a   Chimungu, Joseph G ^a   Brown, Kathleen M ^a   Lynch, Jonathan Paul ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NITROGEN; SOIL;

CHEMISTRY; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MAIZE; METABOLISM; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT ROOT; SOIL;

NITROGEN; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PLANT ROOTS; SOIL; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84907758565     PISSN: 00320889     EISSN: 15322548     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1104/pp.114.241711     Document Type: Article

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