Effects of ammonium to nitrate ratio on growth, nitrogen metabolism, photosynthetic efficiency and bioactive phytochemical production of Prunella vulgaris

Pharmaceutical Biology

Volumn 52, Issue 12, 2014, Pages 1518-1525

  Zhu, Zai Biao ^a   Yu, Man Man ^a   Chen, Yu Hang ^a,b   Guo, Qiao Sheng ^a   Zhang, Li Xia ^a   Shi, Hong Zhuan ^a   Liu, Li ^a  

^a NANJING AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CHENGDU MEDICAL COLLEGE   (China)

Author keywords

Ammonium nitrate ratios; Bioactive component; Photosynthetic rate

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; GLUTAMATE AMMONIA LIGASE; NITRATE; NITRATE REDUCTASE; OLEANOLIC ACID; ROSMARINIC ACID; URSOLIC ACID; AMMONIUM DERIVATIVE; NITRIC ACID DERIVATIVE; NITROGEN;

ARTICLE; BIOMASS PRODUCTION; CHLOROPHYLL CONTENT; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; LEAF AREA; NITROGEN FIXATION; NITROGEN METABOLISM; NONHUMAN; PHOTOSYNTHETIC RATE; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PLANT GROWTH; PLANT LEAF; PLANT RESPONSE; PLANT ROOT; PLANT STEM; PRUNELLA; PRUNELLA VULGARIS; BIOMASS; CHEMISTRY; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYSIOLOGY; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; BIOMASS; MEDICINE, TRADITIONAL; NITRATES; NITROGEN; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PRUNELLA;

EID: 84908668043     PISSN: 13880209     EISSN: 17445116     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/13880209.2014.902081     Document Type: Article

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