Mitochondrial Redox State, Nitrogen Metabolism and Signalling

Nitrogen Metabolism in Plants in the Post-genomic Era

Volumn 42, Issue , 2010, Pages 287-304

  Foyer, Christine H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Amines nitrate ratios; Amino acids; C N signalling; Mitochondria; NADH dehydrogenases; Photorespiration; Photosynthesis; Pyridine nucleotides; Respiration; Root architecture; Shoot root ratios

Indexed keywords

EID: 84937517914     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9781444328608.ch12     Document Type: Chapter

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