Nitric oxide: A multifaceted regulator of the nitrogen-fixing symbiosis

Journal of Experimental Botany

Volumn 66, Issue 10, 2015, Pages 2877-2887

  Hichri, Imène ^a,b   Boscari, Alexandre ^a,b   Castella, Claude ^a,b   Rovere, Martina ^a,b   Puppo, Alain ^a,b   Brouquisse, Renaud ^a,b  

^a Institut Sophia Agrobiotech   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ CÔTE D'AZUR   (France)

Author keywords

Hypoxia; Legume; Nitric oxide; Nitrogen fixation; Rhizobium; Symbiosis

Indexed keywords

NITRIC OXIDE;

FABACEAE; METABOLISM; NITROGEN FIXATION; RHIZOBIUM; SYMBIOSIS;

FABACEAE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITROGEN FIXATION; RHIZOBIUM; SYMBIOSIS;

EID: 84940702445     PISSN: 00220957     EISSN: 14602431     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erv051     Document Type: Review

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