Biosensor-based spatial and developmental mapping of maize leaf glutamine at vein-level resolution in response to different nitrogen rates and uptake/assimilation durations

BMC Plant Biology

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2016, Pages

  Goron, Travis L ^a   Raizada, Manish N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biosensor; Glutamine; Imaging; Leaf; Longitudinal vein; Maize; Metabolomics; Nitrogen; Nitrogen use efficiency; Transverse vein

Indexed keywords

GLUTAMINE; NITROGEN;

GENETIC PROCEDURES; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MAIZE; METABOLISM; PLANT LEAF;

BIOSENSING TECHNIQUES; GLUTAMINE; NITROGEN; PLANT LEAVES; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84992047343     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712229     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12870-016-0918-x     Document Type: Article

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