Regulation of organic and inorganic nitrogen uptake in Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris) seedlings

Tree Physiology

Volumn 24, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 1397-1402

  Öhlund, Jonas ^a   Näsholm, Torgny ^a  

^a Umea Plant Science Center   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Amino acids; Ammonium; Arginine; Glycine; Nitrate; Nitrogen status; Uptake regulation

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; INORGANIC NITROGEN; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; ORGANIC NITROGEN; SEEDLING;

CONIFEROPHYTA; PINUS SYLVESTRIS;

EID: 9244248690     PISSN: 0829318X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/treephys/24.12.1397     Document Type: Article

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