NITROGEN ASSIMILATION AND THE CONTROL OF AMMONIUM AND NITRATE ABSORPTION BY MAIZE ROOTS

Experimental treatments designed to affect the pathway of nitrogen assimilation were applied to the roots of intact maize plants growing with ammonium or nitrate as N-sources. The treatments comprised: external amino acid feeding; specific inhibitors of GS, GOGAT, and aminotransferases; and N-starva...

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Main Authors: Lee, R, Purves, J, Ratcliffe, R, Saker, L
Format: Journal article
Published: 1992