Root Ideotype Influences Nitrogen Transport and Assimilation in Maize

Root Ideotype Influences Nitrogen Transport and Assimilation in Maize

Maize (Zea mays, L.) yield is strongly influenced by external nitrogen inputs and their availability in the soil solution. Overuse of nitrogen-fertilizers can have detrimental ecological consequences through increased nitrogen pollution of water and the release of the potent greenhouse gas, nitrous...

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Main Authors: Julie Dechorgnat, Karen L. Francis, Kanwarpal S. Dhugga, J. A. Rafalski, Stephen D. Tyerman, Brent N. Kaiser
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Plant Science
Subjects:
Zea mays
nitrogen
gene expression
transport
root system architecture
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpls.2018.00531/full

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