Nitrogen Acquisition and Assimilation in Higher Plants (Plant Ecophysiology)
Contributors: Sara Amâncio (Editor); Ineke Stulen (Editor)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Springer
Published: April 6, 2005
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 299
ISBN-13: 9781402027277
Subjects: Botany & plant sciences; Science/Mathematics; Life Sciences - Botany; Science; Life Sciences - Biochemistry; Nutrition; Science / Botany; Life Sciences - Biology - General
First sentence: With the exception of legumes and a few other species (actinorhizal plants) that develop N2-fixing symbioses, plants acquire N from the soil in the inorganic form, as NH4+ or NO3-.