Overview
Latest research results on the uptake and fixation of nitrogen by plants and its impact on yield and the environment.
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Table of contents (15 chapters)
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Nitrate Assimilation
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Ammonia Assimilation
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Symbiotic Nitrogen Fixation
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Nitrogen and Seed storage Proteins
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Nitrogen in the Environment
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About this book
This book covers all aspects of the transfer of nitrogen from the soil and air to a final resting place in the seed protein of a crop plant. It describes the physiological and molecular mechanisms of ammonium and nitrate transport and assimilation, including symbiotic nitrogen fixation by the Rhizobiacea. Amino acid metabolism and nitrogen traffic during plant growth and development and details of protein biosynthesis in the seeds are also extensively covered. Finally, the effects of the application of nitrogen fertilisers on plant growth, crop yield and the environment are discussed.
Written by international experts in their field, Plant Nitrogen is essential reading for all plant biochemists, biotechnologists, molecular biologists and physiologists as well as plant breeders, agricultural engineers, agronomists and phytochemists.
Editors and Affiliations
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Plant Nitrogen
Editors: Peter J. Lea, Jean-François Morot-Gaudry
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-04064-5
Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg
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eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2001
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-540-67799-4Published: 26 February 2001
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-08731-8Published: 09 December 2010
eBook ISBN: 978-3-662-04064-5Published: 09 March 2013
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIV, 407
Additional Information: Jointly published with INRA Editions, Versailles, France
Topics: Plant Sciences, Agriculture, Forestry, Biochemistry, general, Ecology