Comparison of ion balance and nitrogen metabolism in old and young leaves of alkali-stressed rice plants.

BACKGROUND: Alkali stress is an important agricultural contaminant and has complex effects on plant metabolism. The aim of this study was to investigate whether the alkali stress has different effects on the growth, ion balance, and nitrogen metabolism in old and young leaves of rice plants, and to...

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Main Authors: Huan Wang, Zhihai Wu, Jiayu Han, Wei Zheng, Chunwu Yang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3360002?pdf=render