Utilization of urea by leaves of bromeliad Vriesea gigantea under water deficit: much more than a nitrogen source

Vriesea gigantea Gaudichaud is an epiphytic bromeliad with a high capacity to take up urea. In plants, urea is hydrolyzed by urease into ammonium and CO2, providing nitrogen to the plant. Most studies of urea nutrition have focused only on nitrogen metabolism, whereas scarce attention has been given...

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Published in:	Biologia Plantarum
Main Authors:	A. Matiz, P. T. Mioto, M. P. M. Aidar, H. Mercier
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Institute of Experimental Botany of the Czech Academy of Sciences 2017-12-01
Subjects:	carbon dioxide assimilation malate phosphoenolpyruvate carboxylase urease
Online Access:	https://bp.ueb.cas.cz/artkey/bpl-201704-0018_Utilization-of-urea-by-leaves-of-bromeliad-Vriesea-gigantea-under-water-deficit-much-more-than-a-n.php