Interactions between nitrate and ammonium in their uptake, allocation, assimilation, and signaling in plants

T Hachiya, H Sakakibara - Journal of Experimental Botany, 2017‏ - academic.oup.com
Nitrogen (N) availability is a major factor determining plant growth and productivity. Plants
acquire inorganic N from the soil, mainly in the form of nitrate and ammonium. To date …

Recent advances in carbon and nitrogen metabolism in C3 plants

M Baslam, T Mitsui, K Sueyoshi, T Ohyama - International Journal of …, 2020‏ - mdpi.com
C and N are the most important essential elements constituting organic compounds in
plants. The shoots and roots depend on each other by exchanging C and N through the …

Plant nitrogen assimilation and use efficiency

G Xu, X Fan, AJ Miller - Annual review of plant biology, 2012‏ - annualreviews.org
Crop productivity relies heavily on nitrogen (N) fertilization. Production and application of N
fertilizers consume huge amounts of energy, and excess is detrimental to the environment; …

Metabolic and signaling aspects underpinning the regulation of plant carbon nitrogen interactions

A Nunes-Nesi, AR Fernie, M Stitt - Molecular plant, 2010‏ - cell.com
In addition to light and water, CO 2 and mineral elements are required for plant growth and
development. Among these factors, nitrogen is critical, since it is needed to synthesize …

Do plants need nitrate? The mechanisms by which nitrogen form affects plants

M Andrews, JA Raven, PJ Lea - Annals of applied biology, 2013‏ - Wiley Online Library
The literature on nitrogen (N) form effects on plants at different stages of their development
has been critically reviewed, assessing the possible mechanisms of these effects. In …

Engineering nitrogen use efficient crop plants: the current status

CH McAllister, PH Beatty… - Plant biotechnology journal, 2012‏ - Wiley Online Library
In the last 40 years the amount of synthetic nitrogen (N) applied to crops has risen
drastically, resulting in significant increases in yield but with considerable impacts on the …

The remarkable diversity of plant PEPC (phosphoenolpyruvate carboxylase): recent insights into the physiological functions and post-translational controls of non …

B O'Leary, J Park, WC Plaxton - Biochemical Journal, 2011‏ - portlandpress.com
PEPC [PEP (phosphoenolpyruvate) carboxylase] is a tightly controlled enzyme located at
the core of plant C-metabolism that catalyses the irreversible β-carboxylation of PEP to form …

Crop nitrogen (N) utilization mechanism and strategies to improve N use efficiency

W Mahboob, G Yang, M Irfan - Acta Physiologiae Plantarum, 2023‏ - Springer
Nitrogen (N) is an essential plant macro-nutrient for crop sustainability and productivity.
Substantial quantities of N fertilizers are being applied in soil, but only about 33% is utilized …

[HTML][HTML] Function and regulation of ammonium transporters in plants

DL Hao, JY Zhou, SY Yang, W Qi, KJ Yang… - International Journal of …, 2020‏ - mdpi.com
Ammonium transporter (AMT)-mediated acquisition of ammonium nitrogen from soils is
essential for the nitrogen demand of plants, especially for those plants growing in flooded or …

Metabolomic approaches toward understanding nitrogen metabolism in plants

M Kusano, A Fukushima, H Redestig… - Journal of Experimental …, 2011‏ - academic.oup.com
Plants can assimilate inorganic nitrogen (N) sources to organic N such as amino acids. N is
the most important of the mineral nutrients required by plants and its metabolism is tightly …