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Nuclear magnetic resonance studies of the location and function of plant nutrients in vivo

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Plant Nutrition — from Genetic Engineering to Field Practice

Part of the book series: Developments in Plant and Soil Sciences ((DPSS,volume 54))

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The cytoplasmic and vacuolar pools of ammonium, inorganic phosphate and potassium can be studied non-invasively in plant tissues using high resolution nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy. The techniques that allow these pools to be discriminated in vivo are described and their application to plants is reviewed with reference to the phosphorus, nitrogen and potassium nutrition of root tissues.

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  1. AFRC Institute of Arable Crops Research, University of Bristol, Long Ashton Research Station, Bristol, BS18 9AF, UK

    R. B. Lee

  2. Department of Plant Sciences, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3RB, UK

    R. G. Ratcliffe

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  1. Division of Soils, CSIRO, Wembley, Western Australia, Australia

    N. J. Barrow

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Lee, R.B., Ratcliffe, R.G. (1993). Nuclear magnetic resonance studies of the location and function of plant nutrients in vivo . In: Barrow, N.J. (eds) Plant Nutrition — from Genetic Engineering to Field Practice. Developments in Plant and Soil Sciences, vol 54. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-1880-4_4

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