Plant Amino Acids: Biochemistry and Biotechnology (Books in Soils, Plants, and the Environment Book 69)

"This comprehensive reference covers the basic knowledge of the regulation of biosynthesis of various amino acids in plants and the application of this knowledge to the discovery of novel inhibitors of amino acid biosynthesis and for enhancing the nutritional value of plant products."--BOOK JACKET. "With over 3100 references, tables, and drawings, Plant Amino Acids is suitable for plant physiologists; biochemists and molecular biologists; plant breeders; soil and crop scientists; agricultural engineers; agronomists and agrobiologists; biotechnologists; weed scientists; phytochemists; nutritionists; and undergraduate and graduate students in these disciplines."--Jacket "Covers the basic knowledge of the regulation of biosynthesis of various amino acids in plants and the application of this knowledge to the discovery of novel inhibitors of amino acid biosynthesis and for enhancing the nutritional value of plant products. Provides an exhaustive list of pathway inhibitors."--Provided by publisher

Covers the basic knowledge of the regulation of biosynthesis of various amino acids in plants and the application of this knowledge to the discovery of novel inhibitors of amino acid biosynthesis and for enhancing the nutritional value of plant products. Provides an exhaustive list of pathway inhibitors.

Nitrogen is taken up by plants in the inorganic form as nitrate, ammonium ions, ammonia gas, or as nitrogen gas before nitrogen fixation begins.