Fungal nitrogen metabolism plays a fundamental role in function of mycorrhizal symbiosis and consequently in nutrient cycling of terrestrial ecosystems. Despite its global ecological relevance the information on control ...

Nitrogen is an essential macronutrient for plants and its availability is a major limiting factor for plant growth and crop production. Nitrate is the main source of inorganic N for plants in aerobic soils and can act as ...

Thermus thermophilus HB8 can grow anaerobically by using a membrane-bound nitrate reductase to catalyze the reduction of nitrate as a final electron acceptor in respiration. In contrast to other denitrifiers, the nitrite ...

Nitrogen (N) is an essential nutrient for plant growth and development, and nitrate is the main source of N. Understanding how plants uptake and reduce nitrate to assimilate N is important to improve N use efficiency. ...

The reproductive success of plants largely depends on the correct programming of developmental phase transitions, particularly the shift from vegetative to reproductive growth. The timing of this transition is finely ...

Nitrate can act as a potent signal to control growth and development in plants. In this study, we show that nitrate is able to stimulate primary root growth via increased meristem activity and cytokinin signaling. Cytokinin ...

Nitrate supply is fundamental to support shoot growth and crop performance, but the associated increase in stem height exacerbates the risks of lodging and yield losses. Despite their significance for agriculture, the ...