Arginine in the life of coniferous plants


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Abstract

This review summarizes the results of long-term studies of the arginine status in coniferous plants. The characteristics of the arginine metabolism in coniferous species; its annual and daily dynamics; and the effect of temperature, light, and mineral nutrition on the accumulation of this amino acid in plant organs and tissues are described. Methods for increasing the arginine content in coniferous plants via regulating their mineral nutrition are discussed.

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N. P. Chernobrovkina

Forest Research Institute, Karelian Research Centre

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Email: chernobrovkina50@bk.ru
Russian Federation, ul. Pushkinskaya 11, Petrozavodsk, 185910

E. V. Robonen

Forest Research Institute, Karelian Research Centre

Email: chernobrovkina50@bk.ru
Russian Federation, ul. Pushkinskaya 11, Petrozavodsk, 185910

A. R. Unzhakov

Institute of Biology, Karelian Research Centre

Email: chernobrovkina50@bk.ru
Russian Federation, ul. Pushkinskaya 11, Petrozavodsk, 185910

N. N. Tyutyunnik

Institute of Biology, Karelian Research Centre

Email: chernobrovkina50@bk.ru
Russian Federation, ul. Pushkinskaya 11, Petrozavodsk, 185910

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