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ABSTRACT: This is a global mathematical model describing metabolic partitioning of carbon resources in plants between growth and defense, as a function of nitrate fertilization. The model hinges on the dynamics of sucrose inflow/outflow properties.
SUBMITTER: Lucian Smith
PROVIDER: MODEL1911130004 | biostudies-other |
SECONDARY ACCESSION(S): 27164436
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other

Journal of theoretical biology 20160506
In plants, the partitioning of carbon resources between growth and defense is detrimental for their development. From a metabolic viewpoint, growth is mainly related to primary metabolism including protein, amino acid and lipid synthesis, whereas defense is based notably on the biosynthesis of a myriad of secondary metabolites. Environmental factors, such as nitrate fertilization, impact the partitioning of carbon resources between growth and defense. Indeed, experimental data showed that a shor ...[more]