Bernard SM, Moller AL, Dionisio G, Kichey T, Jahn TP, Dubois F, Baudo M, Lopes MS, Terce-Laforgue T, Foyer CH, Parry MA, Forde BG, Araus JL, Hirel B, Schjoerring JK, Habash DZ (2008). Gene expression, cellular localisation and function of glutamine synthetase isozymes in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.). Plant Mol Biol, 67:89-105. PubMed | DOI

Coque M, Martin A, Veyrieras JB, Hirel B, Gallais A (2008). Genetic variation for N-remobilization and postsilking N-uptake in a set of maize recombinant inbred lines. 3. QTL detection and coincidences. Theor Appl Genet, 117:729-747. PubMed | DOI

Mérigout P, Gaudon V, Quilleré I, Briand X, Daniel-Vedele F. (2008). Urea Use Efficiency of Hydroponically Grown Maize and Wheat. Journal of Plant Nutrition, 31:427-443. PubMed | DOI

Gallais A, Coque M, Le Gouis J, Prioul JL, Hirel B, Quilleré I (2007). Estimating the Proportion of Nitrogen Remobilization and of Postsilking Nitrogen Uptake Allocated to Maize Kernels by Nitrogen-15 Labeling. Crop Sci, 47:685. PubMed | DOI

Hirel B, Chardon F, Durand J (2007). The contribution of molecular physiology to the improvement of nitrogen use efficiency in crops. J Crop Sci Biotech, 10:123-132. PubMed | DOI

Hirel B, Le Gouis J, Ney B, Gallais A (2007). The challenge of improving nitrogen use efficiency in crop plants: towards a more central role for genetic variability and quantitative genetics within integrated approaches. J Exp Bot, 58:2369-2387. PubMed | DOI

Kichey T, Hirel B, Heumez E, Dubois F, Le Gouis J (2007). In winter wheat (Triticum aestivum L.), post-anthesis nitrogen uptake and remobilisation to the grain correlates with agronomic traits and nitrogen physiological markers. Field Crops Research, 102:22-32. PubMed | DOI

Coque M, Bertin P, Hirel B, Gallais A (2006). Genetic variation and QTLs for 15N natural abundance in a set of maize recombinant inbred lines. Field Crops Research, 97:310-321. PubMed | DOI

Fei H, Chaillou S, Hirel B, Polowick P, Mahon JD, Vessey JK (2006). Effects of the overexpression of a soybean cytosolic glutamine synthetase gene (GS15) linked to organ-specific promoters on growth and nitrogen accumulation of pea plants supplied with ammonium. Plant Physiol Biochem, 44:543-550. PubMed | DOI

Fontaine JX, Saladino F, Agrimonti C, Bedu M, Terce-Laforgue T, Tétu T, Hirel B, Restivo FM, Dubois F (2006). Control of the synthesis and subcellular targeting of the two GDH genes products in leaves and stems of Nicotiana plumbaginifolia and Arabidopsis thaliana. Plant Cell Physiol, 47:410-418. PubMed | DOI

Gallais A, Coque M, Quilleré I, Prioul JL, Hirel B (2006). Modelling postsilking nitrogen fluxes in maize (Zea mays) using 15N-labelling field experiments. New Phytol, 172:696-707. PubMed | DOI

Hirel B, Gallais A (2006). Rubisco synthesis, turnover and degradation: some new thoughts on an old problem. New Phytol, 169:445-448. PubMed | DOI

Kichey T, Heumez E, Pocholle D, Pageau K, Vanacker H, Dubois F, Le Gouis J, Hirel B (2006). Combined agronomic and physiological aspects of nitrogen management in wheat highlight a central role for glutamine synthetase. New Phytol, 169:265-278. PubMed | DOI

Lea US, Leydecker MT, Quilleré I, Meyer C, Lillo C (2006). Posttranslational regulation of nitrate reductase strongly affects the levels of free amino acids and nitrate, whereas transcriptional regulation has only minor influence. Plant Physiol, 140:1085-1094. PubMed | DOI

Martin A, Lee J, Kichey T, Gerentes D, Zivy M, Tatout C, Dubois F, Balliau T, Valot B, Davanture M, Terce-Laforgue T, Quilleré I, Coque M, Gallais A, Gonzalez-Moro MB, Bethencourt L, Habash DZ, Lea PJ, Charcosset A, Perez P, Murigneux A, Sakakibara H, Edwards KJ, Hirel B (2006). Two cytosolic glutamine synthetase isoforms of maize are specifically involved in the control of grain production. Plant Cell, 18:3252-3274. PubMed | DOI

Pommel B, Gallais A, Coque M, Quilleré I, Hirel B, Prioul J, Andrieu B, Floriot M (2006). Carbon and nitrogen allocation and grain filling in three maize hybrids differing in leaf senescence. European Journal of Agronomy, 24:203-211. PubMed | DOI