AndrÉ Luis Thomas
Professor
Plant Biology
Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte
Brazil
Biography
He holds a degree in Agronomy from the Federal University of Santa Maria (1989), a master's degree in Plant Science from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (1992) and a PhD in Plant Biology from the State University of Campinas (2004). He is currently an adjunct professor at the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul.
Research Interest
He has experience in Agronomy, with emphasis on Plant Physiology, working mainly on the following topics: nitrogen metabolism, nitrogen symbiotic fixation, hypoxia in the plant root system and abiotic stresses in plants.
Publications
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THOMAS, AL ; SODEK, Ladaslav ; GUERREIRO, SMC . Aerenchyma formation and recovery from hypoxia of the flooded root system of nodulated soybean. Annals of Botany, London, England, v. 96, p. 1191-1198, 2005.
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THOMAS, AL ; SODEK, Ladaslav . Development of the nodulated soybean plant after flooding of the root system with different sources of nitrogen. Brazilian Journal of Plant Physiology, Campinas-SP, v. 17, n.3, p. 291-297, 2005.
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THOMAS, AL ; SODEK, Ladaslav . Amino acid and ureide transport in the xylem of symbiotic soybean plants during short-term flooding of the root system in the presence of different souces of nitrogen. Brazilian Journal of Plant Physiology, v. 18, p. 333-339, 2006.
