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The results support the idea of rapid mixing of metabolite pools and provide evidence for shoot to root signalling of nitrogen status. Utilizing tissue-specific promoters, plants were created with altered levels of nitrate reductase in roots and shoots. The results showed that transformation of WT plants with nia2 tobacco gene resulted in greater alterations in NRA than the transformation of the corresponding double mutant. Changes in growth and co-suppression-like leaf chlorosis was the most frequent outcome, often causing a lowering or disappearance of NRA. A negative correlation between the ratio of root and shoot reduction of nitrate and the root shoot ratio of transformed plants was found. The possible reasons for differences between the two approaches are discussed.","abstract_html":"In this dissertation, I have explored this question experimentally. 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Changes in growth and co-suppression-like leaf chlorosis was the most frequent outcome, often causing a lowering or disappearance of NRA. A negative correlation between the ratio of root and shoot reduction of nitrate and the root shoot ratio of transformed plants was found. 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