Agradecimentos: We are grateful to the LabMet (CTBE-CNPEM, Campinas, Brasil) group, Dr. Camila Caldana, Msc. Juliana Aparecida Aricetti and Msc. Lucia Daniela Wolf, for helping in the metabolite extraction and analysis and to Msc. Larissa Prado da Cruz for the assistance

Nitrogen (N) is a major component of the photosynthetic apparatus and is widely used as a fertilizer in crops. However, to the best of our knowledge, the dynamic of photosynthesis establishment due to differential N supply in the bioenergy crop sugarcane

CONSELHO NACIONAL DE DESENVOLVIMENTO CIENTÍFICO E TECNOLÓGICO - CNPQ

442529/2014-7

FUNDAÇÃO DE AMPARO À PESQUISA DO ESTADO DE SÃO PAULO - FAPESP

2012/23345-0; 2014/03562-2

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