TY - JOUR
T1 - Physiological Studies on Salinity and Nitrogen Interaction in Alfalfa Plants
T2 - III. Nitrate Reduc-Tase Activity
AU - Khan, M. G.
AU - Silberbush, M.
AU - Lips, S. H.
N1 - Funding Information:
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS We are grateful to MASHAV (Division of International Cooperation), the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Israel, for providing a post-doctoral fellowship during the investigation. Thanks are also due to Professor H .S. Srivastava, Dean, Faculty of Life Sciences, Rohilkhand University, for the critical evaluation of the manuscript.
PY - 1995/1/1
Y1 - 1995/1/1
N2 - Nitrate reductase activity (NRA) was determined to investigate the effect of salinity and nitrogen (N) interactions on alfalfa [Medicago sativa (L) cv. Gilboa] during its vegetative growth. Increasing levels of sodium chloride (NaCl) (0,30, 65, and 100 mM) decreased NRA in both plant parts, i.e., root and leaf, however to a lesser extent in leaves. The inclusion of N either as nitrate (N03) or ammonium (NH4) (0, 3, and 6 mM) to the nutrient medium resulted in a substantial enhancement of NR activity in salinized and non-salinized plants as well.
AB - Nitrate reductase activity (NRA) was determined to investigate the effect of salinity and nitrogen (N) interactions on alfalfa [Medicago sativa (L) cv. Gilboa] during its vegetative growth. Increasing levels of sodium chloride (NaCl) (0,30, 65, and 100 mM) decreased NRA in both plant parts, i.e., root and leaf, however to a lesser extent in leaves. The inclusion of N either as nitrate (N03) or ammonium (NH4) (0, 3, and 6 mM) to the nutrient medium resulted in a substantial enhancement of NR activity in salinized and non-salinized plants as well.
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U2 - 10.1080/01904169509365079
DO - 10.1080/01904169509365079
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0029176264
VL - 18
SP - 2495
EP - 2500
JO - Journal of Plant Nutrition
JF - Journal of Plant Nutrition
SN - 0190-4167
IS - 11
ER -