The effects of nitrate on biological nitrozen fixation in Phaseolus vulgaris

The inhibition by nitrate of nitrogen fixation in nodules of Phaseolus vulgaris cv. 'lca Pijao' was investigated. Acetylene reduction activity dropped 83% within six hours of nitrate exposure and was completely eliminated after seven days. This decrease was correlated to an accumulation...

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Main Author: Tsui, Samuel
Language:English
Published: 2009
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/4949