Physiological studies on salinity and nitrogen interaction in alfalfa plants: III. nitrate reductase activity |
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| Authors: | M. G. Khan M. Silberbush S. H. Lips |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Plant Adaptation Unit, Desert Agrobiology Research Centre, The Jacob Blaustein Institute for Desert Research , Ben‐Gurion University of the Negev , Campus, Sede Boger, 84993, Israel;2. Department of Plant Science , Rohilkhand University , Bareilly, U.P., 240 006, India;3. Plant Adaptation Unit, Desert Agrobiology Research Centre, The Jacob Blaustein Institute for Desert Research , Ben‐Gurion University of the Negev , Campus, Sede Boger, 84993, Israel |
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| Abstract: | 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 Neither as nitrate (NO3) 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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