COMPARISON OF THE NITRATE METABOLISM IN ORCHARDGRASS AND BIRDSFOOT TREFOIL

1 September 1971

journal article
Published by Canadian Science Publishing in Canadian Journal of Plant Science

Vol. 51 (5) , 399-404
https://doi.org/10.4141/cjps71-078

Abstract

In a growth chamber and nutrient solution environment, orchardgrass (Dactylis glomerata L.) produced more dry matter and responded to a higher level of NO₃⁻-N in the media than birdsfoot trefoil (Lotus corniculatus L.). Nitrate reductase was localized primarily in the root tips of L. corniculatus, but was found to be distributed throughout the roots and shoots of D. glomerata. Nitrate was reduced primarily in the shoots of D. glomerata but in the roots of L. corniculatus.

Keywords

ORCHARDGRASS
NITRATE METABOLISM
GLOMERATA
GROWTH CHAMBER
TREFOIL
BIRDSFOOT
CORNICULATUS

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SYNTHESIS OF MACROMOLECULES IN MAIZE ROOT TIPS
Canadian Journal of Botany, 1967