Nitrate reductase, nitrite reductase and glutamate dehydrogenase levels in roots and leaves of maize seedlings
Abstract
Total activities of nitrate and nitrite reductases were higher in 4 to 20 day old maize plants in the leaves than in the roots. The ratio of activities found in the leaves and in the roots respectively was much higher in the case of nitrate reductase than in the case of nitrite reductase. On the other hand higher glutamate dehydrogenase activity in the roots than in the leaves clearly indicates that the roots play a more important role in the assimilation of ammonium than in the assimilation of nitrate. When comparing the distribution of seminal and nodal adventitious roots of maize seedlings with the assimilation of inorganic nitrogen on the basis of enzyme levels, it could be deduced that during the first 20 days of seedling growth seminal roots were more involved in the assimilation of nitrate whereas nodal adventitious roots were more active in ammonium assimilation.
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