Ajakaiye, C. O. (1981) Influence of soil applications of nitrogen on nitrate reductase activity, leaf and grain protein content in sorghum. Plant and Soil , 60 (3). pp. 423-434.
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Three sorghum genotypes, L.187, SK5912 and RCFA×L.187 (the latter being a hybrid) were field grown under four nitrogen application rates and replicated four times. The experiments were of complete randomized plot design and conducted in 1976, 1977 and 1978. Nitrate Reductase Activity (NRA) was measured at 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, and 15 weeks and at 18, 19, 20 and 21 weeks after planting in 4th vegetative leaf and flag leaf respectively. Flag leaf, 4th leaf and grain protein contents were also measured. Nitrogen application generally increased NRA in both 4th leaf and flag leaf in the 3 genotypes at all the sampling dates. NRA of the hybrid, RCFA×L.187 was consistently higher than those of SK5912 and L.187 (both straight varieties). NRA of 4th leaf was negatively correlated with leaf protein but flag leaf protein tended to increase with applied nitrogen. Flag leaf NRA was positively and significantly correlated with grain protein indicating an important part played by the flag leaf relative to protein accumulation of the developing grain.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Author Affiliation: | Ahmadu Bello University Department of Biological Sciences Zaria Nigeria |
| Subjects: | Plant Production Plant Protection > Pesticides |
| Divisions: | Sorghum |
| Depositing User: | Library ICRISAT-InfoSAT |
| Date Deposited: | 23 Feb 2012 03:27 |
| Last Modified: | 23 Feb 2012 03:27 |
| Official URL: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF02149638 |
| URI: | http://eprints.icrisat.ac.in/id/eprint/3113 |
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