biologia plantarum

International journal on Plant Life established by Bohumil Nìmec in 1959

Biologia plantarum 20:403-408, 1978 | DOI: 10.1007/BF02923341

Effect of nitrate on respiration ofMentha arvensis

J. P. Singh1, J. N. Singh2
1 Department of Plant Physiology, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India
2 Tissue Culture Laboratory, National Botanic Gardens, Lucknow, India

The supply of nitrate nitrogen caused a marked increase in the rate of respiration of Japanese mint. Sodium azide strongly inhibited the rate of respiration at all the nitrate levels, but the inhibition was more marked at higher levels. Besides this, inhibition caused by azide treatment was less marked in older and nitrogen deficient tissues than in younger ones at higher nitrogen levels. The addition of sodium diethyl dithio-carbamate (DIECA), an inhibitor of copper containing enzymes resulted in an increase in the respiration of mint leaves which increased further with an increase in the nitrate supply. The same concentration of DIECA which stimulate the respiration of leaves caused an inhibition in the respiration of roots. The inhibition was greater at lower levels and decreased consistently as the supply of nitrate increased. The sensitivity of root respiration to DIECA observed with varying levels of nitrate indicated that unlike the leaf, the roots contain copper-containing enzymes which get decreased as the nitrate supply is increased. An increased supply of nitrogen up to 16 me NO3- -N was associated with an increase in respiratory quotient.

Received: November 14, 1977; Accepted: March 16, 1978; Published: November 1, 1978  Show citation

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Singh, J.P., & Singh, J.N. (1978). Effect of nitrate on respiration ofMentha arvensis. Biologia plantarum, 20(6), 403-408. doi: 10.1007/BF02923341
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