biologia plantarum

International journal on Plant Life established by Bohumil Němec in 1959

Biologia plantarum 45:621-623, 2002 | DOI: 10.1023/A:1022304128851

Response of Eggplant to Nitrogen Supply: Molybdenum-Nitrate Relationships

G. Víllora1, D.A. Moreno1, L. Romero1
1 Department of Plant Biology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Granada, Granada, Spain

Greenhouse experiments were conducted in two years (1993-1994) with eggplants supplied with 1, 2 or 4 mM NH4NO3 as the N source in order to determine its influence on molybdenum (Mo) and nitrate (NO3-) content in leaf blades, petioles, and fruits as well as leaf nitrate reductase (NR) activity. The results reveal that 2 and 4 mM NH4NO3 altered shoot Mo distribution and thus affecting the NR activity.

Keywords: Solanum melongena; nitrate reductase
Subjects: eggplant, molybdenum-nitrate relationships; molybdenum, nitrate supply; nitrate reductase; nitrogen nutrition; Solanum melongena

Published: December 1, 2002  Show citation

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Víllora, G., Moreno, D.A., & Romero, L. (2002). Response of Eggplant to Nitrogen Supply: Molybdenum-Nitrate Relationships. Biologia plantarum, 45(4), 621-623. doi: 10.1023/A:1022304128851
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