HORMONES IN PLANTS BEARING NITROGEN-FIXING ROOT NODULES: THE DISTRIBUTION OF CYTOKININS IN VICIA FABA L.

Diversity in root growth responses to moisture deficit in young faba bean (Vicia faba L.) plants

Background Soil moisture deficiency causes yield reduction and instability in faba bean (Vicia faba L.) production. The extent of sensitivity to drought stress varies across accessions originating from diverse moisture regimes of the world. Hence, we conducted successive greenhouse experiments in pots and rhizotrons to explore diversity in root responses to soil water deficit. Methods A set o...

The Effect of Potassium on the Fixation of Molecular Nitrogen by Root Nodules of Vicia faba.

The effect of potassium supply of Vicia faba on the fixation of molecular nitrogen by root nodules was studied by using (15)N-labeled molecular nitrogen. Plants well supplied with potassium showed higher contents of (15)N in the soluble amino fraction and in the protein fraction of various plant organs as compared with plants of a lower potassium status. This effect was evident particularly in ...

Carbon Partitioning in Nitrogen-fixing Root Nodules

Root cytokinins, acid phosphatase and nodule activity in drought-stressed mycorrhizal or nitrogen-fixing alfalfa plants

The objective of this research was to study the root and nodule responses to drought of mycorrhizal or nitrogen-fixing alfalfa plants in relation to root cytokinin levels. Double symbiotic plants showed significantly higher root and nodule activities during drought that may be related to smaller decreases in cytokinin content of mycorrhizal plants.

Physiological and biochemical responses involved in water deficit tolerance of nitrogen-fixing Vicia faba

Climate change is increasingly impacting the water deficit over the world. Because of drought and the high pressure of the rising human population, water is becoming a scarce and expensive commodity, especially in developing countries. The identification of crops presenting a higher acclimation to drought stress is thus an important objective in agriculture. The present investigation aimed to a...