Effects of seasonal variation and nitrogen treatments on nodulation and nitrogen fixation behaviour in Pongamia pinnata

Journal of Tropical Forest Science

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 357-368

  Chaukiyal, S P ^a   Sheel, S K ^a   Pokhriyal, T C ^a  

^a FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Nitrogen treatments; Nitrogenase activity; Nodule biomass; Pongamia pinnata; Seasonal variation

Indexed keywords

EID: 0346346464     PISSN: 01281283     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

References (39)

1. BERGERSEN, F. J., KENNEDY, G. S. & WITTMAN, W. 1965. Nitrogen fixation in the coralloid roots of Macrozamia communis L. Johnson. Australian Journal of Biological Science 18:1135-1142.
2. BISSELING, T., VAN DEN BOS, R. C. & VAN KAMMEN, A. 1978. The effect of ammonium nitrate on the synthesis of nitrogenase and the concentration of leghemoglobin in pea root nodules induced by Rhizobium leguminosarium. Biochemica et Biophysica Acta 539:1-11.
3. BOHLOOL, B. 1990. Introduction to nitrogen fixation in agriculture and industry. Contribution of BNF to sustainability of agriculture. Pp. 613-615 in Gresshoff, P. M., Roth, L. E., Stacey, G. & Newton, W. E. (Eds.) Nitrogen Fixation, Achievements and Objectives. Proceedings of the 8th International Congress on Nitrogen Fixation. 20-26 May, Knoxville, Tennessee, U. S. A. Chapman and Hall, New York, London.
4. CHAUKIYAL, S. P. 1994. Nitrogen Assimilation and Fixation in Relation to Growth and Seasonal Changes in Pongamia pinnata. Ph.D. thesis, Garhwal University, Srinagar (Garhwal), Uttar Pradesh, India. 121 pp.
5. 3andlightintensity on growth and nodulation of cowpea (Vigna sinensis). Australian Journal of Agriculture Research 16:321-345.
6. DART, P. L. & WILDON, D. C. 1970. Nodulation and nitrogen fixation by Vigna sinensis and Vicia atropurpurea. The influence of concentration, form and site of application of combined nitrogen. Australian Journal of Agriculture Research 21:45-46.
7. DAZZO, F. B. & BRILL, W. J. 1978. Regulation by fixed nitrogen of host symbiont recognition in Rhizobium-clover symbiosis. Plant Physiology 62:18-21.
8. DAZZO, F. B., HARABAK, E. M., URBANO, M. R., SHERWOOD, J. E. & TRUCHET, G. 1981. Regulation of recognition in the Rhizobium-clover symbiosis. Pp. 292-295 in Gibson, A. H. & Newton, W. E. (Eds.) Current Perspectives in Nitrogen Fixation. Australian Academy of Science, Canberra.
9. ENGIN, M. & SPRENT, J. I. 1973. Effect of water stress on growth and nitrogen fixing activity of Trifolium repens L. New Phytology 72:117-126.
10. GIBSON, A. H. & JORDON, D. C. 1983. Ecophysiology of nitrogen fixing systems. Pp. 301-390 in Lange et al. (Eds.) Physiological Plant Ecology Response to Biochemical Environment. Springer-Verlag, Berlin, New York.
11. GOH, K. M. & HAYNES, R. J. 1986. Nitrogen and agronomic practice. Pp. 379-468 in Haynes, R. J. (Ed.) Mineral Nitrogen in the Plant Soil System. Academic Press, Florida.
12. HARDY, R. W. F., HOLSTEN, R. D., JACKSON, E. K. & BURNS, R. C. 1968. The acetylene-ethylene assay for nitrogen fixation. Laboratory and field evaluation. Plant Physiology 43:1185-1207.
13. JOHNSON, K. H. & BONGARTEN, B. C. 1991. Allometry of acetylene reduction and nodule growth of Robinia pseudoacacia families subjected to varied root zone nitrate concentrations. Tree Physiology 9:507-522.
14. KAO, T. & BOERSMA, L. L. 1971. Soil water stress and root temperature effects on nitrogen fixation in soyabean. Agronomy Journal 63:901-904.
15. KNEEN, B. E., LARUE, T. A., HIRSCH, A. M., SMITH, C. A. & WEEDEN, N. F. 1990. Sym 13 - a gene conditioning ineffective nodulation in Pisum sativum. Plant Physiology 94:899-905.
16. MAHON, J. D. & CHILD, J. J. 1979. Growth response of inoculated peas (Pisum sativum) to combined nitrogen. Canadian Journal of Botany 57:1687-1693.
17. MANGUAL-CRESPO, G., KILUSON, R. & SCHRODER, E.C. 1987. Nitrogen levels and Rhizobium inoculation and yields of native white bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L). Journal of Agriculture of the University of Puerto Rico 71:1-6.
18. MENGEL, K. & KIRKBY, E. A. 1987. Principles of Plant Nutrition. International Potash Institute, Bern. 331 pp.
19. MINCHIN, F. R., SUMMERFIELD, R. J. & NEVES, M. C. P. 1981. Nitrogen nutrition of cowpea (Vigna unguiculata). Effect of timing of inorganic nitrogen application on nodulation, plant growth and seed yield. Tropical Agriculturist (Trinidad) 58:1-12.
20. MUNNS, D. N. 1968. Nodulation of Medicago sativa in solution culture. IV. Effect of indole-3-acetate in relation to acidity and nitrate. Plant & Soil 29:257-262.
21. MUNNS, D .N. 1977. Mineral nutrition and the legume symbiosis. Pp. 353-391 in Hardy, R. W. F. & Gibson, A. N. (Eds.) A Treatise on Dinitrogen Fixation. Wiley, Inter-Science, New York.
22. PALMGREN, K., SAARSALMI, A. & WEBER, A. 1985. Nitrogen fixation and biomass production in some alder clones. Silva Fennica 19:407-420.
23. PATE, J. S. 1961. Parennial nodules on native legumes in the British Isles. Nature (London) 192:376-377.
24. PFEIFFER, N. E., MALIK, N. S. A. & WAGNER, F. W. 1983. Reversible dark induced senescence of soybean root nodules. Plant Physiology 71:393-409.
25. POKHRIYAL, T. C., CHAUKIYAL, S. P. & NEGI, D. S. 1991. Seasonal changes in nodular nitrogenase and nitrate reductase activity in Dalbergia sissoo. Indian Journal of Plant Physiology 34(2):166-170.
26. POKHRIYAL, T. C., NEGI, D. S., CHAUKIYAL, S. P., BHANDARI, H. C. S. & GUPTA, B. B. 1990. Changes in nitrogenase and nitrate reductase activity in Acacia catechu. Nitrogen Fixing Tree Research Report 8:108-110.
27. SAWHNEY, V., AMARJIT & SINGH, R.C. 1985. Effect of applied nitrate on enzymes of ammonia assimilation in nodules of Cicer arietinum L. Plant and Soil 86:241-248.
28. SAWHNEY, V., SINGH, R. & SAWHNEY, S. K. 1991. Nitrate reduction and its effect on nitrogen fixation in sliced nodules of pigeon pea. Phytochemistry 30(1):51-55.
29. SEHGAL, J. S., SHANKAR, V., SEHGAL, H. S. & POKHRIYAL, T. C. 1992a. Effect of nitrogen fertilizers on the nitrogenase activity and rhizosphere microflora in Enterolobium timbouva Mart. Indian Forester 118(3):218-226.
30. SEHGAL, J. S., SHANKAR, V., SEHGAL, H. S. & POKHRIYAL, T. C. 1992b. Effect of nitrogen fertilization on the growth behaviour of Enterolobium timbouva Mart. Indian Journal of Forestry 15:56-63.
31. 2) fixing activity in field soybeans. Pp. 271-284 in Stewart W. D. P. (Ed.) Nitrogen Fixation by Free Living Micro-organisms. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge.
32. SPRENT, J. I. 1972. The effect of water stress on nitrogen fixing root nodules. I: Effects on whole plants of Vicia faba and Glycine max. New Phytolology 71:603-611.
33. SPRENT, J. I. 1976. Water deficits and nitrogen fixing root nodules. Pp. 291-315 in Kozlowski, T.T. (Ed.) Water Deficit and Plant Growth. Academic Press, New York.
34. SSALI, H. & KEYA, S. O. 1982. Effect of nitrogen fertilizer on yield of beans inoculated with Rhizobium phaseoli. Kenya Journal of Science and Technology 3:87-89.
35. SUMMERFIELD, R. J., DART, P. J., HUXLEY, P. A., Eaglesham, A. R. J., MINCHIN, F. R. & DAY, J. M. 1977. Nitrogen nutrition of cowpea (Vigna unguiculata). Effect of applied nitrogen and symbiotic nitrogen fixation on growth and seed yield. Experimental Agriculture 13:129-142.
36. VARADE, P. B. & POKHRIYAL, T. C. 1985. Effect of nitrate on nitrogenase and nitrate reductase activities of mung bean (Vigna radiata L.). Plant Physiology & Biochemistry 12(1):57-63.
37. VIRTANEN, A. I., MOISIO, T. & BURRIS, R. H. 1955. Fixation of nitrogen by nodules excised from illuminated and darkened pea plants. Acta Chemical Scandinavia 9:184.
38. WAGHMAN, G. J. 1977. The effect of temperature on nitrogenase activity. Journal of Experimental Botany 28:949-960.
39. WILLIAMS, P. H. & HAYNES, R. J. 1995. Nitrogen in the plant environment. Pp. 1-20 in Srivastava, H. S. & Singh, R. P. (Eds.) Nitrogen Nutrition in Higher Plants. Associated Publishing Company, New Delhi.