Comparative Effects of 2,4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic Acid on Nitrate Metabolism in Corn and Cucumber
Open Access
- 1 November 1963
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Plant Physiology
- Vol. 38 (6), 675-679
- https://doi.org/10.1104/pp.38.6.675
Abstract
Corn (Zea mays) and cucumber (Cucumis sativus) seedlings were sprayed with 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D) ranging in concentration from 2.25 x 10 -6m to 9.0 x 10-3 M. Nitrate, nitrate reductase activity, water soluble protein and water soluble sulfhydryl content were determined at various time intervals (4 - 192 hours) after treatment. The 2,4-D treatments decreased the level of nitrate reductase activity in the cucumber seedlings whereas in corn the level of activity was enhanced.This publication has 7 references indexed in Scilit:
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