scholarly journals Fe3+-Chelate Reductase Activity of Plasma Membranes Isolated from Tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.) Roots

1991 ◽  
Vol 97 (2) ◽  
pp. 537-544 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marcia J. Holden ◽  
Douglas G. Luster ◽  
Rufus L. Chaney ◽  
Thomas J. Buckhout ◽  
Curtis Robinson
Keyword(s):  
Lycopersicon Esculentum ◽  
Plasma Membranes ◽  
Reductase Activity ◽  
Lycopersicon Esculentum Mill

INFLUENCE DE LA TEMPERATURE DU SUBSTRAT ET DE LA FERTILISATION AZOTEE SUR LA CROISSANCE, LE DEVELOPPEMENT, LA TENEUR EN AZOTE ET L’ACTIVITE DE LA NITRATE REDUCTASE CHEZ LA TOMATE

1984 ◽  
Vol 64 (1) ◽  
pp. 181-191 ◽  
Author(s):  
ANDRÉ GOSSELIN ◽  
FRANÇOIS-P. CHALIFOUR ◽  
MARC J. TRUDEL ◽  
GHISLAIN GENDRON
Keyword(s):  
Lycopersicon Esculentum ◽  
Nitrate Reductase ◽  
Nitrogen Content ◽  
Nitrate Reductase Activity ◽  
Root Zone ◽  
Reductase Activity ◽  
Dry Weight ◽  
Fruit Weight ◽  
Root Zone Temperature ◽  
Lycopersicon Esculentum Mill

We measured the effects of five root temperatures (12, 18, 24, 30 and 36 °C) and five rates of nitrogen fertilization (0, 2.5, 7.5, 22.5 and 67.5 meq N∙L−1) on growth, development, nitrogen content and nitrate reductase activity of tomato plants (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill. ’Vendor’). The greatest root dry weight was obtained at 18 °C and 2.5 meq N∙L−1 and the highest shoot dry weight at 24 °C and 22.5 meq N∙L−1. Total fruit weight was maximum at 24 °C and 2.5 meq N∙L−1. High root temperatures and high levels of fertilization increased the number of aborted flowers and the nitrogen content of shoots, but reduced tomato yields. Nitrate reductase activity (NRA) was higher in leaves than in roots and with plants receiving 22.5 meq N∙L−1 as compared to 2.5 meq. NRA in roots decreased as temperature increased.Key words: Lycopersicon esculentum Mill., root zone temperature, nitrate reductase, nitrogen

INFLUENCE OF IRRADIANCE-PHOTOPERIOD COMBINATION ON TOMATO MINERAL NUTRITION

1987 ◽  
Vol 67 (2) ◽  
pp. 559-566 ◽  
Author(s):  
NICOLAS TREMBLAY ◽  
MARC-J. TRUDEL ◽  
ANDRÉ GOSSELIN
Keyword(s):  
High Pressure ◽  
Lycopersicon Esculentum ◽  
Major Ions ◽  
Reductase Activity ◽  
Nitrogen Concentration ◽  
Natural Light ◽  
Mineral Uptake ◽  
Tomato Plants ◽  
Lycopersicon Esculentum Mill ◽  
Supplementary Lighting

The irradiance-photoperiod combination was modified in an attempt to enhance the mineral uptake of tomato plants (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill. ’Marone’). Tomato plants grown in natural light were compared to plants receiving 7.56 × 105 J m−2 d−1 (400–700 nm) of high-pressure sodium (HPS) supplementary light provided at either low irradiance-long photoperiod (LILP) or high irradiance-short photoperiod (HISP). The LILP treatment promoted the greatest uptake of most major ions followed by natural light and HISP-grown plants, respectively. Supplementary lighting increased Mg concentration in the top and affected K concentration within plants differentially depending on the plant part analyzed. Nitrogen concentration in the shoot below the second flower cluster (midsection of top growth) and Ca concentration in the roots varied depending on the combination of irradiance-photoperiod. Phosphorus concentrations were not affected. Iron and Mn uptake tended to be depressed by HPS treatments. The results are consistent with the hypothesis which relates nutrient uptake to nitrate reductase activity (NRA), although NRA was not specifically measured in this experiment.Key words: Tomato, nutrition, high-pressure sodium, supplementary lighting, mineral uptake, Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.

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