Physiology of Root-Associated Nitrogenase Activity in Oryza sativa1
AUTOR(ES)
van Berkum, Peter
RESUMO
An intact method for measuring immediately linear rates of acetylene reduction was used to investigate the relationship between temperature, pH, O2 concentration, and light intensity with the rate of root-associated nitrogenase activity in rice (Oryza sativa L.). Nitrogenase activity varied over a temperature range of 10 to 50°C and optimal rates of acetylene reduction were recorded at 35°C. Nitrogenase activity was also influenced by the pH of the liquid surrounding the roots prior to assay. Maximal rates of acetylene reduction were recorded over a pH range from 5.8 to 7.5. Nitrogenase activity was significantly reduced by concentrations of O2 0.5% (v/v) or more when the intact plant assay method was used, and no optimum was detected. However, when the plant tops were removed and the cut ends sealed from the atmosphere for 4 hours, acetylene reduction rates were maximal at 0.25% O2 (v/v). When plants were moved from sunlight (1,400 microeinsteins per square meter per second) to shade (9.6) root-associated nitrogenase activity at 35° C significantly decreased 15 min later to one-fourth the rate and recovered upon return to sunlight. When the light intensity reaching the leaf canopy was progressively reduced from 1,050 to 54 microeinsteins per square meter per second the rate of root-associated nitrogenase activity decreased from 550 ± 135 to 192 ± 55 nanomoles ethylene per gram dry root per hour. The study suggests that the rate of root-associated nitrogenase activity in rice at constant temperature may well be mediated by variations in the concentration of O2 resulting from changes in the rate of photosynthesis as well as variations in the rate of transport of photosynthate.
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