Abstract

Leaves ofQuercus serrata seedlings were sprayed with solutions of different concentrations of Mg, Zn and Mo-salts and activity of nitrate reductase (NRA) and soluble protein contents were determined in fresh leaves of different ages. The optimum dose for magnesium sulphate and zinc sulphate was 2.5 mM while for ammonium molybdate it was 0.01 mM. Under optimum doses of these nutrients high levels of NRA and protein contents were maintained upto 28 d of spray. Observations on NRA were further confirmed by leaf direct treatment and excised shoot-dipping experiments which showed maximum NRA at comparatively much lower concentrations of ions than those used for spray.

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