ISSN: 0973-7510

E-ISSN: 2581-690X

Raziuddin Khan, Nizamuddin Farooqui, Saif Ahmad, Mohammad Othman Aljahdali, Hassan M. Felemban and Arshad Jamal
1Biological Science Department, Rabigh College of Science & Arts, King Abdulaziz University, P.O.Box-344, Rabigh 21911, Saudi Arabia.
J Pure Appl Microbiol. 2013;7(4):3171-3176
© The Author(s). 2013
Received: 12/10/2013 | Accepted: 03/12/2013 | Published: 30/12/2013
Abstract

Research experiments were conducted to resolve the physiological and biochemical basis of the effect of nitrogen (N) sulphur (S) and Rhizobium application on summer Arachis hypogaea L. Six treatments were applied in different N and S combination. Nitrate reductase (NR) activity and ATP-sulphurylase activity in the leaves were determined at various phonological stages, as the two enzymes catalyze rate-limiting steps of the assimilatory pathways of nitrate and sulphate, respectively. The highest NR activity, ATP-sulphurylase activity and yield component were achieved with the treatment T4. Slightly differences from this treatment decreased the activity of these enzymes, resulting in decreases of the seed yield in Arachis hypogaea L. The maximum seed yield achieved in Arachis hypogaea L. at treatment T4 could be due to optimization of leaf soluble protein and photosynthetic rate, as these factors are influenced by S and N assimilation.

Keywords

ATP-sulphurylase, nitrate reductase, nitrogen, Rhizobium,sulphur

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