Root-hair infection and nodulation of four grain legumes as affected by the form and the application time of nitrogen fertilizer |
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Authors: | A M Abdel Wahab H H Zahran M H Abd-Alla |
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Institution: | (1) Department of Botany, Faculty of Science, Assiut University, 71516 Assiut, Egypt;(2) Department of Botany, Faculty of Science, Beni Suef, Egypt |
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Abstract: | The effects of application of combined nitrogen fertilizer (ammonium nitrate or urea) on root-hair infection and nodulation
of four grain legumes were studied. Young roots of each legume were inoculated with their compatible rhizobia. The application
of the two forms of combined N either at the early stages of plant growth and/or at the time of nodule formation depressed
root-hair curling, infection and nodulation. Infection of hairs on the primary roots was more sensitive to the N fertilizer
than hair infection of secondary roots in bothVicia faba andPisum sativum. The nodule number and total fresh mass of the four legumes were drastically affected by fertilizer application. The combined
N added both at early and at later stages significantly reduced the nodulation ofV. faba, Phaseolus vulgaris andVigna sinensis. The inhibitory effect of urea on nodulation ofP. sativum was only observed when the fertilizer was applied at the late stages of plant growth. It is concluded that, although the
nodulation of the four legumes was suppressed by combined N, the initial events ofRhizobium-legume symbiosis (infection of roots and nodule initiation) are more sensitive to combined N than the stages after nodule
formation. |
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