News & Notes Indole Acetic Acid and Its Metabolism in Root Nodules of a Monocotyledonous Tree Roystonea regia |
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Authors: | Priti S Basu Atish C Ghosh |
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Institution: | (1) Department of Botany, Burdwan University, Golapbag, Burdwan 713104, West Bengal, India , IN |
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Abstract: | A monocotyledonous tree, Roystonea regia, was found to bear root nodules. The root nodules contained a high amount (16.9 μg/g fresh mass) of indole acetic acid (IAA).
A big tryptophan pool (1555.1 μg/g fresh mass) was found in the root nodules, which might serve as a source of IAA production.
The presence of IAA-metabolizing enzymes IAA oxidase and peroxidase indicated metabolism of IAA in the root nodules. The symbiont
isolated from the root nodules of R. regia, a Rhizobium sp., produced high amount of IAA in culture when supplemented with tryptophan. The possible role of this IAA production in
the monocotyledonous tree–Rhizobium symbiosis is discussed.
Received: 31 December 1997 / Accepted: 5 February 1998 |
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