Induction of nitrate reductase (NR) activity in coralloid roots of Cycas revoluta was observed after 8 h incubation in 0.02 M KNO3. Other plants growing near Cycas showed a higher level of NR immediately when incubated in KNO3. In contrast to NR, intact coralloid roots showed very high nitrogenase activity (~1.2 to 1.6 µmol C2H4 g fresh wt-1 h-1) under both light and dark conditions as compared to transverse sections of roots. Localization of NR and nitrogenase was tested in coralloid roots using different sets of roots and also in the endophyte. Our results showed that NR activity was mainly due to the endophyte (Anabaena cycadeae); coralloid roots lacked it, as no NR activity was observed in chloramphenicol-treated intact root samples.
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