ISSN:
1573-5117
Keywords:
Azolla
;
symbiont
;
Anabaena azollae
;
heterocyst
;
acetylene reducing activity
;
phosphorus
;
fertilization
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Biology
Notes:
Abstract Seven species ofAzolla (A. caroliniana, A. microphylla, A. nilotica, A. filiculoides, A. mexicana, A. rubra, A. pinnata the last from both Malaysia and India) grown in pots of flooded soil were subjected to three different treatments with respect to P: none, single application, split application. The experiments were carried out under greenhouse conditions. Heterocyst frequency inAnabaena azollae and acetylene reducing activity (ARA) were studied in successiveAzolla leaves. Both variables increased from the first leaf (shoot apex) to the last one (before branch) in all species in the presence or absence of P. However, heterocyst frequency, ARA andAzolla biomass were all less in the treatment lacking P. Heterocyst frequency inA. azollae, ARA and biomass ofAzolla were higher when P was applied in split doses than in the other treatments.Azolla plants exhibited more ARA than the isolated leaves.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00007554