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Turkish Journal of Biology

DOI

10.3906/biy-1004-106

Abstract

The effects of long-term cold (5/3 °C) and salicylic acid (SA) (0.1 mM) treatments on the diurnal pattern of nitrate reductase (NR) activity in spinach (Spinacia oleracea L. cv. Gladiator) leaves were investigated. When the activities with cold treatment are compared to the control (20/15 °C), NR activity was decreased by 5 °C in the light period and by 3 °C in the dark period. The cold treatment also affected the timing of circadian rhythm in the diurnal pattern of NR activity. When the activities with SA treatments are compared to control and cold, it was determined that SA increases NR activity in the light period of control while SA decreases NR activity in the light period of cold.

Keywords

Cold, nitrate reductase activity, salicylic acid, Spinacia oleracea

First Page

443

Last Page

448

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