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A rhizosphere application of NO sup-inf3 and/or naringenin affected the Pisum sativum — Rhizobium leguminosarum biovar viciae symbiosis. NO sup-inf3 (5 mM) lowered while naringenin raised the nodulation status (nodule numbers and weight) and nodule efficiency (C2H2 reduction activity). However, the inhibitory effect of NO sup-inf3 was to some extent alleviated when applied in combination with naringenin. The plant biomass was increased by the application of NO sup-inf3 and naringenin, either alone or in combination, while a higher root: shoot ratio was observed only in the naringenin-treated plants. Root flavonoids are known to regulate the expression of nod genes; their high-performance liquid chromatography profile was influenced in different ways by NO sup-inf3 and naringenin.
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Bandyopadhyay, A.K., Jain, V. & Nainawatee, H.S. Nitrate alters the flavonoid profile and nodulation in pea (Pisum sativum L.). Biol Fertil Soils 21, 189–192 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00335933
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