Effect of Ammonium on Nitrate Utilization by Roots of Dwarf Bean

Abstract
The effect of exogenous NH4+ on NO3 uptake and in vivo NO3 reductase activity (NRA) in roots of Phaseolus vulgaris L. cv Witte Krombek was studied before, during, and after the apparent induction of root NRA and NO3 uptake. Pretreatment with NH4Cl (0.15-50 millimolar) affected neither the time pattern nor the steady state rate of NO3 uptake.