Photosynthetica 2006, 44(3):471-473 | DOI: 10.1007/s11099-006-0053-2

Effect of K application on leaf carbonic anhydrase and nitrate reductase activities, photosynthetic characteristics, NPK and NO3 contents, growth, and yield of mustard

F. Mohammad1,*, U. Naseem1
1 Department of Botany, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, India

In a sand culture experiment on mustard (Brassica juncea L. Czern. & Coss) cv. Varuna, all tested characteristics at 60 d stage and yield characteristics at harvest were enhanced by K application as its levels increased from 5 to 10, 15, 20, 25, and 30 mM K, with 20 mM K proving best.

Additional key words: Brassica juncea; leaf area; oil content; pod; seed yield; stomatal conductance

Received: November 21, 2005; Accepted: February 24, 2006; Published: September 1, 2006  Show citation

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Mohammad, F., & Naseem, U. (2006). Effect of K application on leaf carbonic anhydrase and nitrate reductase activities, photosynthetic characteristics, NPK and NO3 contents, growth, and yield of mustard. Photosynthetica, 44(3), 471-473. doi: 10.1007/s11099-006-0053-2
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