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Can the levels of nitrogen given to the plants during their growth phase induce the synthesis of nitrate reductase by plant tissue?
The level of nitrogen given to plants during their growth phase can induce the level of synthesis of nitrate reductase within the higher plants. It helps in the assimilation of the exogenous nitrate and this form is the most important form of nitrogen that is made available to the plants. This enzyme helps in reducing the nitrate to nitrite in the plants and the plants tend to absorb the nitrogen from soil in form of nitrate. The nitrogen reductase enzyme is provided to the plant and its production within the plant is induced at both transcriptional and translation level. The nitrate assimilation takes place as the root system of the plant helps in the uptake of the nitrate and this is reduced to nitrite with help of nitrate reductase. The nitrite is further reduced to form ammonia within the plants with help of nitrite reductase. When more amount of nitrogen is present in the soil, the plants are able to readily absorb it in the form of ammonia or organic nitrogen.