Differences in Endogenous Levels of Gibberellin-Like Substances in Nodules of Phaseolus lunatus L. Plants Inoculated with Two Rhizobium Strains 1

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Lima bean plants (Phaseolus lunatus L.) inoculated with Rhizobium sp. strain 127E14, which lacks constitutive nitrate reductase activity, were significantly taller after 4 weeks of age than plants inoculated with strain 127E15, which contains constitutive nitrate reductase activity. Plants inoculated with either strain responded to application of 5 micrograms gibberellic acid per plant with rapid internode elongation; plants inoculated with strain 127E15 became less responsive to gibberellic acid from 3 to 5 weeks of age, while plants inoculated with strain 127E14 did not. The height of plants inoculated with strain 127E14 was reduced by 20% with application of gibberellin biosynthesis inhibitors to the roots, while height of plants inoculated with strain 127E15 was unaffected.

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