We found a match
Your institution may have access to this item. Find your institution then sign in to continue.
- Title
Studies on Nitrogen-fixing Blue-green Algae II. The Sodium Requirement of Anabaena cylindrica.
- Authors
Allen, M. B.; Arnon, Daniel I.
- Abstract
Sodium has been shown to be essential for growth of the blue-green alga Anabaena cylindrica. A sodium concentration of 5 ppm or higher is required for optimal growth of this alga. The sodium requirement is specific; potassium, lithium. rubidium, and caesium can not substitute for sodium. Similarly, sodium cannot replace potassium for growth of Anabaena. Sodium-deficient cultures were shown to contain less phycocyanin than those with adequate sodium. Their chlorophyll content was not affected.
- Subjects
NITROGEN-fixing algae; BIOFERTILIZERS; PLANTS; NITROGEN-fixing microorganisms; ANABAENA; NOSTOCACEAE
- Publication
Physiologia Plantarum, 1955, Vol 8, Issue 3, p653
- ISSN
0031-9317
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1399-3054.1955.tb07758.x