Studies on the Effects of Potassium Ion on Nostoc Muscorum
Preeti Sharma
Eklavya College Bundi, Bundi (Rajasthan), India
Dilip Kumar Rathore
Department of Botany, Government College Bundi, Bundi (Rajasthan), India
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Vol: 12, Issue: 3, 2022
Receiving Date:
2022-05-05
Acceptance Date:
2022-06-27
Publication Date:
2022-06-27
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http://doi.org/10.37648/ijrst.v12i03.001
Abstract
In the present study the effect of potassium on Nostoc muscorum has been analyzed in terms of total growth, total carbohydrate, proteins and amino acids using 1 mg/l to 10 mg/l concentrations of potassium. All the growth and physiological parameters increases regularly upto 1 mg/l and after this level, these rapidly decreases up to 10 mg/l. High levels of K+ have not affect the total dissolved solids and electrical conductivity. Heterocyst frequency calculated after growth period of 18 days. Heterocyst frequency and enzyme activities of N. muscorum regularly increases under all the concentrations of K+.
Keywords:
Potassium; Growth Parameters; Heterocyst Frequency; Nostoc muscorum
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