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This paper presents the results of an experimental enquiry into the effects of phosphorus deficiency and age on the nitrogen metabolism in component parts of mint plants (Mentha arvensis var.piperascens).
Estimation of various nitrogenous fractions i.e. ammoniacal, nitrate, amide, ‘rest’, total soluble, total insoluble and total nitrogen were made in leaf, stem and root of mint plants, collected from full-nutrient and phosphorus-deficient cultures, at subsequent stages of the life cycle. The outstanding effect of phosphorus deficiency was noted: an increased accumulation of amides resulting in poor formation of proteins which suggested interference in protein synthesis beyond amide stage. Leaf showed maximum percentage of nitrogen in the insoluble form. The stem served as channel for transport and storage and invariably showed high concentration of soluble nitrogen fractions.
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Singh, J.N., Singh, D.P. Studies in the mineral nutrition of Japanese mint. Plant Soil 28, 363–371 (1968). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01880254
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