PMID-sentid Pub_year Sent_text comp_official_name comp_offsetprotein_name organism prot_offset 16662897-7 1983 The nitrogenase activity of detached nodules initiated with the nitrate reductase-negative mutant strains was less affected by the KNO(3) treatment as compared to the wild-type strain; however, the results were less conclusive than those obtained with the isolated bacteroids.The addition of either KNO(3) or KNO(2) to detached nodules (wild type) suspended in a semisolid agar nutrient medium caused an inhibition of nitrogenase activity of 50% and 65% as compared to the minus N controls, and provided direct evidence for a localized effect of nitrate and nitrite at the nodule level. Agar 373-377 inducible nitrate reductase [NADH] 1 Glycine max 64-81