A simple model of feedback regulation for nitrate uptake and N2 fixation in contrasting phenotypes of white clover.

ABSTRACT: A simple three equation model is proposed for the feedback regulation of nitrate uptake and N2 fixation, based on the concentration of the organic N substrate pool within the plant and two parameters denoting the N substrate concentrations at which half-maximal inhibition occurs. This model simulated three contrasting phenotypes of white clover (Trifolium repens L.) inbred lines with (1) normal rates of nitrate uptake and N2 fixation (NNU); (2) low rates of nitrate uptake (LNU); and (3) very low rates of N2 fixation (VLF). The LNU phenotype was simulated by a decrease in the value of the inhibition parameter for nitrate uptake and the VLF phenotype was simulated by a decrease in the value of the N2 fixation inhibition parameter. The model was tested against nitrate uptake data obtained fro

SUBMITTER: Soussana JF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4233864 | biostudies-literature | 2002 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature