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Plgeonpea B i b l i o g r a p h y
P r o t e i n and n u c l e i c a c i d metabolism o f t h e
d e v e l o p i n g and g e r m i n a t i n g seeds of Cajanus
indicus Spreng were s t u d i e d . P r o t e i n a s e
and rNase a c t i v i t i e s i n d e v e l o p i n g and
g e r m i n a t i n g seeds were a l s o analyzed f o r
t o t a l p r o t e i n and RNA c o n t e n t s . The r a t e
o f p r o t e i n s y n t h e s i s a s s o c i a t e d w i t h
d i f f e r e n t organs were a l s o s t u d i e d u s i n g
1 4 C - L - l e u c i n e . The r e s u l t s a r e d i s c u s s e d
i n r e l a t i o n t o t h e p h y s i o l o g i c a l f u n c t i o n
of each o r g a n .
MADHAVA RAO, K . V . , and G. RAJESWAR RAO.
1975.
Growth, r e s p i r a t i o n and endogenous a u x i n s
of d e v e l o p i n g and g e r m i n a t i n g seeds of
plgeonpea (Cajanus indicus S p r e n g ) . Seed
Res. 3 ( 1 ) : 1 - 1 0 . 1174
I t was observed t h a t t h e maximum d r y w e i g h t
of the seed preceded t h e maximum amounts of
r e s p i r a t i o n and endogenous a u x i n s , i n d i c a -
t i n g t h e i r i n v o l v e m e n t and u t i l i z a t i o n
d u r i n g s y n t h e s i s and a c c u m u l a t i o n o f
r e s e r v e substances in the embryo. A c l o s e
c o r r e l a t i o n between t h e r a t e o f r e s p i r a t i o n
and endogenous auxins was a l s o observed
i n t h e g e r m i n a t i n g seed. Throughout, the
RF r e g i o n s c o r r e s p o n d i n g to IAA and IAN
s y n c h r o n i z e d w i t h t h e stages o f growth and
development, i n d i c a t i n g t h e i r c l o s e
a s s o c i a t i o n w i t h these p r o c e s s e s .
enzyme is found to be 450,000 w i t h 3 r e a d i ­
ly a c c e s s i b l e and 11 masked SH g r o u p s . The
l a t t e r r e a c t a f t e r d e n a t u r a t i o n o n l y .
MEHTA, B . V . , and P.D. KHATRI. 1962.
Accumulation and movement of m i n e r a l s in
plgeonpea (Cajanus aajan M i l l s p . ) p l a n t .
J . Maharaja S a y a j i r a o U n i v . Baroda.
1 1 : 1 0 9 - 1 2 2 . 1177
A t a l l stages o f g r o w t h , c a l c i u m and magnesium
a r e g r e a t e r i n t h e leaves than o t h e r
o r g a n s , and seeds are r i c h e r i n n i t r o g e n ,
phosphorus, and potassium than o t h e r
t i s s u e s . The n u t r i e n t s e x p o r t e d i n a
crop p r o d u c i n g 1630 l b / a c (1825 k g / h a ) of
d r y m a t t e r were N - 29 lb (13.15 k g ) ;
P - 9 l b ( 4 . 0 8 k g ) ; K - 10 l b ( 4 . 5 k g ) ;
Ca - 12 lb ( 5 . 4 k g ) ; and Mg - 5 lb ( 2 . 2 k g ) .
MISHRA, D . , and S.K. M0HANTY. 1966.
The e f f e c t of B-Nine ( N - d i m e t h y l amino
succinamic a c i d ) on the shoot growth of
Cajanus c a j a n . C u r r . S c i . 3 5 : 3 4 0 -
3 4 1 . 1178
B-9 at the h i g h e s t c o n c e n t r a t i o n (0.50%)
i s d e f i n i t e l y i n h i b i t o r y t o t h e shoot
growth of a r h a r . The cause of shoot
r e t a r d a t i o n i n the t r e a t e d p l a n t s may b e
e i t h e r a n i n h i b i t i o n o f c e l l d i v i s i o n o r
a r e d u c t i o n i n t h e number o f c e l l s .
MALHOTRA, O . P . , and INDRA RANI. 1969.
P u r i f i c a t i o n and p r o p e r t i e s o f urease o f
Cajanus indiaus. I n d i a n J. Biochem.
7 ( l ) : 1 5 - 2 0 . 1175
Urease from C. indicus, i t s u l t r a v i o l e t
a b s o r p t i o n s p e c t r u m , and t h e r m a l d e n a t u r a -
t i o n a r e d e s c r i b e d . Urease i s i n h i b i t e d
a t h i g h s u b s t r a t e c o n c e n t r a t i o n s i n T r i s -
a c e t l c a c i d b u f f e r s . A l k a l i m e t a l and
n i t r a t e i o n s a l s o i n h i b i t the enzyme. I t
has been concluded t h a t t h e s u b s t r a t e (Urea)
b i n d s to t h e enzyme t h r o u g h hydrogen
b o n d i n g , w h i c h i n v o l v e s urea p r o t o n s .
MALHOTRA, O . P . , and INDRA RANI. 1970.
K i n e t i c b e h a v i o r of urease of Cajanus
indicus. I n d i a n J . Biochem. 7 ( 3 ) :
162-166. 1176
Cajanus urease is i n h i b i t e d by Hg 2 + , pcMB,
c u 2 + , N - e t h y l m a l e l m i d e and i o d o a c e t a m i d e .
T h i s i n h i b i t i o n i s n o n c o m p e t i t i v e ( k 1 f o r
H g 2 + = 1.6 x 10 -8 M ) . The SH c o n t e n t of
Cajanus urease has been e s t i m a t e d by
amperometric t i t r a t i o n w i t h A g + i o n s a t
room t e m p e r a t u r e in t h e n a t i v e and d e n a t u ­
r e d s t a t e s . On t h e b a s i s of t h e SH
c o n t e n t , t h e m i n i m a l m o l e c u l a r w e i g h t o f
MISHRA, D . , and S.K. M0HANTY. 1966.
A n o t e on t h e response of crop seeds to
p r e - s o w i n g t r e a t m e n t w i t h B-Nine. T r o p .
A g r i c . ( T r i n i d a d ) 4 3 : 3 4 7 - 3 4 9 . 1179
Seeds of a number of crops i n c l u d i n g
plgeonpea were soaked f o r 24 hr in 0 . 1 2 5 ,
0 . 2 5 , and 0.5% s o l u t i o n of B-9 ( N - d i m e t h y l -
amino succinamic a c i d ) and then g e r m i n a t e d .
The i n h i b i t i v e e f f e c t of B-9 was e v i d e n t
i n a l l p l a n t s under t r i a l : 0.5% s o l u t i o n
reduced t h e l e n g t h of s e e d l i n g s by 25% to
50%, depending on species and c u l t i v a r .
Rice and f i n g e r - m i l l e t were a f f e c t e d l e s s
than o t h e r c r o p s .
MITRA, P . , and S. BANERJEE. 1958.
S t u d i e s o n t h e e f f e c t o f g e r m i n a t i o n o n
s t r e p o g e n i n c o n t e n t s o f p u l s e s . I n d i a n
J. Med. Res. 4 6 : 4 9 2 - 4 9 5 . 1180
S t r e p o g e n l n was e s t i m a t e d i n s i x p u l s e s and
i n c a s e i n w i t h L a c t o b a c i l l u s c a s e i a s t e s t
o r g a n i s m . Phaseolus radiatus, Ph.mungo,
and Visum sativum c o n t a i n e d more s t r e p o g e ­
n l n and Cajanus indiaus. Lens esculenta,
and Cicer arietinum l e s s s t r e p o g e n l n t h a n
c a s e i n ; f o r 4 8 hours a f t e r g e r m i n a t i o n ,
v a l u e s f o r t h e p u l s e s were a l l l e s s than
f o r c a s e i n .
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