Pyridoxine application enhances nitrate reductase activity and productivity ofVigna radiata

Summary Pyridoxine, applied to seeds before sowing or by the spraying of a standing crop of moong (Vigna radiata) significantly enhanced leaf nitrate reductase activity (NRA). Leaf NRA levels, being significantly correlated with seed yield, can be utilized for predicting crop productivity and for adopting corrective measures, if necessary, at an early growth stage.Acknowledgment. This work was partly supported by the award of a Research Fellowship to S.A.A. by the Government of India Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, New Delhi, which is gratefully acknowledged.