-This study was developed to test the hypothesis that salinity inhibits indirectly the nitrate acquisition by feedback regulation caused by increased amino acids content and low N demand in cowpea roots. Cowpea plants were pretreated with 0 and 50 mM NaCl since seed, to restrict growth and N-demand. After pretreatment (14 days), the plants were divided into control plants, plants in presence NaCl and plants recovered for 4 days in absence NaCl. Our data clearly showed that nitrate influx was down-regulated in roots in presence and recovered NaCl, suggesting that even without the direct presence of salt, the restrict growth resulted in a claramente que o influxo de nitrato foi regulado para baixo nas raízes em presença e NaCl recuperado, sugerindo que mesmo sem a presença direta de sal, o crescimento restrito resultou em uma redução da demanda de N, indicando um efeito indireto do sal na modulação de influxo de nitrato. As plantas e plantas recuperadas em presença de NaCl acumulavam altos níveis de aminoácidos, principalmente glutamina. Em conclusão, a salinidade indiretamente regula negativamente a aquisição de nitrato por um controle endógeno sinalizado por acúmulo de aminoácidos. Essa acumulação está associada à restrição do crescimento e à baixa demanda de N nas raízes.
PALAVRAS-CHAVE:Absorção de nitrato, estresse salino, regulação por feedback.
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