Nitrite Reduces Cytoplasmic Acidosis under Anoxia.PDFVIP

Nitrite Reduces Cytoplasmic Acidosis under Anoxia1 2 I.G.L. Libourel , P.M. van Bodegom, M.D. Fricker, and R.G. Ratcliffe* Department of Plant Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford OX1 3RB, United Kingdom (I.G.L.L., M.D.F., R.G.R.); and Department of Systems Ecology, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, NL–1081 HV Amsterdam, The Netherlands (P.M.v.B.) The ameliorating effect of nitrate on the acidification of the cytoplasm during short-term anoxia was investigated in maize (Zea mays) root segments. Seedlings were grown in the presence or a