Application
Potassium nitrate has been used:
in CPW13M solution to extract the protoplasts from plant cells[1]
as a component in the basal medium[2]
as a component in macronutrient[3]
Biochem/physiol Actions
Potassium nitrate serves as a source of nitrate for cell growth. It also induces the synthesis of lipid in alga Neochloris oleoabundans.[4]

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