白浆土 植物系统营养物质转化机制及其有效性研究Ⅴ.有机物对磷根际有效性的影响

采用根盒试验研究了施用紫花苜蓿腐解物对白浆土小麦根际P素形态转化、有效性及小麦植株P素吸收的影响。结果表明,施用有机物料使土壤有效磷显着上升,铝磷、铁磷含量也显着升高,且培养时间越长,效果越明显。小麦植株含P量明显上升,且与非根际土壤铝磷、铁磷的变化显着相关.     

无菌条件下小麦氨基酸态氮及铵态氮营养效应研究

对铵态氮(硫酸铵)、氨基酸态氮(甘氨酸,谷氨酸及赖氨酸)和缺氮无菌砂培条件下小麦单株干物重、全氮量及根、叶谷草转氨酶和谷丙转氨酶活性作了研究．结果表明,铵态氮和氨基酸态氮均可被小麦吸收,且吸收量相当．培养30d后,甘氨酸和谷氨酸处理的小麦干物重显著高于缺氮及铵态氮处理,而铵态氮、赖氨酸及缺氮处理的干物重相近．低浓度铵态氮(0．7mmol·L^1)培养15d的小麦仅根的GPT活性显著高于缺氮处理,而高浓度(35．7mmol·L^1)处理6h对这两种转氨酶活性影响不大.不同种类、不同浓度的氨基酸态氮培养15d或处理6h后,小麦植株根、叶的GOT或GPT活性变化趋势有较大差异,这反映出小麦外源氨基酸主要同化部位及同化量,与氨基酸种类及浓度有较大关系．     

供肥对小麦间作蚕豆群体产量及根系的调控

利用田间,池栽,盆栽等方法,对不同N,P水平下小麦间作蚕豆群体根系的时空分布及产量效应进行了研究。结果表明,供P对小麦-蚕豆间作系统有明显的增产作用,与不供P相比,田间试验中供P处理间作小麦和蚕豆分别提高了48.39%和16.69%,池栽试验中群体产量增产幅度为20.07%-43.14%。间作蚕豆经济产量增幅为58.46%-78.78%,小麦间作蚕豆多作系统2种作物根密度生长高峰期交错出现,小麦的峰值出现早于蚕豆,其中,小麦和蚕豆根干重最大值分别出现在抽穗期和成熟期,而根长的最大值分别出现在拔节期和成熟期,这在一定程度上减轻了共生期2种作物对水肥的竞争,也是此群体增产增效的原因之一,施P处理间作小麦的根重,根长和根表面积分别比不施P处理提高54.33%,48.88%和47.00%;施N处理间作小麦的根重,根长和根表面积分别比不施N的增加15.25%,11.61%和11.46%。间作小麦根重的57.61%和蚕豆的69.20%分布在0-30cm土层,随施P水平的提高,总根干重及根密度都趋于增加,且深层土壤中根系增加明显。     

S3307对小麦幼苗形态及某些生理特性的影响（简报）

用Ｓ３３０７处理小麦种子可以增蘖促根,增大叶面积和单株干物重,增强幼苗生理活性和抗逆力,从而起到壮苗的作用。     

石蒜对萝卜、黄瓜、番茄和油菜幼苗的化感效应

在室内用离体生测方法研究了石蒜水浸提物对萝卜、黄瓜、番茄和油菜的化感效应.结果表明, 石蒜水浸提物对4种植物种子的萌发和幼苗生长均具有较强的抑制作用.4种受体作物中,以番茄最为敏感,最低浓度0.0125 g·ml^-1处理下,番茄种子完全受到抑制不能萌发,油菜、萝卜与黄瓜种子的萌发抑制率分别为17.73％、14.97％和2.65％.相同浓度处理时,石蒜水浸提物对萝卜、黄瓜及油菜芽的生长抑制作用高于对根的抑制作用.采用去胚乳小麦生长法和高梁河沙法测定了石蒜甲醇浸提物对光合作用和非光合作用抑制活性.结果表明,石蒜甲醇浸提物对去胚乳小麦和高梁的生长有较强的抑制作用,对高梁芽和根生长的抑制作用高于对去胚乳小麦根和芽生长的抑制,说明石蒜对植物的化感效应主要体现在抑制非光合作用活性上,但也一定程度地抑制植物的光合作用.     

不同小麦品种的根系生理特性,磷的吸收及利用效率对产量影？…

不同小麦品种的分蘖数、叶片数、干物量与根系总吸收面积及活跃吸收面积呈正相关,在低磷处理的相关性均达到显著水平。此各品种收获得期的干物量及籽粒产量亦与株吸磷量及利用效率呈正相关。通过各因素的比较,鉴定出在低磷条件下可获较高产量的品种。     

硫氮配施对持绿型小麦氮素运转及叶片衰老的影响

以持绿型小麦品种‘豫麦66号’、‘潍麦8号’及非持绿型品种‘小偃6号’为材料,采用以氮肥为主区硫肥为副区的田间裂区试验,研究了2个施氮水平[纯氮120kg/hm2(N120)、220kg/hm2(N220)]和3个施硫水平[纯硫0kg/hm2(S0)、20kg/hm2(S20)、60kg/hm2(S60)]下植株各部位的含氮量、叶片干鲜重及叶片叶绿素含量的变化,探讨硫氮配施对不同类型小麦氮吸收及衰老的影响。结果表明:在相同处理下,持绿型小麦植株的总含氮量、氮素转运量、叶绿素含量、叶片含水量及穗粒数和千粒重均高于非持绿型小麦。N120处理条件下,不同硫肥处理时持绿型小麦与非持绿型小麦变化趋势相同,开花期茎和叶含氮量及叶绿素含量在S60处理下均低于其他2个硫肥处理,生育后期叶片含水量下降幅度也明显高于其他处理;在N220处理条件下,3个品种开花期叶含氮量、收获期总氮累积量、氮收获指数、叶绿素含量及叶片含水量在S60处理下均高于其他2个处理,其中非持绿型小麦在高硫处理条件下灌浆期的叶绿素含量的增长率明显高于持绿型小麦,而灌浆中后期叶片含水量的下降幅度则明显低于持绿型小麦。研究发现,施用硫肥在氮肥不足时会对小麦植株氮素的吸收利用及叶片衰老等方面产生负面影响,但在氮肥充足时却在氮素的吸收利用、延缓叶片衰老及最终籽粒产量和总生物量等方面表现出正面效应;本实验条件下,220kg/hm2左右施氮量和60kg/hm2左右施硫量有利于各品种小麦生长发育和产量提高;高N和高S水平对于延缓小麦的衰老而言,非持绿性小麦比持绿型小麦更明显。     

耕作方式及施氮量对砂姜黑土区小麦氮代谢及籽粒产量和蛋白质含量的影响

为明确砂姜黑土区小麦(Triticum aestivum)产量和品质形成的耕作方式及施氮量最优组合, 在大田试验条件下, 以深松、旋耕和常规耕作3种耕作方式为主区, 0、120、225、330 kg·hm^-2 4个施氮量为副区, 研究了不同耕作方式及施氮量组合对小麦拔节后氮代谢、籽粒产量和蛋白质含量的影响。结果表明, 随着生育期的推进, 叶片谷氨酰胺合成酶活性、游离氨基酸含量和可溶性蛋白含量均呈先升后降的趋势, 深松方式配合中高氮处理的峰值在花后10天, 而常规耕作和旋耕的4个施氮处理以及深松的低氮处理峰值多在开花期。与常规耕作和旋耕相比, 深松耕作显著降低了10-40 cm的土壤容重, 提高了土壤总空隙度和根干质量, 有利于中后期根系氮素吸收。耕作方式和施氮量对籽粒产量和蛋白质含量影响显著, 均以深松方式最高。3种耕作方式下小麦产量和蛋白质含量均随施氮量增加而增加, 籽粒产量以深松方式配合330 kg·hm^-2施氮量最高, 而常规耕作和旋耕方式的产量在施氮量为225 kg·hm^-2时达到最大。3种耕作方式下籽粒蛋白质含量均以施氮225 kg·hm^-2最高。因此, 在砂姜黑土区宜采用深松耕作方式配合适宜的施氮量, 以改善土壤条件, 促进根系氮素吸收, 延长叶片功能期, 达到产量与蛋白品质提升之目的。     

氮高效水稻种质资源筛选的初步研究

采用在遮雨网室盆栽和不同施氮处理对1107份水稻种质资源不同生长时期的苗高、分蘖数和干物重等性状进行了研究.结果表明最高分蘖期相对干物重与不同时期相对苗高和相对分蘖数呈极显著正相关.不同时期相对苗高与相对分蘖数之间亦呈显著或极显著正相关.相对分蘖数、相对苗高和相对干物重在水稻种质资源中存在较大的变异,分蘖数可作为氮高效资源筛选的形态指标.通过比较5个时期苗高和分蘖数的相对生长量及最高分蘖期干物重的相对含量共11个指标,初步筛选出14份氮高效资源.     

小麦-蚕豆间作条件下氮肥施用量对根际微生物区系的影响

通过田间小区试验,研究了小麦/蚕豆间作条件下4种施氮水平(0、90、180和270 kg·hm^-2)对根际微生物区系和多样性的影响.结果表明：在整个生育期,微生物数量有一定的波动,但均以开花期数量最高.与单作相比,间作显著增加了小麦和蚕豆根际的细菌、真菌、放线菌数量和微生物总量,而显著降低了开花期和成熟期蚕豆根际的微生物多样性.在不施氮（N₀）和低氮（N₉₀）水平下,间作与单作在微生物数量上的差异较大.间作对土壤微生物数量的促进效应在分蘖期和开花期最大,成熟期显著降低.小麦根际的微生物数量随施氮量的增加先增加后降低,以常规施氮处理（N₁₈₀）的微生物数量最多,氮肥用量对单作小麦的影响大于间作小麦. 施氮量对蚕豆根际细菌、真菌、放线菌数量和微生物多样性无显著影响,但降低了间作蚕豆根际微生物总量.适量施用氮肥能有效调节根际微生物区系,间作系统地上部植物多样性与地下部微生物区系间存在紧密联系.     

The Effect of Applying a Nutrient in Leaf Sprays on the Absorption of the Same Nutrient by the Roots

Ammonium nitrate solution applied to the leaves of sugar-beetincreased plant dry weight and uptake of nitrogen by the roots.Uptake of phosphorus by the roots of swedes, but not sugar-beet,grown with high phosphorus supply to the roots, was decreasedby applying sodium phosphate solution to the leaves; uptakefrom a lower phosphorus supply to the roots was unaffected.Phosphorus applied to the leaves had no effect on dry weight.Potassium uptake by the roots of sugar-beet plants grown withhigh potassium supply to the roots was unaffected by paintingthe leaves with a potassium chloride solution, that of plantswith an intermediate potassium supply was increased, and plantsgrown with a low supply to the roots absorbed almost all theavailable potassium so painting could not much increase uptakeby the roots. Application of potassium to the leaves increaseddry weight of plants with low or medium potassium supply tothe roots and did not affect that of plants with a high potassiumsupply. The top: root ratio for phosphorus content in mg. per plantwas greater for phosphorus absorbed via leaves than for phosphorusabsorbed via roots. Increasing the phosphorus supply to theroots increased this ratio for phosphorus absorbed either vialeaves or roots. Potassium absorbed by leaves was slightly more efficient inincreasing dry weight than potassium absorbed at the same timeby the root. A similar comparison was not possible for nitrogenor phosphorus. The results of these and previous experiments indicate thatall the nitrogen and potassium and over 80 per cent. of thephosphorus applied to leaves was absorbed. The small amountof phosphorus remaining unabsorbed on the surface of the leafwas unaffected by phosphorus supply to the root.     

Response of Raphanus sativus to the auxin precursor,L-tryptophan applied to soil

Soil microorganisms are capable of producing auxins in the presence of the physiological precursor, L-tryptophan (L-TRP). This study was designed to assess the influence of L-TRP on radish (Raphanus sativus) yield when applied to soil. The amount of L-TRP added to soil to give optimum radish growth in glasshouse studies was 3.0 mg kg^-1 soil which enhanced the root yield by 1.31-fold over the control. The root/shoot ratio was increased by 1.10-fold upon this amendment. One L-TRP application was sufficient to promote growth. The best time to apply L-TRP was at the onset of seedling emergence. The application of L-TRP promoted radish yield comparable to those plants treated with indole-3-acetic acid, indole-3-acetamide and indole-3-lactic acid. Foliar application of L-TRP had no effect on the root and shoot dry weight. A field study was conducted in which L-TRP applications at a rate of 20.4 and 204 mg m^-2 significantly enhanced the radish yield in fertilized plots receiving fertilization. The shoot dry weight was increased by 1.29-fold and the root dry weight by 1.15-fold over the control in response to 20.4 mg L-TRP m^-2. These findings indicate that L-TRP, applied at the appropriate times and concentrations, can increase radish yield. The effect of L-TRP on radish growth could be attributed to i) substrate-dependent auxin production in soil by the indigenous microflora, ii) uptake directly by plant roots followed by metabolism within their tissues, and/or iii) a change in the balance of rhizosphere microflora affecting plant growth.     

Contribution of the VA mycorrhizal hyphae in acquisition of phosphorus and zinc by maize grown in a calcareous soil

An investigation was carried out to test whether the mechanism of increased zinc (Zn) uptake by mycorrhizal plants is similar to that of increased phosphorus (P) acquisition. Maize (Zea mays L.) was grown in pots containing sterilised calcareous soil either inoculated with a mycorrhizal fungus Glomus mosseae (Nicol. and Gerd.) Gerdemann and Trappe or with a mixture of mycorrhizal fungi, or remaining non-inoculated as non-mycorrhizal control. The pots had three compartments, a central one for root growth and two outer ones for hyphal growth. The compartmentalization was done using a 30-m nylon net. The root compartment received low or high levels of P (50 or 100 mg kg^–1 soil) in combination with low or high levels of P and micronutrients (2 or 10 mg kg^–1 Fe, Zn and Cu) in the hyphal compartments.Mycorrhizal fungus inoculation did not influence shoot dry weight, but reduced root dry weight when low P levels were supplied to the root compartment. Irrespective of the P levels in the root compartment, shoots and roots of mycorrhizal plants had on average 95 and 115% higher P concentrations, and 164 and 22% higher Zn concentrations, respectively, compared to non-mycorrhizal plants. These higher concentrations could be attributed to a substantial translocation of P and Zn from hyphal compartments to the plant via the mycorrhizal hyphae. Mycorrhizal inoculation also enhanced copper concentration in roots (135%) but not in shoots. In contrast, manganese (Mn) concentrations in shoots and roots of mycorrhizal plants were distinctly lower, especially in plants inoculated with the mixture of mycorrhizal fungi.The results demonstrate that VA mycorrhizal hyphae uptake and translocation to the host is an important component of increased acquisition of P and Zn by mycorrhizal plants. The minimal hyphae contribution (delivery by the hyphae from the outer compartments) to the total plant acquisition ranged from 13 to 20% for P and from 16 to 25% for Zn.     

Heterogeneous distribution of phosphorus and potassium in soil influences wheat growth and nutrient uptake

Heterogeneous distribution of mineral nutrients in soil profiles is a norm in agricultural lands, but its influence on nutrient uptake and crop growth is poorly documented. In this study, we examined the effects of varying phosphorus (P) and potassium (K) distribution on plant growth and nutrient uptake by wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) grown in a layered or split soil culture in glasshouse conditions. In the layered pot system the upper soil was supplied with P and either kept watered or allowed to dry or left P-deficient but watered, whereas the lower soil was watered and fertilised with K. Greater reductions in shoot growth, root length and dry weight in the upper soil layer occurred in −P/wet than in +P/dry upper soil treatment. Shoot P concentration and total P content were reduced by P deficiency but not by upper soil drying. Genotypic responses showed that K-efficient cv. Nyabing grew better and took up more P and K than K-inefficient cv. Gutha in well-watered condition, but the differences decreased when the upper soil layer was dry. In the split-root system, shoot dry weight and shoot P and K contents were similar when P and K were applied together in one compartment or separated into two compartments. In comparison, root growth was stimulated and plants took up more P and K in the treatment with the two nutrients supplied together compared with the treatment in which the two nutrients were separated. Roots proliferated in the compartment applied with either P or K at the expense of root growth in the adjoining compartment with neither P nor K. Heterogeneous nutrient distribution has a direct decreasing effect on root growth in deficient patches, and nutrient redistribution within the plant is unlikely to meet the demand of roots grown in such patches.     

Effects of a 60 Hz magnetic field on photosynthetic CO2 uptake and early growth of radish seedlings

Photosynthetic CO2 uptake rate and early growth parameters of radish Raphanus sativus L. seedlings exposed to an extremely low frequency magnetic field (ELF MF) were investigated. Radish seedlings were exposed to a 60 Hz, 50 microT(rms) (root mean square) sinusoidal magnetic field (MF) and a parallel 48 microT static MF for 6 or 15 d immediately after germination. Control seedlings were exposed to the ambient MF but not the ELF MF. The CO2 uptake rate of ELF MF exposed seedlings on day 5 and later was lower than that of the control seedlings. The dry weight and the cotyledon area of ELF MF exposed seedlings on day 6 and the fresh weight, the dry weight and the leaf area of ELF MF exposed seedlings on day 15 were significantly lower than those of the control seedlings, respectively. In another experiment, radish seedlings were grown without ELF MF exposure for 14 d immediately after germination, and then exposed to the ELF MF for about 2 h, and the photosynthetic CO2 uptake rate was measured during the short-term ELF MF exposure. The CO2 uptake rate of the same seedlings was subsequently measured in the ambient MF (control) without the ELF MF. There was no difference in the CO2 uptake rate of seedlings exposed to the ELF MF or the ambient MF. These results indicate that continuous exposure to 60 Hz, 50 microT(rms) sinusoidal MF with a parallel 48 microT static MF affects the early growth of radish seedlings, but the effect is not so severe that modification of photosynthetic CO2 uptake can observed during short-term MF exposure.     

Thiocyanate content in relation to the quality features of radish Raphanus sativus L

Relationships between radish thiocyanate content and its dry weight, the content of sugar, protein, fibre, ascorbic acid, some minerals, the incidence of plant shooting, the firmness and pithiness of storage-roots, and the ratio of leaves to storageroot (wt/wt) were investigated. The analysis of linear correlation was based on numerous data from the 4-year field experiment with six radish cultivars and different sowing and harvest dates. The content of thiocyanate in radish roots was found to be positively correlated with their dry weight, and the content of total protein, crude fibre, and soluble sugar. A strong relationship was found between the content of thiocyanate and dry weight of radish leaves. The negative correlation between the thiocyanate content in the leaves and the firmness of storageroots and the positive correlation with their pithiness might indicate the translocation of this compounds into green plant parts during the ageing of root tissue. The root thiocyanate content and the percentage of shooting correlated significantly only in the case of Tokinashi. The closeness of relations between the ratio of leaves/storage-root and thiocyanate content, though in general small, was affected also by a cultivar. A similar effect was observed for the correlations between the thiocyanate contents in leaves and storage-roots.     

Effect of phosphorus source and rate of application on VAM fungal infection and growth of maize (Zea mays L.)

The effects of two phosphorus (P) sources (triple superphosphate and Ghafsa phosphate rock), applied at rates equivalent to 44kg ha^-1 and 22 kg ha^-1, on vesicular-arbuscular mycorrhizal (VAM) fungal infection in roots, dry matter yield and nutrient content of maize grown in an oxisol and an alfisol, were investigated in a growth cabinet. The application of 44 kg P ha ^-1 resulted in root infection by VAM fungi not was significantly different (P<-0.01) from when no P was applied. Root infection was significantly greater when P was applied as triple superphosphate at the rate of 22 kg ha^-1 the higher rate. Phosphate rock treatments at both rates of application resulted in significantly greater root infection than in controls with no P or when triple superphosphate was applied at 44 kg ha^-1. Plant P uptake increased in all soils with the different P treatments compared with the control. No direct effects of the treatments on the aluminium and zinc contents of maize plants were observed. In the gleyic alfisol, reduced Mn uptake as a result of increased infection of plants with the superphosphate treatments was observed. Higher Mn was also found in plants with the higher rate of superphosphate treatment than with the phosphate rock treatments in the haplustox, although infection rates in plants with the latter treatments were higher. With the exception of plants with the phosphate rock treatment applied at 22kg ha^-1, dry matter yields of plants with all P sources were significantly greater than the controls.     

Morphological and physiological characteristics of a root-hairless mutant in rice (Oryza sativa L.)

This paper reports morphological and physiological characteristics of a first root-hairless mutant (RH2) of rice (Oryza sativa L.), which can be useful in advancing knowledge on the role of root hairs in water and nutrient uptake, and genetics of root hairs. The mutant was selected among NaN₃ mutagenized progeny of the rice cultivar Oochikara. Microscopic observations showed absence of root hairs in RH2. At the seedling stage, RH2 showed shorter seedling height and shorter roots compared to the wild type variety Oochikara. Because of the differences in seedling growth, all comparisons between Oochikara and RH2 in uptake-related characters were made on the basis of values adjusted by the dry weight of either the shoot or the root. When grown at low water potential in soil, Oochikara and RH2 were similar in shoot water content and transpiration per unit shoot dry weight, and similarly, at low water potential in solution culture, there was no significant difference between Oochikara and RH2 in transpiration per unit shoot dry weight. These results suggest that at the seedling stage, root hairs do not significantly contribute to uptake of water. In solution culture, Oochikara and RH2 did not significantly differ in phosphate uptake per unit root dry weight. This result supports the previous work that root hairs do not contribute to phosphate uptake in solution culture. Regarding to response to plant hormones, RH2 showed a higher level of resistance to two synthetic auxins, 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D) and 1-naphthaleneacetic acid (NAA) than Oochikara. NAA treatment induced very short root hairs in RH2, suggesting that the absence of root hairs in RH2 may be due to a shortage of endogenous auxin. Genetic analysis showed that the root hairless character in RH2 is inherited as a single recessive gene.     

Enhancement of nitrogen fixation in lentil,faba bean,and soybean by dual inoculation with Rhizobia and mycorrhizae

The combined effect of Vesicular Arbuscular Mycorrhizae (VAM) and Rhizobium on the cold season legumes, lentil and faba bean, as well as on summer legume, soybean, were studied in soils with low indeginous VA mycorrhizal spores. Inoculation of the plant with VA mycorrhizal fungi increased the level of mycorrhizal root infection of lentil, faba bean and soybean. The inoculation with Rhizobium had no significant effect on VA mycorrhizal infection percent, but VA mycorrhizal inoculation increased nodulation of the three legumes. The inoculation with Rhizobium alone significantly increased plant dry weight and N content of lentil and faba bean as well as seed yield of soybean. VA mycorrhizal inoculation also significantly increased plant dry weight and phosphorus content of the plants as did fertilization with superphosphate. Rock phosphate fertilization, however, had no significant effect on plant growth or phosphorus uptake. The addition of rock phosphate in combination with VA mycorrhizal inoculation significantly increased plant dry weight and P uptake of the plants. The dual inoculation with both rhizobia and mycorrhizae induced more significant increases in plant dry weight, N and P content of lentil and faba bean as well as seed yield of soybean than inoculation with either VA mycorrhizae or Rhizobium alone.     

Quantification of water uptake by arbuscular mycorrhizal hyphae and its significance for leaf growth, water relations, and gas exchange of barley subjected to drought stress

Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi alleviate drought stress in their host plants via the direct uptake and transfer of water and nutrients through the fungal hyphae to the host plants. To quantify the contribution of the hyphae to plant water uptake, a new split-root hyphae system was designed and employed on barley grown in loamy soil inoculated with Glomus intraradices under well-watered and drought conditions in a growth chamber with a 14-h light period and a constant temperature (15 degrees C; day/night). Drought conditions were initiated 21 days after sowing, with a total of eight 7-day drying cycles applied. Leaf water relations, net photosynthesis rates, and stomatal conductance were measured at the end of each drying cycle. Plants were harvested 90 days after sowing. Compared to the control treatment, the leaf elongation rate and the dry weight of the shoots and roots were reduced in all plants under drought conditions. However, drought resistance was comparatively increased in the mycorrhizal host plants, which suffered smaller decreases in leaf elongation, net photosynthetic rate, stomatal conductance, and turgor pressure compared to the non-mycorrhizal plants. Quantification of the contribution of the arbuscular mycorrhizal hyphae to root water uptake showed that, compared to the non-mycorrhizal treatment, 4 % of water in the hyphal compartment was transferred to the root compartment through the arbuscular mycorrhizal hyphae under drought conditions. This indicates that there is indeed transport of water by the arbuscular mycorrhizal hyphae under drought conditions. Although only a small amount of water transport from the hyphal compartment was detected, the much higher hyphal density found in the root compartment than in the hyphal compartment suggests that a larger amount of water uptake by the arbuscular mycorrhizal hyphae may occur in the root compartment.