The application ofin vivo techniques in the study of metabolic aspects of ion absorption in crop plants |
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Authors: | B C Loughman |
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Institution: | (1) Department of Agricultural Science, University of Oxford, Parks Road, Oxford, UK |
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Abstract: | Summary Little is known about the biochemical basis of the genotypic differences in the capacity for ion absorption and transport
shown by many crop species. If these differences reflect the abundance of a specific membrane component or the activity of
an enzyme we need to have some indication of thein vivo operation of these systems in whole plants. Thein vivo assessment of glycolytic enzymes is illustrated by the effects of mannose on the transport of phosphate in maize varieties.
The application of high resolution31P-NMR to the study of intermediary metabolismin vivo is also helpful in following transport capacity.
The five-fold rise in respiratory rate that occurs when freshly cut potato slices are maintained in aerated water for 24 hours
is accompained by the turning on of a wide range of biochemical systems. Major increases in the capacity for absorption of
phosphate from low concentrations (0.1 μM–10 μM) and in the phosphorylative ability of the tissue are seen, indicating the synthesis of a carrier involved in phosphate transport.
These capacities differ markedly between individual tissues of the tuber,i. e. pith, parenchyma, cortex and buds and large differences have been observed between comparable tissue from different varieties.
Varieties grown under similar conditions have been compared and shown to exhibit different kinetics with respect to the development
of the low concentration absorption site and in their sensitivity to the effects of uncouplers such as 2,4-dinitrophenol. |
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Keywords: | Maize NMR Phosphate Potato Varietal differences |
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