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Whole Plant Studies using Radioactive 13-Nitrogen: II. A COMPARTMENTAL MODEL FOR THE UPTAKE AND TRANSPORT OF NITRATE IONS BY Zea mays
Authors:PRESLAND, M. R.   McNAUGHTON, G. S.
Abstract:
Nitrate ion uptake by the roots of hydroponically grown maizeseedlings was measured using the short-lived isotope 13N. Itis shown to be described by a four compartment model, recognizablynitrogen in the root bathing solution, nitrogen which is readilyexchangeable from the root, nitrogen bound in the root, andnitrogen transported from the root. Some of the absorbed activity leaks back into the root bathingsolution with the efflux from the root, as a fraction of theinflux, increasing with concentration to be greater than 0–8at external nitrate ion concentrations above about 1.0 mol m–3.The capacity of the exchangeable root pool increases with externalnitrate ion concentration, approaching the expected cytoplasmicnitrate ion content at the highest external nitrate ion concentrationsstudied (70 mol m–3). The investigation has highlighted the problems of interpretinguptake profiles in experiments for which the 10 min half-lifeof 13N dictates experimental times that are comparable withthe times for saturation of root pools. Key words: Zea mays, 13N, Compartmental model, Nitrate uptake
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