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Nitrate reductase activity (NRA, in vivo assay) and nitrate(NO-3) content of root and shoot and NO-3 and reduced nitrogencontent of xylem sap were measured in five temperate cerealssupplied with a range of NO-3 concentrations (0·1–20mol m–3) and three temperate pasture grasses suppliedwith 0·5 or 5 0 mol m–3 NO-3 For one cereal (Hordeumvulgare L ), in vitro NRA was also determined The effect ofexternal NO-3 concentration on the partitioning of NO-3 assimilationbetween root and shoot was assessed All measurements indicatedthat the root was the major site of NO3 assimilation in Avenasatwa L, Hordeum vulgare L, Secale cereale L, Tnticum aestivumL and x Triticosecale Wittm supplied with 0·1 to 1·0mol m–3 NO-3 and that for all cereals, shoot assimilationincreased in importance as applied NO-3 concentration increasedfrom 1.0 to 20 mol m–3 At 5.0–20 mol m–3 NO3,the data indicated that the shoot played an important if notmajor role in NO-3 assimilation in all cereals studied Measurementson Lolium multiflorum Lam and L perenne L indicated that theroot was the main site of NO-3 assimilation at 0.5 mol m–3NO-3 but shoot assimilation was predominant at 5.0 mol m–3NO-3 Both NRA distribution data and xylem sap analysis indicatedthat shoot assimilation was predominant in Dactylis glomerataL supplied with 0.5 or 5.0 mol m–3 NO-3 Avena sativa L., oats, Hordeum vulgare L., barley, Secale cereale L., rye, x Triticosecale Wittm., triticale, Triticum aestivum L., wheat, Dactylis glomerata L., cocksfoot, Lolium multiflorum Lam., Italian ryegrass, Lolium perenne L., perennial ryegrass, nitrate, nitrate assimilation, nitrate reductase activity, xylem sap  相似文献   

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Two approaches to quantifying relationships between nutrientsupply and plant growth were compared with respect to growth,partitioning, uptake and assimilation of NO3 by non-nodulatedpea (Pisum sativum L. cv. Marma). Plants grown in flowing solutionculture were supplied with NO3 at relative addition rates(RAR) of 0·03, 0·06, 0·12, and 0·18d–1, or constant external concentrations ([NO3)of 3, 10, 20, and 100 mmol m–3 over 19 d. Following acclimation,relative growth rates (RGR)approached the corresponding RARbetween 0·03–0.12 d-1, although growth was notlimited by N supply at RAR =0.18 d-1. Growth rates showed littlechange with [NO3–] between 10–100 mmol m–3(RGR=0·15 –0·16 d-1). The absence of growthlimitation over this range was suggested by high unit absorptionrates of NO3, accumulation of NO3 in tissues andprogressive increases in shoot: root ratio. Rates of net uptakeof NO3 from 1 mol m–3 solutions were assessed relativeto the growth-related requirement for NO3, showing thatthe relative uptake capacity increased with RGR between 0·03–0·06d–1 , but decreased thereafter to a theoretical minimumvalue at RGR  相似文献   

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The main shoot of field-grown Jyoti barley (Hordeum vulgareL.) grown at 40 kg ha–1 was separated into different organsat various stages of growth and development. Changes in freshand dry weights and duration for which the parts remained metabolicallyactive (green) were recorded. Weight duration (gram x day),a factor contributing to total NO3 reduction of eachorgan, was calculated. The dry matter percentage increased inthe successively formed laminae and sheaths. The weight durationof the different components viz. internodes, spike (excludingthe grains), laminae, and sheaths, respectively were 40.2, 10.5,21.8, and 17.8. Nitrate content (µmol g–1 dry wt.)was high in the initially formed organs and declined in thesuccessively formed ones. In the laminae, there was a sharpfall after achieving maximal values except for the flag laminawhere the changes in NO3 content were marginal over afairly long period. The ear components had low NO3 concentration.Total NO3 content (µmol) in the main shoot showedpeaks at 49, 84, and 118 d after sowing.  相似文献   

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Compartmental analyses of intact roots of barley (Hordeum vulgareL. cv. Klondike) plants, grown with different levels of NO3(up to 1·0 mol m–3) in the external media, wereundertaken using 13NO3. Two additional treatments, namelysodium dodecyl sulphate (SDS) or brief exposure to high temperature,designed to investigate the identity of the three NO3compartments revealed by compartmental analyses, provided supportfor the identification of the latter as corresponding to superficialsolution, apoplasm, and cytoplasm. Half-lives for exchange ofthese compartments, 3 s, 30 s, and 7 mm, were unaffected bythe level of NO3 provided during growth. Independentestimates of 13NO3 fluxes obtained by direct methodsagreed well with values of fluxes calculated from the compartmentalanalyses. Cytoplasmic [NO3], estimated from the compartmental analyses,were in the range from 1–37 mol m–3, and increasedwith increasing [NO3] of the medium. Such values forcytoplasmic [NO3] are inconsistent with an earlier proposal(Siddiqi, Glass, Ruth, and Rufty, 1990; Glass, Siddiqi, Ruth,and Rufty, 1990) of passive NO3 uptake in the concentrationrange above 10 mol m–3. A model, based upon localizeddistribution of nitrate reductase activity in epidermal cells,is proposed in which the proposed passive low affinity NO uptakeat high external [NO3] is restricted to epidermal cells. During loading periods with 13NO3, significant amountsof 13N were translocated to the shoot. Two pools of 13N, onebeing the root symplasm, appear to participate in the transferof labelled N to the shoot. Key words: Barley, compartmentation, nitrate, nitrate reductase, 13N  相似文献   

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Imsande, J. 1986. Nitrate-ammonium ratio required for pH homeostasisin hydroponically grown soybean.—J. exp. Bot. 37: 341–347. Plant acid-base homeostasis is achieved when the mmoles of hydroxylions produced in the plant equal the mmoles of protons. Reductionof nitrate to ammonia is the major source of hydroxyl ions whereasammonium uptake-assimilation and the metabolism of neutral sugarsto organic acids are the primary sources of protons. Soybean[Glycine max (L.) Merr plants were grown hydroponically on mediumsupplemented with 3·0 mol m–3 nitrogen providedas various combinations of KNO3 and NH4NO3 Plant growth consumedessentially all available nitrogen in each case; however, onlyin flasks supplemented with approximately 1·8 minolesof KNO3 plus 0·6 mmole of NH4NO3 was the pH of the mediumunchanged. Thus, for every mmole of nitrogen assimilated, approximately0·6 mmole of dissociable protons must have been producedby the conversion of neutral sugars to carboxylic acids. Also,it was shown that a plant obtaining all of its nitrogen fromnitrate must neutralize or excrete approximately 0·5mmole of hydroxyl ion d–1. Conversely, the plant derivingall of its nitrogen from dinitrogen must excrete or neutralizeat least 0·8 mmole of hydrogen ion d–1 whereasthe plant deriving all of its nitrogen from aminonium must excreteor neutralize approximately 2·1 mmoles of hydrogen iond–1. Nevertheless, plants grown on medium supplementedwith 2·4 mol m–1 nitrate plus 0·6 mol m–3ammonium did not achieve a higher growth rate than plants grownon 3·0 mol m–3 nitrate. Key words: Glycine max, nitrogen fixation, nitrate utilization  相似文献   

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Net accumulation of Cl by intact barley plants was virtuallyeliminated in roots and reduced by 40% in shoots when externalmedia (0.5 mol m–3 CaSO4 plus 0–5 mol m–3KCI) were supplemented with 0.25 mol m Ca(NO3)2. Plasmalemma36Cl influx (oc) was shown to be insensitive to externalNO3- in plants which had previously been grown in solutionslacking –3, but oc became sensitive to NO3-after a lagperiod of 3–6 h. Kinetic analyses revealed that the inhibitionof 36C1 influx by external NO3- was complex. At 0.25mol m–3 NO3- the Vmax for Cl influx was reducedby greater than 50%, with insignificant effects upon Km. At0.5 mol m–3 NO3- there was no further effect upon Vmaxbut Km for influx increased from 38±5 mmol m–3to 116±26 mmol m–3. By contrast, Cl effluxwas found to be insensitive to external NO3-. A model for theregulation of Cl influx is proposed which involves bothnegative feedback effects from vacuolar NO3- +Cl) concentrationand (external) NO3- inhibition of Cl influx at the plasmalemma.These combined effects serve to discriminate against Claccumulation, favouring NO3- accumulation, when the latter ionis available. Such observations are inconsistent with recentproposals for the existence of bona fide homeostats for chlorideaccumulation in higher plants. Key words: Nitrate inhibition, Chloride influx, Barley  相似文献   

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Inhibition of Nodule Development in Soybean by Nitrate or Reduced Nitrogen   总被引:5,自引:1,他引:4  
Imsande, J. 1986. Inhibition of nodule development in soybeanby nitrate or reduced nitrogen.—J. exp. Bot. 37: 348–355. Nodulation of hydroponically grown soybean plants [Glycine max(L.) Merr.] is inhibited by continuous growth in the presenceof 4· mol m–3 KNO3 The presence of 4·0 molm–3 ‘starter nitrate’ for 3-6 d during noduledevelopment, however, subsequently stimulates nodule dry weightaccumulation and nitrogenase activity. These stimulations occureven though 4· mol m–3 nitrate temporarily delaysnodule development, i.e. the late steps of nodule developmentare reversibly inhibited by a short-term exposure to 4·0mol m–3 nitrate. On the other hand, treatment with 4·0mol m–3 nitrate in excess of 14 d significantly reducesnodule dry weight Thus, extended growth in the presence of 4·0mol m–3 KNO3 seems to block both early and late stepsof nodule development. Nodulation of hydroponically grown soybeansis also inhibited by continuous growth in the presence of 2·0mol m–3 (NH4)2SO4 This inhibition is not caused by acidityof the growth medium. On the other hand, nodule development6 d after inoculation with Rhizoblum japonicum is not delayedby a 7-d exposure to 2·0 mol m–3 (NH4)2SO4 butis partially inhibited by a prolonged exposure to (NH4)2SO4Because repression of nodulation by 4·0 mol m–3KNO3 is more severe than that by 2·0 mol m–3 (NH4)2SO4and because ammonium taken up by the soybean plant is not activelyoxidized to nitrate, it is suggested that there are at leasttwo mechanisms by which nitrate utilization represses noduleformation in soybean. Key words: Glycine max, nitrogen, nitrogen fixation, nodulation  相似文献   

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Allen, S. and Smith, J A. C. 1986. Ammonium nutrition in Ricinuscommunis: its effect on plantgrowth and the chemical compositionof the whole plant, xylem and phloem saps.—J. exp. Bot.37: 1599–1610. The growth and chemical composition of Ricinus communis cultivatedhydroponically on 12 mol m – 3 NO3-N were comparedwith plants raised on a range of NH4+-N concentrations. At NH4+-Nconcentrations between 0·5 and 4·0 mol m–3,fresh- and dry-weight yields of 62-d-old plants were not significantlydifferent from those of the NO3-N controls. Growth wasreduced at 0·2 mol m–3 NH4+-N and was associatedwith increased root. shoot and C: organic N ratios, suggestingthat the plants were N-limited. At 8·0 mol m–3NH4+-N, growth was greatly restricted and the plants exhibitedsymptoms of severe ‘NH4+ toxicity’. Plants growingon NH4+-N showed marked acidification of the rooting medium,this effect being greatest on media supporting the highest growthrates. Shoot carboxylate content per unit dry weight was lower at mostNH4+-N concentrations than in the NO3-N controls, althoughit increased at the lowest NH4+-N levels. Root carboxylate contentwas comparable on the two N sources, but also increased substantiallyat the lowest NH4+-N levels. N source had little effect on inorganic-cationcontent at the whole-plant level, while NO3 and carboxylatewere replaced by Cl as the dominant anion in the NH4+-N plants.This was reflected in the ionic composition of the xylem andleaf-cell saps, the latter containing about 100 mol m–3Cl in plants on 8·0 mol m–3 NH4+. Xylem-saporganic-N concentration increased more than threefold with NH4+-N(with glutamine being the dominant compound irrespective ofN source) while in leaf-cell sap it increased more than 12-foldon NH4+-N media (with arginine becoming the dominant species).In the phloem, N source had little or no effect on inorganic-cation,sucrose or organic-N concentrations or sap pH, but sap fromNH4+-N plants contained high levels of Cl and serine. Collectively, the results suggested that the toxic effects ofhigh NH4+ concentrations were not the result of medium acidification,reduced inorganic-cation or carboxylate levels, or restrictedcarbohydrate availability, as is commonly supposed. Rather,NH4+ toxicity in R. communis is probably the result of changesin protein N turnover and impairment of the photorespiratoryN cycle. Key words: Ricinus, ammonium nutrition, nitrate, whole-plant composition, xylem, Phloem, amino acids, carboxylate  相似文献   

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The effects of different applied NO3 concentrations onextension growth and final length and area of leaves 1–4of five cereals and six pasture grasses of temperate originwere examined. Increased applied NO3 in the range 0.1–0.5.0mol m–3 caused decreased duration of growth but increasedgrowth rate and final length of leaves 2–4 of the cerealsAvena saliva, Hordeum vulgare, Secale cereale, x Triticosecaleand Triticum aestivum. For all cereals, increased NO3resulted in increased area of leaves 1–4. Pasture grasseswere supplied either 0.5 or 50 mol m–3 NO3. Increasedapplied NO3 (0.5–5.0 mol m–3) resulted indecreased duration of growth and increased growth rate and finalarea of leaves 1–4 of Bromus wiltdenowii, leaves 2–4ofFestuca arundinaceae and leaves 3 and 4 of Lolium muitiflorum.In addition, length of leaves 3 and 4 of B. witidenowii increasedwith increased NO3. Increased NO3 resulted inincreased area of leaves 2–4 of Dactylis gtomerata andLolium perenne and leaves 3 and 4 of Phalaris aquaiica but hadno effect on extension growth of all three species. Avena sativa L, oat, Hordeum vulgare L, barley, Secale cereale L, rye, x Triticosecale Wittm, triticale, Triticum aestivum L, wheat, Bromus willdenowii Kunth, prairie grass, Dactylis gtomerata L, cocksfoot, Festuca arundinaceae Shreb, tall fescue, Lolium multijlorum Lam, Italian ryegrass, Lolium perenne L, perennial ryegrass, Phalaris aquatica L, nitrate, leaf extension, leaf expansion  相似文献   

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The effects of different applied NO3 concentrations onextension growth and final length and area of leaves 1–4of five cereals and six pasture grasses of temperate originwere examined. Increased applied NO3 in the range 0.1–50mol m–3; caused decreased duration of growth but increasedgrowth rate and final length of leaves 2–4 of the cerealsAvena saliva, Hordeum vulgare, Secale cereale x Triticosecaleand Triticum aestivum. For all cereals, increased NO3resulted in increased area of leaves 1-4. Pasture grasses weresupplied either 0.5 or 50 mol m–3; NO3. Increasedapplied NO3 (0.5–50 mol m–3) resulted indecreased duration of growth and increased growth rate and finalarea of leaves 1–4 of Bromus willdenowii leaves 2–4of Festuca arundinaceae and leaves 3 and 4 of Lolium multiflorum.In addition, length of leaves 3 and 4 of B. willdenowii increasedwith increased NO3. Increased NO3 resulted in increased areaof leaves 2–4 of Daciylis glomerata and Lolium perenneand leaves 3 and 4 of Phalaris aquatica but had no effect onextension growth of all three species. Avena saliva L., oat, Hordeum vulgare L., barley, Secale cereaie L., rye, x Triticosecale Wittm, triticale, Triticum aestivum L., wheat, Bromus willdenowii Kunth, prairie grass, Dactylis glomerata L., cocksfoot, Festuca arundinaceae Shreb, tall fescue, Lolium multiflorum Lam, Italian ryegrass, Lolium perenne L, perennial ryegrass, Phalaris aquatica L, nitrate,, leaf extension, leaf expansion  相似文献   

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Nodulated white clover plants (Trifolium repens L. cv. Huia)were grown as simulated swards for 71 d in flowing nutrientsolutions with roots at 11 C and shoots at 20/15 C, day/night,under natural illumination. Root temperatures were then changedto 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, 17 or 25 C and the total N2, fixation over21 d was measured in the absence of a supply mineral N. Alltreatments were subsequently supplied with 10 mmol m–2NO2 in the flowing solutions for 14 d, and the relativeuptake of N by N2, fixation and NO3 uptake was compared.Net uptake of K+ was measured on a daily basis. Root temperature had little effect on root d. wt over the 35-dexperimental period, but shoot d. wt increased by a factor of3.5 between 3 and 25 C, with the sharpest increase occurringat 7–11 C. Shoot: root d. wt ratios increased from 25to 68 with increasing temperature at 7–25 C. N2-fixationper plant (in the absence of NO2 ) increased with roottemperature at 3–13C, but showed little change above13 C. The ratios of N2 fixation: NO2 uptake over 14d (mol N: mol N) were 0.47–0.77 at 3–7 C, 092–154at 11–17 C, and 046 at 25 C, reflecting the dominanceof NO3 uptake over N2 fixation at extremes of high andlow root temperature. The total uptake of N varied only slightlyat 11–25 –C (095–110 mmol N plant–1),the decline in N2 fixation as root temperature increased above11 C was compensated for by the increase in NO 3 uptake.The % N in shoot dry matter declined with decreasing root temperature,from 32% at 13 C to 15% at 3 C. In contrast, concentrationsof N expressed on a shoot water content basis showed a modestdecrease with increasing temperature, from 345 mol m–3at 3 C to 290 mol m–3 at 25 C. Trifolium repens L, white clover, root temperature, N2 fixation, potassium uptake, nitrate uptake, flowing solution culture  相似文献   

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The use of chlorate as an analogue for NO3 during nitrateuptake into Chara corallina cells has been investigated. NO3inhibits 36C1O3 influx into Chara over the concentrationrange 0–1000 mmol m–3. Lineweaver-Burke plots ofthe data are characteristic of competitive inhibition by NO–3in the low concentration range (0–300 mmol m–3 ClO3)and apparent KINO3 is 140 mmol m–3 which is of a similarorder of magnitude as apparent KmCIO3- 180 mmol m–3. Athigher substrate concentrations the inhibition by NO3was not characteristic of competitive or uncompetitive inhibition. 36C1O3/NO3 influx was dependent on K+ and Ca2+in the external medium and inhibited by FCCP. NO3 pretreatmentor N starvation increased subsequent 36C1O3/NO3influx into Chara. A comparison between rates of net NO3uptake and 36C1O3/NO3 influx supported the previoushypothesis that NO3 efflux is an important componentin the determination of overall uptake rates. Key words: Nitrate, Chara, 36CIO3  相似文献   

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Shelp, B. J. 1987. The composition of phloem exudate and xylemsap from broccoli (Brassica oleracea var. italica) suppliedwith NH+4, NO3 or NH4NO3.—J. exp. Bot. 38: 1619–1636. The detailed composition of xylem sap and exudate from stemincisions of attached inflorescences of broccoli (Brassica oleraceavar. italica) was compared in plants supplied with NH+4, NO3or NH4NO3. A phloem origin for the exudate was suggested fromthe high levels of sugars (71–133 mg cm-3), amino acids(8·1-26·7 mg cm3) and K. (2·3–3·8mg cm3), the low levels of NO3 and Ca, the high C: N (w/w) ratios(8·3–33), and the alkaline pH (7·2–7·3).In contrast, the xylem sap was mildly acidic (pH 5·6–6·0),and possessed lower levels of all organic and inorganic solutesbut NO3 and Ca, and lower ratios of K: Ca, Mg: Ca and C: N (0·6–4·4). Glutamine was the predominant o-phthalaldehyde-reactive aminocompound in both transport fluids with the next most abundantamino acids dependent on sap type and N-form. Together witharginine, -aminobutyric acid, which was found only in the xylemstream, was enhanced by NH+4compared to NO3 -nutrition suggestingthat glutamate metabolism was stimulated in the roots. Underlimiting N the amino acid concentrations in the transport fluidswere greater with NH+4 than with NO3. NO3 reduction occurredin both the root and shoot with the latter site predominatingover the entire N range (0-300 mol m3). Even though the compositionof nitrogenous solutes in the xylem was dependent on cultivarand N source, the composition of the phloem streams supplyingthe developing inflorescence was relatively unaffected. The data on the element composition of organs and phloem sapare interpreted to suggest that, in spite of the restrictedmobility of some elements such as B and Mn, a significant proportionof their total supply to developing sinks is carried in thephloem stream. Key words: Transport fluid composition, plant nutrition, phloem mobility.  相似文献   

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Growth-chamber studies were conducted to evaluate nitrogen assimilationby three hypernodulated soybean [Glycine max (L.) Merr.] mutants(NOD1–3, NOD2–4, NOD3–7) and the Williamsparent. Seeds were inoculated at planting and transplanted atday 7 to nutrient solution with 1 mol m–3 urea (optimizesnodule formation) or 5 mol m–3 NO3 (inhibits noduleformation). At 25 d after planting, separate plants were exposedto 15NO2 or 15NO3 for 3 to 48 h to evaluate N2 fixationand NO3 assimilation. Plant growth was less for hypernodulatedmutants than for Williams with both NO3 and urea nutrition.The major portion of symbiotically fixed 15N was rapidly assimilated(30 min) into an ethanol-soluble fraction, but by 24 h aftertreatment the ethanolinsoluble fraction in each plant part wasmost strongly labelled. Distribution patterns of 15N among organswere very similar among lines for both N growth treatments aftera 24 h 15N2 fixation period; approximate distributions were40% in nodules, 12% in roots, 14% in stems, and 34% in leaves.With urea-grown plants the totalmg 15N fixed plant–1 24h–1 was 1·18 (Williams), 1·40 (N0D1-3),107 (NOD2-4), and 0·80 (NOD3-7). The 5 mol m-3 NO3- treatmentresulted in a 95 to 97% decrease in nodule mass and 15N2 fixationby Williams, while the three mutants retained 30 to 40% of thenodule mass and 17 to 19% of the 15N2 fixation of respectiveurea-grown controls. The hypernodulated mutants, which had restrictedroot growth, absorbed less 15NO3- than Williams, irrespectiveof prior N growthcondition. The 15N from 15NO3- was primarilyretained in the soluble fraction of all plant parts through24 h. The 15N incorporation studies confirmed that nodule developmentis less sensitive to external NO3- in mutant lines than in theWilliams parent, and provide evidence that subsequent metabolismand distribution within the plant was not different among lines.These results further confirm that the hypernodulated mutantsof Williams are similar in many respects to the hyper- or supernodulatedmutants in the Bragg background, and suggest that a common mutationalevent affectingautoregulatory control of nodulation has beentargeted. Key words: Glycine max (L.) Merr., soybean, N2fixation, nitrate assimilation, nodulation mutants, 15N isotope  相似文献   

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Concentrations of inorganic cations are often lower in plantssupplied with NH4+ as compared with NO3. To examine whetherthis is attributable to impaired root uptake of cations or lowerinternal demand, the rates of uptake and translocation of K,Mg, and Ca were compared in maize plants (Zea mays L.) withdifferent growth-related nutrient demands. Plants were grownin nutrient solution with either 1·0 mol m–3 NO3or NH4+ and the shoot growth rate per unit weight of roots wasmodified by varying the temperature of the shoot base (SBT)including the apical shoot meristem. The shoot growth rate per unit weight of roots, which was takenas the parameter for the nutrient demand imposed on the rootsystem, was markedly lower at 12°C than at 24°C SBT.As a consequence of the lower nutrient demand at 12°C SBT,uptake rates of NO3 and NH4+ declined by more than 50%Compared with NO3 supply, NH4+ nutrition depressed theconcentrations of K and particularly of Ca in the shoot, bothin plants with high and with low nutrient demand. This indicatesa control of cation concentration by internal demand ratherthan by uptake capacity of the roots. Translocation rates of K, Mg and Ca in the xylem exudate werelower in NH4+- than in NO3-fed plants. Net accumulationrates of Ca in the shoot were also decreased, whereas net accumulationrates of K in the shoot were even higher in NH4+-fed plants.It is concluded that reduced cation concentrations in the xylemsap of plants supplied with NH4+ are due to the lower demandof cations for charge balance. The lower K translocation tothe shoot is compensated by reduced retranslocation to the roots.For Ca, in contrast, decreased translocation rates in NH4+-fedplants result in lower shoot concentration. Key words: Nitrogen form, cation nutrition, charge balance, xylem exudate, recirculation  相似文献   

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We have examined the long-term effects of NO3 concentrationson NO3 (15NO3) fluxes and cellular pool sizesin roots of intact 30-d-old wheat (Triticum aestivum cv. Courtot)grown hydroponically. Compartmental analysis was performed understeady-state conditions at five different levels of NO3concentration (from 0.1 up to 5 mol m–3 taking into accountmetabolism and secretion into the xylem (Devienne et al., 1994).Nitrate and reduced nitrogen levels in the tissues were largelyindependent of external NO3 concentration although below1.5 mol m–3 NO3; concentration limited plant growth.In the chamber, marked diurnal variations in net uptake occurredand, in the light, higher NO3 concentrations yieldedhigher NO3 uptake rates. After transfer of the plantsto the laboratory, the increase in net uptake linked to elevationof NO3; concentrations was even larger (from 0.1 to 8.8µmolh–1 g–1 FW) as a result of a marked increase (x10–11) in the unidirectional influx at the plasmalemmawhile NO3 efflux was less enhanced (x 4–5). Underthese conditions, influx into the vacuole was also higher (x2–4) while efflux from the vacuole was little affected(x 1–3). NO3 concentrations within the cell compartmentswere estimated under the clas sical assumptions. The vacuolarconcentration was a little modified by NO3 availabilitywhereas that in the cytosol increased from about 10 mol m–3to about 20 mol m–3 indicating that (1) the absolute valuefor the cytosol was high and (2) it displayed only a small increasedespite very large changes in NO3 fluxes. NO3distribution within the cells did not seem to involve an activeaccumulation of NO3 in the vacuole. Key words: Wheat, ion transport, nitrate, 15N, compartmentation  相似文献   

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The Relationship Between Growth and Oxygen Uptake in Hypoxic Rice Seedlings   总被引:1,自引:0,他引:1  
Atwell, B. J. and Green way, H. 1987. The relationship betweengrowth and oxygen uptake in hypoxic rice seedlings.—J.exp. Bot. 38: 454–465. Rice seedlings (Oryza saliva L.) were grown in the dark forup to 4 d in solutions containing various concentrations ofO2. Compared with seedlings grown at 0·250 mol O2 m–3,the dry weight of the growing seedling was 14% lower at 0·110mol O2 m–3 and 60% lower at 0 mol O2 m–3. Decreasesin fresh weight were similar but not identical to decreasesin dry weight, possibly because leaf growth was suppressed evenabove 0·110 mol O2 m–3. Oxygen deficiency inhibitedroot growth more severely than coleoptile growth. Coleoptiles from seedlings grown in aerated solution were exposedto an atmosphere of pure N2 for 30 min. Anoxia caused a declinein ATP content and energy charge, suggestive of decreased oxidativephosphorylation. It is not clear whether the decline in oxidativephosphorylation was solely responsible for impaired growth inhypoxia. In seedlings growing at O2 concentrations less than 0·110mol O2 m–3, significant amounts of ethanol were synthesized.The rate of O2 uptake decreased markedly below 0·06 molO2 m–3; this was presumably near the external O2 concentrationat which oxidative phosphorylation became limited by the supplyof O2. The stage of development of the seedlings appeared toinfluence O2 uptake, possibly through changes in conductanceof the tissue to O2. Uncouplers were used to confirm that thecritical O2 concentration was dependent on O2 diffusion ratherthan enzyme kinetics. Impaired growth above 0·110 molO2 m–3 may have been due to a decreased activity of oxygenasesof relatively low affinity for O2, which in turn altered cellmetabolism. Key words: Growth, oxygen uptake, rice seedlings, hypoxia  相似文献   

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Acclimation of NO3 transport fluxes (influx, efflux)in roots of oilseed rape (Brassica napus L. cv. Bien venu) andtheir sensitivity to growth at low root temperature was studiedin relation to external NO3 supply, defined by constantconcentrations ranging from sub- to supra-optimal with respectto plant growth rate. Plants were grown from seed in flowingnutrient solutions containing 250 mmol m–3 NO3at 17°C for 20d, and solution temperature in half the cultureunits was then lowered decrementally over 3 d to 7°C. Threedays later plants were supplied with NO3 at 1, 10, 100or 1000 mmol m–3 maintained for 18 d. Dry matter productionwas decreased more by low root zone temperature than low [NO3]e. Root specific growth rates were inversely related to [NO3]eand shoot:root ratios increased with time at [NO3]e between10–1000 mmol m–3. Net uptake of NO3 at 17°Cwas twice that at 7°C, and at both temperatures it doubledwith increasing [NO3]e between 1–10 mmol m–3with further small increases at higher [NO3]e. Mean unitabsorption rates of NO3 between 0–6 d and 6–14d were linearly related (r2 of 0.79–0.99) to log10[NO].Steady-state Q10 (7–17°C) for uptake between 0–6d were 0.91, 1.62, 1.27, and 1.10, respectively, at [NO3]eof 1, 10, 100, and 1000 mmol m–3, compared with correspondingvalues of 0.98, 1.38, 1.68, and 1.89 between 6–14 d. Thedata indicated that net uptake rates at 7 and 17°C divergedover time at high [NO3]e. Short-term uptake rates from1 mol m–3 NO3 measured at 17°C were higherin plants grown with roots at 7°C than at 17°C; for7°C plants there was a strong inverse linear relationship(r2=0.94) between uptake rate and treatment log10 [NO3]ewhilst rates in 17°C plants were independent of prior [NO3]e. Rates of NO3 influx and efflux under different steady-stateconditions of NO3 supply and root temperature were calculatedfrom dilution of 15N added to culture solutions. Efflux wassubstantial relative to net uptake in all treatments, and wasinversely related to [NO3]e at 17°C but not at 7°C.Ratios of influx: efflux ranged from 1.6–2.9 at 17°Cand 1.3–1.8 at 7°C, indicating the proportionatelygreater impact of efflux at low root temperature. Ratios ofefflux: net uptake were 0.53–1.56 at 17°C and 1.21–3.58at 7°C. The apparent sensitivities of influx and effluxto steady-state root temperature varied with [NO3]e.Both fluxes were higher at 17°C than 7°C in the presenceof 100–1000 mmol m–3 NO3 but the trend wasreversed at 1–10 mmol m–3 NO. Concentrations oftotal N measured in xylem exudate were at least 2-fold higherat 7°C compared with 17°C, attributable mainly to higherconcentrations of NO3 glutamine and proline. The resultsare discussed in terms of acclimatory and other responses shownby the NO3 transport system under conditions of limitingNO3 supply and low root temperature. Key words: Brassica napus, nitrate supply, efflux, influx, root temperature, xylem exudate  相似文献   

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Millhouse, J. and Strother, S. 1987. Further characteristicsof salt-dependent bicarbonate use by the seagrass Zostera muelleri.—J.exp. Bot. 38: 1055–1068. The contribution of HCO3to photosynthetic O2 evolutionin the seagrass Zostera muelleri Irmisch ex Aschers. increasedwith increasing salinity of the bathing seawater when the inorganiccarbon concentration was kept constant. K1/2 (seawater salts)for HCO3 -dependent photosynthesis was 66% of seawatersalinity. Both short- and long-term pretreatment at low salinitiesstimulated photosynthesis in full strength seawater. Twentyfour hours pre-incubation of seagrass plants in 3·0 molm–3 NaHCO3 resulted in increased photosynthesis at allsalinities, apparently due to stimulation of HCO3 use(K1/2 (seawater salts) = 26%). Vmax (HCO3) was not affectedby low salinity pretreatment. The kinetics of HCO3 stimulationby the major seawater cations was investigated. Ca2+ was themost effective cation with the highest Vmax (HCO3) andwith K1/2(Ca2+) = 14 mol m–3. Mg2+ was also very effectiveat less than 50 mol m–3 but higher concentrations wereinhibitory. This inhibition cannot be accounted for solely byprecipitation of MgCO3. Na+ and K+ were both capable of stimulatingHCO3 use. Stimulation was in two distinct parts. Up to500 mol m–3, both citrate and chloride salts gave similarresults (K1/2(Na+) 81 mol m–3, Vmax(HCO3) 0·26µmol O2 mg–1 chl min–1), but use of citratesalts above 500 mol m–2 caused a second stimulation ofHCO3 use (K1/2(Na+) 830 mol m–3, Vmax(HCO3)0·68 µmol O2 mg–1 chl min–1). Vmax(HCO3)for the second-phase Na+ or K+ stimulation was of the same orderas for Ca2+-stimulated HCO3 use. To further characterizesalt-dependent HCO3 use, the sensitivity of photosynthesisto Tris and TES buffers was investigated. The effects of Trisappear to be due to the action of Tris+ causing stimulationof HCO3 -dependent photosynthesis in the absence of salt,but inhibition of HCO3 use in saline media. TES has noeffect on photosynthesis. External carbonic anhydrase, althoughimplicated in salt-dependent HCO3 use in Z. muelleri,could not be detected in whole leaves. Key words: Zostera muelleri, HCO3 use, salinity  相似文献   

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The growth of four heathland species, two grasses (D. flexuosa,M. caerulea) and two dwarf shrubs (C. vulgaris, E. tetralix),was tested in solution culture at pH 4.0 with 2 mol m–3N, varying the N03/NH4+ ratio up to 40% nitrate. In addition,measurements of NRA, plant chemical composition, and biomassallocation were carried out on a complete N03/NH4+ replacementseries up to 100% nitrate. With the exception of M. caerulea, the partial replacement ofNH4+ by NO3 tended to enhance the plant's growth ratewhen compared to NH4+ only. In contrast to the other species,D. flexuosa showed a very flexible response in biomass allocation:a gradual increase in the root weight ratio (RWR) with NO3increasing from 0 to 100%. In the presence of NH4+, grassesreduced nitrate in the shoot only; roots did not become involvedin the reduction of nitrate until zero ambient NH4+. The dwarfshrubs, being species that assimilate N exclusively in theirroots, displayed an enhanced root NRA in the presence of nitrate;in contrast to the steady increase with increasing NO3in Calluna roots, enzyme activity in Erica roots followed arather irregular pattern. Free nitrate accumulated in the tissuesof grasses only, and particularly in D. flexuosa. The relative uptake ratio for NO3 [(proportion of nitratein N uptake)/(proportion of nitrate in N supply)] was lowestin M. caerulea and highest in D. flexuosa. Whereas M. caeruleaand the dwarf shrubs always absorbed ammonium highly preferentially(relative uptake ratio for NO3 <0.20), D. flexuosashowed a strong preference for NO3 at low external nitrate(the relative uptake ratio for N03 reaching a value of2.0 at 10% NO3). The ecological significance of thisprominent high preference for NO3 at low NO3/NH4+ratio by D. flexuosa and its consequences for soil acidificationare briefly discussed. Key words: Ammonium, heathland lants, N03/NH4+ ratio, nitrate, nitrate reductase activity, soil acidification, specific absorption rate  相似文献   

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