Na~ and Water Uptake in Relation to the Radial Reflection Coefficient of Root in Arrowleaf Saltbush Under Salt Stress

The response of halophyte arrowleaf saltbush(Atriplex triangularis Willd)plants to a gradient of salt stress were investigatedwith hydroponically cultured seedlings.Under salt stress,both the Na~ uptake into root xylem and negative pressures inxylem vessels increased with the elevation of salinity(up to 500 mol/m~3)in the root environment.However,the increment innegative pressures in root xylem far from matches the decrease in the osmotic potential of the root bathing solutions,evenwhen the osmotic potential of xylem sap is taken into consideration.The total water potential of xylem sap in arrowleafsaltbush roots was close to the osmotic potential of root bathing solutions when the salt stress was low,but a progressivelyincreased gap between the water potential of xylem sap and the osmotic potential of root bathing solutions was observedwhen the salinity in the root environment was enhanced.The maximum gap was 1.4 MPa at a salinity level of 500 mol/m~3without apparent dehydration of the tested plants.This discrepancy could not be explained with the current theories inplant physiology.The radial reflection coefficient of root in arrowleaf saltbush decreased with the enhanced salt stress wasand accompanied by an increase in the Na~ uptake into xylem sap.However,the relative Na~ in xylem exudates based onthe corresponding NaCl concentration in the root bathing solutions showed a tendency of decrease.The results showedthat the reduction in the radial reflection coefficient of roots in the arrowleaf saltbush did not lead to a mass influx of NaClinto xylem when the radial reflection coefficient of the root was considerably small;and that arrowleaf saltbush could usesmall xylem pressures to counterbalance the salt stresses,either with the uptake of large amounts of salt,or with thedevelopment of xylem pressures dangerously negative.This strategy could be one of the mechanisms behind the highresistance of arrowleaf saltbush plants to salt stress.     

盐胁迫下大麦根系木质部压力的自调节现象

用植物木质部压力探针测定的结果表明,水培大麦幼苗根的木质部压力在环境条件恒定不变时始终保持波动,并且在受到轻度的盐胁迫和当盐胁迫解除时表现出高度的自调节现象.这种波动和自调节现象将对植物水势的测定和根的径向反射系数的测定产生很大的影响,并可能与植物的抗盐性有关.小麦根在同样条件下未表现出上述现象.     

Actual escape area and lateral escape from the xylem of the alkali ions Na+, K+, Rb+ and Cs+ in tomato

Approximation of the total escape area of the xylem in an inbred line of tomato (Ly-copersicon escutentum Mill. cv. Tiny Tim) with help of the frequency distribution of xylem vessel radii provides the possibility to calculate realistic escape constant values from uptake experiments of several elements into tomato stem segments. Comparison of the lateral escape rates of ²⁴Na⁺, ⁴²K⁺, ⁸⁶Rb⁺ and ¹³⁴Cs⁺ indicate that Na⁺ escape is rate-limited by its uptake into a rather constant number of surrounding cells, regardless of changes in the total escape area of the xylem vessels. The escape of K⁺, Rb⁺ and Cs⁺ seems to be proportional to the surface area of the xylem vessels and their escape is apparently controlled by their transport across the cell walls of the transport channels. The calculated small values for the escape rate constants (apparent permeability of the xylem cell walls, ca 2–3 · 10−⁹ m s−⁷) are probably due to the presence of lignin in the xylem cell walls, the discrimination between ions as a result of differing affinities and selectivities and the presence of other solutes in the applied solution.     

Ca2+在植物盐胁迫响应机制中的调控作用

对植物而言,Ca2+不仅作为一种必须的营养元素,更重要的是作为耦联胞外信号与胞内生理反应的第二信使,当植物受到外界的环境刺激时,细胞中Ca2+会出现变化,引起一系列保护性生理反应,从而减轻环境胁迫对植物体的伤害.我国盐碱地面积广阔,极大地限制了作物种植和农业生产.大量研究表明,Ca2+可以提高植物对盐胁迫的抗性,针对盐胁迫对植物的伤害机制,重点讨论了盐胁迫条件下Ca2+参与的植物体内有关响应途径及作用机制.     

Effects of interrupted K+ supply on growth and uptake of K+, Ca2+, Mg2+ and Na+ in spring wheat

Effects of interrupted K⁺ supply on different parameters of growth and mineral cation nutrition were evaluated for spring wheat (Triticum aestivum L. cv. Svenno). K⁺ (2.0 mM) was supplied to the plants during different periods in an otherwise complete nutrient solution. Shoot growth was reduced before root growth after interruption in K⁺ supply. Root structure was greatly affected by the length of the period in K⁺ -free nutrient solution. Root length was minimal, and root branching was maximal within a narrow range of K⁺ status of the roots. This range corresponded to cultivation for the last 1 to 3 days, of 11 in total, in K⁺ -free nutrient solution, or to continuous cultivation in solution containing 0.5 to 2 mM K⁺. In comparison, both higher and lower internal/external K⁺ concentrations had inhibitory effects on root branching. However, the differing root morphology probably had no significant influence on the magnitude of Ca²⁺, Mg²⁺ and Na⁺ uptake. Uptake of Ca²⁺ and especially Mg²⁺ significantly increased after K⁺ interruption, while Na⁺ uptake was constant in the roots and slowly increased in the shoots. The two divalent cations could replace K⁺ in the cells and maintain electroneutrality down to a certain minimal range of K⁺ concentrations. This range was significantly higher in the shoot [110 to 140 μmol (g fresh weight)^?1] than in the root [20 to 30 μmol (g fresh weight)^?1]. It is suggested that the critical K⁺ values are a measure of the minimal amount of K⁺ that must be present for physiological activity in the cells. At the critical levels, K⁺ (⁸⁶Rb) influx and Ca²⁺ and Mg²⁺ concentrations were maximal. Below the critical K⁺ values, growth was reduced, and Ca²⁺ and Mg²⁺ could no longer substitute for K⁺ for electrostatic balance. In a short-term experiment, the ability of Ca²⁺ to compete with K⁺ in maintaining electroneutrality in the cells was studied in wheat seedlings with different K⁺ status. The results indicate that K⁺, which was taken up actively and fastest at the external K⁺ concentration used (2.0 mM), partly determines the size of Ca²⁺ influx.     

Fluxes of Na+, K+ and Cl-, and osmotic adjustment in Lycopersicon pimpinellifolium and L. esculentum during short- and long-term exposures to NaCl

NaCl (140 m M ) was applied to 14-day-old plants of salt-sensitive Lycopersicon esculentum Mill. cv. Volgogradskij and its wild relative L. pimpinellifolium Mill. accession PE-2. Changes in the relative growth rate of whole plant, and in the levels of inorganic and organic solutes in leaves, stems and roots were followed for 15 days after the application. Short-term salt exposure (4–6 days of salinization) resulted in enhanced relative growth rates for L. pimpinellifolium , but did not affect growth of L. esculentum , After 6 days of salinization, the relative growth rates of both species decreased significantly; leading to practically comparable growth rates for them by day 15. In all parts of both species, the contribution of organic solutes to the osmotic potential (Ψ_s) gradually decreased from 30% on day 0 to a value lower than 5% on day 4. In L. pimpinellifolium , compared to L. esculentum , short-term salt exposure resulted in (1) a higher percentage of adjustment of Ψ_s; and (2) increases in Na⁺ and K⁺ uptake rates, and in the levels of organic acids and proline (the level of which reached that of sugars, i.e., 10 μmol g^-1 dry weight. Conversely, in L. esculentum , drastic reductions of K⁺ uptake rates and organic acid levels occurred already on day 1. During long-term salt exposure, both species were able to adjust osmotically and both exhibited decreases in organic acid levels as well as in K⁺ uptake and accumulation rates in all parts. The results are discussed in an attempt to explain the adaptive responses during short-term salt exposure and the metabolic dysfunctions that lead to growth decrease after long-term exposure to salt.     

Elevated Levels of Glucose and L-Fucose Reduce 22Na+ Uptake and Whole Cell Na+ Current in Cultured Neuroblastoma Cells

Abstract: Na⁺ flux was studied in cultured neuroblastoma cells grown in medium containing increased glucose or L - fucose concentrations. Chronic exposure of neuroblastoma cells to 30 m M glucose or 30 m M L-fucose caused a decrease in ouabain-sensitive and veratridine-stimulated ²²Na⁺ uptake compared with cells cultured in unsupplemented medium. The Na⁺ current, determined by using whole-cell configuration of the patch clamp, was also decreased in these cells. Tetrodotoxin (3 μ M ), which blocked whole cell Na⁺ currents, also blocked veratridine-stimulated ²²Na⁺ accumulation. Culturing cells in medium containing 30 m M fructose as an osmotic control had no effect on Na⁺ flux. Specific [³H] saxitoxin binding was not affected by 30 m M glucose or 30 m M L-fucose compared with cells grown in unsupplemented medium, suggesting that the number of Na⁺ channels was not decreased. These studies suggest that exposing cultured neuronal cells to conditions that occur in the diabetic milieu alters Na⁺ transport and Na⁺-channel activity.     

不同耐盐性药用甘草幼苗根对Na~+的响应及其维管组织变化

以甘草属2种耐盐植物胀果甘草、乌拉尔甘草为材料,用不同浓度(50、100、150、200、250mmol·L-1)NaCl处理幼苗21d后,分析其生物量和根、茎、叶中的Na+、K+含量以及K+/Na+,计算根的离子选择吸收和运输系数,并应用光学显微镜观察比较二者的维管组织结构变化,以揭示2种药用甘草幼苗根对Na+的响应及其维管组织结构的变化特征,探讨甘草的耐盐机理。结果表明:(1)NaCl胁迫使2种甘草幼苗生物量均下降,在NaCl浓度为250mmol·L-1时,胀果甘草、乌拉尔甘草幼苗生物量分别是对照的53.34%、46.21%,胀果甘草耐盐性强于乌拉尔甘草。(2)随着NaCl浓度上升,2种甘草根积累的Na+显著增多,其中胀果甘草在所有盐处理下,根Na+含量均高于其它器官,说明其根对吸收的Na+具有显著截留效应;而乌拉尔甘草只在0~150mmol·L-1 NaCl范围内,根Na+含量显著高于叶片,当NaCl为200、250mmol·L-1时,叶片Na+含量显著高于根,说明乌拉尔甘草根对Na+的截留能力有限。(3)在相同盐处理下,胀果甘草离子选择吸收系数SAK,Na、离子运输系数STK,Na均大于乌拉尔甘草,胀果甘草根抑制Na+、促进K+向地上部运输的能力强于乌拉尔甘草。(4)乌拉尔甘草在NaCl为150、200mmol·L-1、胀果甘草在250mmol·L-1时,根结构对盐胁迫产生应激性响应,维管组织比例显著上升,有助于提高根向上的运输能力,减少盐害。研究表明,2种药用甘草根对Na+截留作用和向上运输时促K+抑Na+能力的差异,是导致其耐盐能力不同的主要原因,根对Na+的积累和截留作用的差异与根的结构响应相吻合,能较好地解释二者的耐盐性差异。