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Ammonium release by nitrogen sufficient diatoms in response to rapid increases in irradiance 总被引:3,自引:0,他引:3
Lomas Michael W.; Rumbley Christina J.; Glibert Patricia M. 《Journal of plankton research》2000,22(12):2351-2366
It has been hypothesized that nitrogen-replete diatoms, butnot flagellates, may release NO2, NH4+ or dissolved organicnitrogen (DON) following rapid increases in irradiance (andconsequently an increase in cellular electron energy), as mightbe expected to occur in a vertically well mixed estuarine system.Just as the increase in irradiance leads to an increase in cellularenergy, so too would a decrease in temperature, due to the temperaturedependency of biosynthetic enzymes. This hypothesis was testedby comparing the response of nitrogen-replete diatoms (Skeletomenacostatum, Thalassiosira weissflogii and Chaetoceros sp.) andflagellates (Dunaliella tertiolecta, Pavlova lutheri and Prorocentrumminimum) to rapid increases in irradiance and decreases in temperature.Short-term (<3 h) changes in extracellular NO2 andNH4+ concentrations were measured in cultures following theseexperimental shifts, as well as in cultures retained at thegrowth irradiance. Net rates of NO2 and NH4+ releasewere calculated from the time course of extracellular nitrogenconcentrations. As a fraction of NO3 uptake, NO2release rates under the increased irradiance increased marginallyrelative to NO2 release rates under the growth irradiance.Release rates of NH4+ under the increased irradiance increasednearly fivefold over release rates at the growth irradiance,and accounted for 84% of the NO3 uptake rate. In directcontrast to the diatom species, the flagellate species releasedNO2 under the higher experimental irradiance at ratesone half those of the release rates under the growth irradiance,and continued to take up NH4+ under both irradiance conditions.Within the experimental boundaries, these findings have importantphysiological and ecological implications. The magnitude ofthe observed nitrogen release represents a significant physiologicalsink for electrons and, in fact, calculations suggest that upto 62% of the total electrons harvested could be consumed. Froman ecological perspective, these findings add to the body ofliterature which suggests that a significant fraction of thenitrogen that is taken up is ultimately released in dissolvedform. More importantly, these data suggest that DON is not theonly compound that phytoplankton may release in the aquaticenvironment. 相似文献
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36C1O3/NO3 influx into Chara cells was found to be sensitiveto pHo and a maximum was found at pHo = 4.5. By contrast 14Cmethylamine influx into Chara showed a maximum at pHo = 8.5,and at this pHo influx rates were about 150 times higher thanrates of 36C1O3/NO3 influx. However, at pHo = 4.5, 36C1O3/NO3influx rates were, in some cases, comparable with rates of 14Cmethylamine influx. 36C1O3/NO3 influx into Chara cells was stimulatedby Rb +, K+, Na +, and NH4+, but not by Cs+ or Li +. NO3 andCl reduced 14C methylamine influx into Chara by 30%. NH4+ causedvery considerable inhibition of 14C methylamine influx intoChara, but had no effect on 36C1O3/NO3 influx in the presenceof K +. Net NO3 uptake into Chara was completely prevented byNH4+ even at relatively low NH4+ concentrations (25 mmol m 3).This latter effect was reversed by diethylstilbestrol (DES).Evidence is presented for the stimulation of NO3 efflux by NH4+as the mechanism responsible for the immediate effects of NH4+on net NO3 uptake into Chara cells. Key words: Chara, 14C methylamine, 36ClO3, pH 相似文献
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Respiratory oxygen consumption by roots was 1·4- and1·6-fold larger in NH+4-fed than in NO-3-fed wheat (Triticumaestivum L.) and maize (Zea mays L.) plants respectively. Higherroot oxygen consumption in NH+4-fed plants than in NO-3-fedplants was associated with higher total nitrogen contents inNH+4-fed plants. Root oxygen consumption was, however, not correlatedwith growth rates or shoot:root ratios. Carbon dioxide releasewas 1·4- and 1·2-fold larger in NO+3-fed thanin NH+4-fed wheat and maize plants respectively. Differencesin oxygen and carbon dioxide gas exchange rates resulted inthe gas exchange quotients of NH-4-fed plants (wheat, 0·5;maize, 0·6) being greatly reduced compared with thoseof NO-3-fed plants (wheat, 1·0; maize, 1·1). Measuredrates of HCO-3 assimilation by PEPc in roots were considerablylarger in 4 mM NH+4-fed than in 4 NO-3 plants (wheat, 2·6-fold;maize, 8·3-fold). These differences were, however, insufficientto account for the observed differences in root carbon dioxideflux and it is probable that HCO-3 uptake is also importantin determining carbon dioxide fluxes. Thus reduced root extension in NH+4-fed compared with NO-3-fedwheat plants could not be ascribed to differences in carbondioxide losses from roots.Copyright 1993, 1999 Academic Press Triticum aestivum, wheat, Zea mays, maize assimilation, ammonium assimilation, root respiration 相似文献
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Soil nitrogen form and plant nitrogen uptake along a boreal forest productivity gradient 总被引:15,自引:0,他引:15
We present results from a study of soil solution concentrations of ammonium (NH4+), nitrate (NO3-), and amino acid N over one growing season along a local 90-m-long plant productivity gradient in a boreal forest. Three forest types are found along the gradient: an ericaceous dwarf-shrub type between 0 and 40 m, a low-herb type between 40 and 80 m, and a tall-herb type at 90 m. Soil sampling of the mor layer was performed in June, July, August and October in the three forest types. In addition, plant uptake of NH4+, NO3- and the amino acid glycine was investigated. A mixture of the three N forms was injected into the soil; one N form at a time was labeled with 15N, and in the case of glycine also with 13C. In the dwarf-shrub forest, where plant productivity was low, the soil N pool was strongly dominated by amino acid N. There, plants took up more NH4+ than NO3-. Glycine uptake did not differ significantly from either NH4+ or NO3- uptake. Along the gradient, soil concentrations of NH4+ and NO3- increased, as did plant productivity. In the low-herb forest NH4+ comprised a major portion of the soil N pool, and plants took up more NH4+ than NO3- or glycine. In the tall-herb forest, NO3- was as abundant as NH4+, and together these two N forms dominated the soil N pool. Here, plants took up nearly equal amounts of NO3- and NH4+, and this uptake exceeded that of glycine severalfold. Apart from the overall preference for NH4+ that plants exhibited throughout the gradient, the results show a correlation between soil concentrations of amino acids and NO3- and plant preferences for these N forms. 相似文献
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Summer nutrient dynamics of the Middle Atlantic Bight: nitrogen uptake and regeneration 总被引:4,自引:0,他引:4
Harrison W.G.; Douglas D.; Falkowski P.; Rowe G.; Vidal J. 《Journal of plankton research》1983,5(4):539-556
Nitrate and ammonium uptake and ammonium regeneration rates(by zooplankton, microplankton and benthos) were measured onthe Atlantic continental shelf (Middle Atlantic Bight) duringsummer, 1980. Euphotic zone profiles of NO3 and NH4+uptake rates were similar in magnitude and vertical structureover a large geographical area. Microplankton NH4+ regenerationrates, although measured less frequently, also showed a relativelyconsistent vertical structure; rates were positively correlatedwith uptake rates. Nitrate assimilation (new production)was used to estimate vertical eddy diffusivity and paniculatesinking rates. Eddy diffusion estimates ranged from <0.1to >2.0 cm2 s1 and were positively related to arealprimary production. Estimated particulate sinking rates averaged5 mg at Nm2d1 and compared favorably with sedimentationrates measured from free-floating and moored sediment traps.Benthic nitrogen regeneration rates represented <10% of thispaniculate nitrogen flux. Within the mixed layer, NH4+ assimilation(regenerated production) represented 5080%of the total (NO3 + NH4+ ) nitrogen productivity and33% for the euphotic zone. Of this, 30% was attributed to zooplankton,63% to microplankton (<100 µm) and 7% to benthos. Onthe average, 74% of the microplankton NH4+ regeneration wasassociated with organisms passing 1 µm filters. 相似文献
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Kawamura Yoshifumi; Takahashi Misa; Arimura Genichiro; Isayama Toshiyuki; Irifune Kohei; Goshima Naoki; Morikawa Hiromichi 《Plant & cell physiology》1996,37(6):878-880
Levels of NO-3, NO-2 and NH+4 ions in leaves of six plant specieswere determined by capillary electrophoresis. Levels of NO-3ions differed by a factor of more than 350 in the six species.NO-2 and NH+4 ions were detected in all species examined butat lower and more similar respective levels than NO-3 ions. (Received March 8, 1996; Accepted June 24, 1996) 相似文献
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Kreuzwieser Jrgen; Herschbach Cornelia; Stulen Ineke; Wiersema Peter; Vaalburg Willem; Rennenberg Heinz 《Journal of experimental botany》1997,48(7):1431-1438
The processes of NO3 uptake and transport and the effectsof NH4+ or L-glutamate on these processes were investigatedwith excised non-mycorrhizal beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) roots.NO3 net uptake followed uniphasic Michaelis-Menten kineticsin a concentration range of 10µM to 1 mM with an apparentKm of 9.2 µM and a Vmax of 366 nmol g1 FW h1.NH4+, when present in excess to NO3, or 10 mM L-glutamateinhibited the net uptake of NO3 Apparently, part of NO3taken up was loaded into the xylem. Relative xylem loading ofNO3 ranged from 3.21.6 to 6.45.1% of NO3 netuptake. It was not affected by treatment with NH4+ or L-glutamate.16N/13N double labelling experiments showed that NO3efflux from roots increased with increasing influx of NO3and, therefore, declined if influx was reduced by NH4+ or L-glutamateexposure. From these results it is concluded that NO3net uptake by non-mycorrhizal beech roots is reduced by NH4+or L-glutamate at the level of influx and not at the level ofefflux. Key words: Nitrate transport, net uptake, influx, efflux, ammonium, Fagus, Fagaceae 相似文献
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The Influence of Nitrate and Ammonium Nutrition on the Growth of Wheat (Triticum aestivum) and Maize (Zea mays) Plants 总被引:3,自引:0,他引:3
The effects of NO-3 and NH+4 nutrition on hydroponically grownwheat (Triticum aestivum L.) and maize (Zea mays L.) were assessedfrom measurements of growth, gas exchange and xylem sap nitrogencontents. Biomass accumulation and shoot moisture contents ofwheat and maize were lower with NH+4 than with NO-3 nutrition.The shoot:root ratios of wheat plants were increased with NH+4compared to NO-3 nutrition, while those of maize were unaffectedby the nitrogen source. Differences between NO-3 and NH+4-fedplant biomasses were apparent soon after introduction of thenitrogen into the root medium of both wheat and maize, and thesedifferences were compounded during growth. Photosynthetic rates of 4 mM N-fed wheat were unaffected bythe form of nitrogen supplied whereas those of 12 mM NH+4-fedwheat plants were reduced to 85% of those 12 mM NO-3-fed wheatplants. In maize supplied with 4 and 12 mM NH+4 the photosyntheticrates were 87 and 82% respectively of those of NO-3-fed plants.Reduced photosynthetic rates of NH+4 compared to NO-3-fed wheatand maize plants may thus partially explain reduced biomassaccumulation in plants supplied with NH+4 compared to NO-3 nutrition.Differences in the partitioning of biomass between the shootsand roots of NO-3-and NH+4-fed plants may also, however, arisefrom xylem translocation of carbon from the root to the shootin the form of amino compounds. The organic nitrogen contentof xylem sap was found to be considerably higher in NH+4- thanin NO-3-fed plants. This may result in depletion of root carbohydrateresources through translocation of amino compounds to the shootin NH+4-fed wheat plants. The concentration of carbon associatedwith organic nitrogen in the xylem sap of maize was considerablyhigher than that in wheat. This may indicate that the shootand root components of maize share a common carbon pool andthus differences induced by different forms of inorganic nitrogenare manifested as altered overall growth rather than changesin the shoot:root ratios.Copyright 1993, 1999 Academic Press Triticum aestivum, wheat, Zea mays, maize, nitrogen, growth, photosynthesis, amino acids, xylem 相似文献
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Influence of nitrate on uptake of ammonium by nitrogen-depleted soybean: is the effect located in roots or shoots? 总被引:4,自引:1,他引:3
Saravitz Carole H.; Chaillou Sylvain; Musset Joanne; Raper C. David Jr.; Morot-Gaudry Jean-Francis 《Journal of experimental botany》1994,45(11):1575-1584
In non-nodulated soybean [Glycine max (L.) Merrill cv. Ransom]plants that were subjected to 15 d of nitrogen deprivation inflowing hydroponic culture, concentrations of nitrogen declinedto 1.0 and 1.4mmol Ng1 dry weight in shoots and roots,respectively, and the concentration of soluble amino acids (determinedas primary amines) declined to 40µmol g1 dry weightin both shoots and roots. In one experiment, nitrogen was resuppliedfor 10 d to one set of nitrogen-depleted plants as 1.0 mol m3NH4+ to the whole root system, to a second set as 0.5 mol m3NH4+ plus 0.5 mol m3 NO3 to the whole root system,and to a third set as 1.0 mol m3 NH4+ to one-half ofa split-root system and 1.0 mol m3 NO3 to theother half. In a second experiment, 1.0 mol m3 of nitrogenwas resupplied for 4 d to whole root systems in NH4+ : NO3ratios of 1:0, 9:1, and 1:1. Nutrient solutions were maintainedat pH 6.0. When NH4+ was resupplied in combination with NO3 to thewhole root system in Experiment I, cumulative uptake of NH4+for the 10 d of resupply was about twice as great as when NH4+was resupplied alone. Also, about twice as much NH4+ as NO3was taken up when both ions were resupplied to the whole rootsystem. When NH4+ and NO3 were resupplied to separatehalves of a split-root system, however, cumulative uptake ofNH4+ was about half that of NO3. The uptake of NH4+,which is inhibited in nitrogen-depleted plants, thus is facilitatedby the presence of exogenous NO3, and the stimulatingeffect of NO3 on uptake of NH4+ appears to be confinedto processes within root tissues. In Experiment II, resupplyof nitrogen as both NH4+ and NO3 in a ratio of either1:1 or 9:1 enhanced the uptake of NH4+. The enhancement of NH4+uptake was 1.8-fold greater when the NH4+: NO3-resupplyratio was 1:1 than when it was 9:1; however, only 1.3 timesas much NO3 was taken up by plants resupplied with the1 :1 exogenous ratio. The effect of NO3 on enhancementof uptake of NH4+ apparently involves more than net uptake ofNO3 itself and perhaps entails an effect of NO3uptake on maintenance of K+ availability within the plant. Theconcentration of K+ in plants declined slightly during nitrogendeprivation and continued to decline following resupply of nitrogen.The greatest decline in K+ concentration occurred when nitrogenwas resupplied as NH4+ alone. It is proposed that decreasedavailability of K+ within the NH4+-resup-plied plants inhibitedNH4+ uptake through restricted transfer of amino acids fromthe root symplasm into the xylem. Key words: Ammonium, Glycine max, nitrate, nitrogen-nutrition, nitrogen stress, split-root cultures 相似文献
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Shelp, B. J. 1987. Plant characteristics and nutrient compositionand mobility of broccoli (Brassica oleracea var. italica) suppliedwith NH+4, NO3 or NH4NO3.J. exp. Bot. 38: 16031618. The effects of varying NH+4, NO3 or NH4NO3 concentration onthe final plant characteristics, element composition, and accumulationof NO3-N, NH+4-N and organic-N were evaluated in broccoli (Brassicaoleracea var. italicacv. Futura and Premium Crop) plants culturedin vermiculite under greenhouse conditions supplemented withlight. NH+4-grown plants were stunted and exhibited signs ofmarginal necrosis on the old leaves, accompanied by an accumulationof NH4. The tissue levels of N, P, Mn, Cu, Zn and B were generallyincreased by NH+4 versus NO3 nutrition whereas the reverse wastrue for Ca; Mg and K were only slightly affected, if at all.These results are attributed to: changes in element availabilityresulting from reduced rhizosphere pH due to NH+4uptake ratherthan NO 3uptake; competition of Ca uptake by NH+4; and dilutionof N by increased vegetative growth with NO3-nutrition. Theelement concentrations of N, P or K were similar in all tissueswhereas Ca, B and Mn were markedly less in the florets and youngleaves compared to mature leaves; this supports literature indicatingthat the former elements are phloem-mobile whereas the latterare not. Assuming that the nutrient supply for mature leavesis delivered principally via the xylem stream, the data suggestthat nutrients for developing leaves and florets are suppliedpredominantly in the phloem. If so, under our experimental conditions.Zn and Cu were also readily mobile in the phloem whereas Mgmovement was restricted. NH4+ versus NO4+ J nutrition alteredthe distribution of these elements. The two broccoli cultivarstested under the greenhouse environment differed in NH+4 toleranceand in the distribution of K and Cu suggesting there was a geneticbasis for cultivar variation in mineral acquisition and redistribution. Key words: Plant nutrition, phloem mobility, elemental composition. 相似文献
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Rideout James W.; Chaillou Sylvain; Raper C. David Jr; Morot-Gaudry Jean-Francois Jr 《Journal of experimental botany》1994,45(1):23-33
Soybean [Glycine max (L.) Merrill] plants that had been subjectedto 15 d of nitrogen deprivation were resupplied for 10 d with1.0 mol m3 nitrogen provided as NO3, NH4+, orNH4++NO3 in flowing hydroponic culture. Plants in a fourthhydroponic system received 1.0 mol m3 NO3 duringboth stress and resupply periods. Concentrations of solublecarbohydrates and organic acids in roots increased 210 and 370%,respectively, during stress. For the first day of resupply,however, specific uptake rates of nitrogen, determined by ionchromatography as depletion from solution, were lower for stressedthan for non-stressed plants by 43% for NO3- resupply, by 32%for NH4+ + NO3 resupply, and 86% for NH4+ resupply. Whenspecific uptake of nitrogen for stressed plants recovered torates for non-stressed plants at 6 to 8 d after nitrogen resupply,carbohydrates and organic acids in their roots had declinedto concentrations lower than those of non-stressed plants. Recoveryof nitrogen uptake capacity of roots thus does not appear tobe regulated simply by the content of soluble carbon compoundswithin roots. Solution concentrations of NH4+ and NO3 were monitoredat 62.5 min intervals during the first 3 d of resupply. Intermittenthourly intervals of net influx and net effluxoccurred. Rates of uptake during influx intervals were greaterfor the NH4+ -resupplied than for the NO3 -resuppliedplants. For NH4+ -resupplied plants, however, the hourly intervalsof efflux were more numerous than for NO3 -resuppliedplants. It thus is possible that, instead of repressing NH4+influx, increased accumulation of amino acids and NH4+ in NH4+-resupplled plants inhibited net uptake by stimulation of effluxof NH4+ absorbed in excess of availability of carbon skeletonsfor assimilation. Entry of NH4+ into root cytoplasm appearedto be less restricted than translocation of amino acids fromthe cytoplasm into the xylem. Key words: Ammonium, nitrate, nitrogen-nutrition, nitrogen-stress, soybean 相似文献
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Changes in the growth rates of saline-lake diatoms in response to variation in salinity, brine type and nitrogen form 总被引:4,自引:0,他引:4
The growth rates of four saline-lake diatom taxa were measuredunder varying conditions of salinity (5, 8 and 11), brine type(sulfate- versus bicarbonate-dominated) and nitrogen form (NH4+versus NO3), using a full factorial design. With NO3as the nitrogen source, Cyclotella quillensis, Cymbella pusillaand Anomoeoneis costata exhibited lower growth rates in thesulfate versus bicarbonate media. The strain of Chaetoceroselmorei used in these experiments, isolated from a sulfate-dominatedlake, was unable to grow on NO3 alone. In the NH4+ treatments,neither salinity nor brine type affected the growth rates ofC.quillensis or C.elmorei. When supplied with NH4+, C.pusillaand A.costata had higher growth rates in the bicarbonate versussulfate media, although for C.pusilla the difference on NH4+was not as great as on NO3. The impact of brine typeon NO3 use is consistent with the theory that sulfateinhibits molybdate uptake, as molybdenum is required for NO3use but not NH4+. Cymbella pusilla was the only taxon affectedby changes in salinity. The four taxa used in these experimentsare frequently found in saline lakes and saline-lake sediments,hence they are used in paleoclimate reconstructions; the resultspresented here provide additional information that may enhancethese diatom-based reconstructions. 相似文献
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Priscu John C.; Vincent Warwick F.; Howard-Williams Clive 《Journal of plankton research》1989,11(2):335-351
The isotope 15N was used to examine nitrogen dynamics in LakesFryxell and Vanda, two permanently ice-covered Antarctic lakes.Half-saturation constants for NH4+. uptake in the shallow watersof both lakes were <10 µg N l1; uptake kineticexperiments on populations forming the deep-chlorophyll layersof these lakes showed zero-order kinetics and could not be fittedwith the Michaelis-Menten equation. Elevated uptake within thefirst few minutes following pulses of NH4+. and NO3 occurredin both lakes. NH4+ regeneration, determined from isotope dilutionexperiments, exceeded uptake at 4.6 m in Lake Fryxell, was lessthan uptake at 9 m in Lake Fryxell and was equal to uptake at10 m in Lake Vanda under the experimental conditions. NO3uptake was suppressed by NH4+ levels as low as 2 µg NH4+-N l1 in Lake Fryxell; the suppression was strongestin the near-surface populations. Substrate-saturated C:N uptakeratios (g:g) in Lake Fryxell decreased from 8.4 near the surfaceto 1.8 at the bottom of the trophogenic zone. Overall, the nitrogendynamics in these lakes are similar to other lakes and the openocean in that biological productivity during the austral summeris supported by regenerated nutrients. 相似文献
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This work aimed to study the impacts of acquisition and assimilationof various nitrogen sources, i.e. NO3, NH4+ or NH4NO3,in combination with gaseous NH3 on plant growth and acid-basebalance in higher plants. Plants of C3 Triticum aestivum L.and C4 Zea mays L. grown with shoots in ambient air in hydroponicculture solutions with 2 mol m3 of nitrogen source asNO3, NH4+ or NH4NO3 for 21 d and 18 d, respectively,had their shoots exposed either to 320 µg m3 NH3or to ambient air for 7 d. Variations in plant growth (leaves,stubble and roots), and OH and H+ extrusions as wellas the relative increases in nitrogen, carbon and carboxylatewere determined. These data were computed as H+/N, H+/C, (C-A)/N,and (C-A)/C to analyse influences of different nitrogen sourceson acid-base balance in C3 Triticum aestivum and C4 Zea maysplants. Root growth in dry weight gain was significantly reduced bytreatment with 320 µg m3 NH3 in Triticum aestivumand Zea mays growing with different N-forms, whereas leaf growthwas not significantly affected by NH3. In comparison with C3Triticum aestivum, non-fumigated C4 Zea mays had low ratiosof OH/N in NO33-grown plants and of H+/N in NH4+- and NH 4NO3-grown plants. Utilization of NH3 from the atmospherereduced both the OHN ratios in NO3 -grown plantsand the H+/N ratio in NH4+ - and NH4NO3 -grown plants of bothspecies. Furthermore, Zea mays had higher ratios of (C-A)/Nin NH4+ - and NH4NO3-grown plants than Triticum aestivum. Thismeans that C4 Zea mays had synthesized more organic anion perunit increase in organic N than C3 Triticum aestivum plants.Within both species, different nitrogen sources altered theratios of (C-A)/N in the order: NH4NO3>NH4+>NO3.Fumigation with NH3 increased organic acid synthesis in NO3- and NH4+ - grown plants of Triticum aestivum, whereas it decreasedorganic acid synthesis in Zea mays plants under the same conditions.Furthermore, these differences in acid-base regulation betweenC3 Triticum aestivum and C4 Zea mays plants growing with differentnitrogen sources are discussed. Key words: Acid-base balance, ammonia, ammonium, nitrate, ammonium nitrate, C3 Triticum aestivum L., C4 Zea mays L. 相似文献
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Nodulated white clover plants (Trifolium repens L. cv. Huia)were grown for 71 d in flowing nutrient solutions containingN as 10 mmol m3 NH4NO3, under artificial illumination,with shoots at 20/15°C day/night temperatures and root temperaturereduced decrementally from 20 to 5°C. Root temperatureswere then changed to 3, 7, 9, 11, 13, 17 or 25°C, and theacquisition of N by N2 fixation, NH4+ and NO3 uptakewas measured over 14 d. Shoot specific growth rates (d. wt)doubled with increasing temperature between 7 and 17°C,whilst root specific growth rates showed little response; shoot:root ratios increased with root temperature, and over time at11°C. Net uptake of total N per plant (N2 fixation + NH4++ NO3) over 14 d increased three-fold between 3 and 17°C.The proportion contributed by N2 fixation decreased with increasingtemperature from 51% at 5°C to 18% at 25°C. Uptake ofNH4+ as a proportion of NH4+ + NO3 uptake over 14 d variedlittle (5562%) with root temperature between 3 and 25°C,although it increased with time at most temperatures. Mean ratesof total N uptake per unit shoot f. wt over 14 d changed littlebetween 9 and 25°C, but decreased progressively with temperaturebelow 9°C, due to the decline in the rates of NH4+ and NO3uptake, even though N2 fixation increased. The results suggestthat N2 fixation in the presence of sustained low concentrationsof NH4+ and NO4 is less sensitive to low root temperaturethan are either NH4+ or NO3 uptake systems. White clover, Trifolium repens L. cv. Huia, root temperature, nitrogen fixation, ammonium, nitrate 相似文献
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Inhibition of Nitrate Assimilation in Roots in the Presence of Ammonium: The Moderating Influence of Potassium 总被引:11,自引:1,他引:10
RUFTY THOMAS W. Jr; JACKSON WILLIAM A.; RAPER C. DAVID Jr. 《Journal of experimental botany》1982,33(6):1122-1137
Experiments were conducted to investigate the effect of concentrationof NH4+ in nutrient solution on root assimilation of NO3and to determine whether the NH4+NO3 interaction wasmodified in the presence of K+. Dark-grown, detopped corn seedlings(cv. Pioneer 3369A) were exposed for 8 h to 0.15 mM Ca(NO3)2and varying concentrations of (NH4)2SO4 in the absence or presenceof 0.15 mM K2SO4. The accelerated phase of NO3 uptakeappeared most sensitive to restriction by additions of 0.15mM (NH4)2SO4. In the absence of K+, the restriction increasedonly slightly even when solution (NH4)2SO4, was increased from0.15 mM to 12.5 mM which was accompanied by an increase of NH4+in the tissue from about 7.0 to 35 µmol g1 fr.wt. of root. Increasing concentrations of solution NH4+ progressivelyinhibited net K+ uptake. At the highest solution NH4+ concentrations,there was an initial net efflux of K+ and no net influx occurredduring the treatment period. The severity of the NH4)SO4 restrictionof NO3 uptake was moderated considerably in the presenceof K+ as long as a net influx of K+ occurred. However, net influxof K+ was not associated with alteration of NH4+ uptake, assimilation,or accumulation in the root tissue. The lack of correlationbetween the severity of restriction of NO3 uptake andendogenous NHJ suggested the restriction resulted from an effectexerted by exogenous NH4+ which tended to saturate at lowersolution NHJ concentrations or by inhibitory factors generatedduring assimilation of NH4+. Several mechanisms were postulatedto account for the moderating influence of K+. In all experiments,root NO3 reduction was restricted by the presence ofambient NH4+. The quantitative decreases in reduction tendedto be less than decreases in NO3 uptake and therefore,could result from inhibition solely of uptake with subsequentlimitation in availability of substrate for the reduction process,but the possibility of a direct effect on reduction could notbe excluded. 相似文献
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From compartmental analysis of 15N elution measurements, concentrationsand fluxes of NH+4 and NO3 were estimated for corticalcells in excised root segments, when bathed in a complete nutrientsolution, in which 20 mol m3 NH4+ or NO3 werethe single N sources. The results were compared with those fornutrient solution containing 20 mol m3 NH4NO3. No nitratereductase activity was detected in the roots but rapid assimilationof NH4+ occurred, due to glutamine synthetase activity. Theefflux curves for NH4+, on a 'µg 15N remaining againsttime' basis, deviated from the criteria determining conformityto first order kinetics, since the slowest rate constant wasan order of magnitude lower than that exhibited by the curvefor efflux versus time. The data were transformed to conformto the appropriate criteria, revealing a large slowly exchangingpool equated with assimilated NH4+. The presence of NO3had little effect on NH4+ uptake and exchange, but NH4+ suppressedNOj uptake and reduced exchange across plasmalemma and tonoplast.It was established that NH4+ absorption was an active process.However, NH4+ entering and leaving the vacuole was overestimated,since the flux equation used did not differentiate between total15NH4 influx at the plasmalemma and that at the tonoplast, afterassimilation. The only active NO3 transfer was influxat the plasmalemma. The results were compared with those ofothers using13N and 36C1O3 analogues to measure NH4+ and NO3fluxes in cereal roots. Key words: Ammonium, nitrate, compartmental analysis, 15N, active transport 相似文献
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Synechococcus was more abundant and had a greater biomass thanProchlorococcus at most inshore and mid-shelf sites in the central(17°S) Great Barrier Reef (GBR), and at all shelf sitesin the southern (20°S) GBR. Significant Prochlorococcuspopulations were confined to mid- and outer-shelf sites withmixed or partially stratified water columns of greater oceaniccharacter in the central GBR, where depth-weighted average Synechococcusand Prochlorococcus abundances were better correlated with salinity,shelf depth and chlorophyll a concentration, than with concentrationsof NH4+, NOx (i.e. NO2 + NO3), or PO43.Vertical gradients of normalized mean cellular red and orangefluorescenceof Synechococcus and Prochlorococcus populations imply thatvertical mixing rates were sufficiently low to allow these populationsto photoacclimate at depth at shelf locations in thecentralGBR, but too great for substantial photoacclimation to be observedat sites in the southern GBR. The presence of Prochlorococcuspopulations at inshore sites in the central GBR in the absenceof extensive intrusion events suggests that Prochlorococcuspopulations were actively growing. 相似文献
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Influence of the Form of Nitrogen Supply on Root Uptake and Translocation of Cations in the Xylem Exudate of Maize (Zea mays L) 总被引:1,自引:0,他引:1
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 m3 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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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 m3N, 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