Ethylene production,cluster root formation,and localization of iron(III) reducing capacity in Fe deficient squash roots |
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Authors: | Waters Brian M. Blevins Dale G. |
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Affiliation: | (1) Plant Science Unit, University of Missouri-Columbia, 1-87 Agriculture Building, Columbia, Missouri 65211, USA |
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Abstract: | Dicots and non-graminaceous monocots have the ability to increase root iron(III) reducing capacity in response to iron (Fe) deficiency stress. In squash (Cucurbita pepo L.) seedlings, Fe(III) reducing capacity was quantified during early vegetative growth. When plants were grown in Fe-free solution, the Fe(III) reducing capacity was greatly elevated, reached peak activity on day 4, then declined through day 6. Root ethylene production exhibited a temporal pattern that closely matched that of Fe(III) reducing capacity through day 6. On the 7th day of Fe deficiency, cluster root morphology developed, which coincided with a sharp increase in the root Fe(III) reducing capacity, although ethylene production decreased. Localization of Fe(III) reducing capacity activity was observed during the onset of Fe deficiency and through the development of the root clusters. It was noted that localization shifted from an initial pattern which occurred along the main and primary lateral root axes, excluding the apex, to a final localization pattern in which the reductase appeared only on secondary laterals and cluster rootlets. This revised version was published online in June 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date. |
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Keywords: | cluster roots Ethylene iron(III) reduction |
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