Energy metabolism in wheat roots during modification of cell surface

A study was made of dynamics of wheat production, intensity of respiration and changes in bioelectric characteristics of exised roots. Response reactions of two wheat varieties were compared in the process of adaptive reactions. The varieties differed in bioelectric characteristics of root cells in intact seedlings grown in CaCl2 and EDTA containing media. Different changes of membrane characteristics of root cells were observed: in soft wheat MP and Rin increased, but in hard wheat these decreased after a 5 h incubation of excised root. The rate of heat production was at the same level in both wheat varieties, but oxygen absorption of the root cells was lower in hard wheat compared with soft wheat. The rate of respiration of excised roots was stable in EDTA-containing medium. The obtained data allow to discuss more in detail the role of Ca(2+)-ions in the regulation of cell functions under formation of adaptive processes as the tissue level.