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Yuan Y, Cao F, Yuan G. Fluorescent-Dye-Labeled Amino Acids for Real-Time Imaging in Arabidopsis thaliana. Molecules 2023; 28:molecules28073126. [PMID: 37049890 PMCID: PMC10095931 DOI: 10.3390/molecules28073126] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2023] [Revised: 03/24/2023] [Accepted: 03/28/2023] [Indexed: 04/03/2023] Open
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Amino acid is the main transport form of reduced nitrogen in plants. To investigate the uptake and source–sink translocation process of plants to help understand their physiological roles and transport mechanisms, we designed and synthesized three fluorescent-dye-labeled amino acids as tools to visualize amino acid transportation in Arabidopsis thaliana; these amino acids consist of amino acids linked to the fluorophore nitrobenzoxadiazole (NBD) with excellent optical properties. Furthermore, we incubated Arabidopsis thaliana with these NBD fluorescent-dye-labeled amino acids for real-time imaging along with fluorescence enhancement for 24 h. The results showed that Arabidopsis thaliana could absorb them directly from the roots to the leaves. Therefore, our fluorescent-dye-labeled amino acids provide a de novo tool and strategy for visualizing amino acid absorption and transportation in plants.
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- Yao Yuan
- College of Science, Central South University of Forestry and Technology, Changsha 410004, China
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- College of Science, Central South University of Forestry and Technology, Changsha 410004, China
- College of Horticulture, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha 410128, China
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- College of Science, Central South University of Forestry and Technology, Changsha 410004, China
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Farzadfar S, Knight JD, Congreves KA. Soil organic nitrogen: an overlooked but potentially significant contribution to crop nutrition. PLANT AND SOIL 2021; 462:7-23. [PMID: 34720208 PMCID: PMC8550315 DOI: 10.1007/s11104-021-04860-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2020] [Revised: 01/18/2021] [Accepted: 01/25/2021] [Indexed: 05/02/2023]
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BACKGROUND For more than a century, crop N nutrition research has primarily focused on inorganic N (IN) dynamics, building the traditional model that agricultural plants predominantly take up N in the form of NO3 - and NH4 +. However, results reported in the ecological and agricultural literature suggest that the traditional model of plant N nutrition is oversimplified. SCOPE We examine the role of organic N (ON) in plant N nutrition, first by reviewing the historical discoveries by ecologists of plant ON uptake, then by discussing the advancements of key analytical techniques that have furthered the cause (stable isotope and microdialysis techniques). The current state of knowledge on soil ON dynamics is analyzed concurrently with recent developments that show ON uptake and assimilation by agricultural plant species. Lastly, we consider the relationship between ON uptake and nitrogen use efficiency (NUE) in an agricultural context. CONCLUSIONS We propose several mechanisms by which ON uptake and assimilation may increase crop NUE, such as by reducing N assimilation costs, promoting root biomass growth, shaping N cycling microbial communities, recapturing exuded N compounds, and aligning the root uptake capacity to the soil N supply in highly fertilized systems. These hypothetical mechanisms should direct future research on the topic. Although the quantitative role remains unknown, ON compounds should be considered as significant contributors to plant N nutrition.
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- Soudeh Farzadfar
- Department of Plant Sciences, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK S7N 5A8 Canada
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- Department of Soil Science, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK S7N 5A8 Canada
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- Department of Plant Sciences, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK S7N 5A8 Canada
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Farid M, Ali S, Saeed R, Rizwan M, Bukhari SAH, Abbasi GH, Hussain A, Ali B, Zamir MSI, Ahmad I. Combined application of citric acid and 5-aminolevulinic acid improved biomass, photosynthesis and gas exchange attributes of sunflower ( Helianthus annuus L.) grown on chromium contaminated soil. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PHYTOREMEDIATION 2019; 21:760-767. [PMID: 30656967 DOI: 10.1080/15226514.2018.1556595] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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Phytoremediation is an important technique to remove heavy metals from contaminated soils due to its efficiency and cost-effectiveness. The present study was conducted to assess the synergistic role of 5-aminolevulinic acid (ALA) and citric acid (CA) in improving the phyto-extraction of chromium (Cr) by sunflower. Sunflower plants were grown in soil, spiked with different concentrations of Cr (0, 5, 10, 20 mg kg-1). Various concentrations of 5-ALA (0, 10, 20 mg L-1) and CA (0, 2.5, 5 mM) were applied exogenously at juvenile stage. A significant decrease was observed in biomass and agronomic traits of sunflower under Cr stress alone. Further, Cr toxicity significantly decreased the plant growth, soluble proteins and photosynthetic pigments. However, exogenously applied ALA and CA significantly improved the plants' physiological as well as agronomic attributes by lowering the production of reactive oxygen species and reducing electrolyte leakage. Moreover, Cr uptake was increased with increasing concentration of Cr in spiked soil, which was further enhanced by combined application of ALA and CA.
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- Mujahid Farid
- a Department of Environmental Sciences , University of Gujrat, Hafiz Hayat Campus , Gujrat , Pakistan
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- b Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering , Government College University , Faisalabad , Pakistan
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- a Department of Environmental Sciences , University of Gujrat, Hafiz Hayat Campus , Gujrat , Pakistan
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- b Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering , Government College University , Faisalabad , Pakistan
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- d Department of Soil Science , University College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur , Bahawalpur , Pakistan
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- b Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering , Government College University , Faisalabad , Pakistan
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- e Department of Agronomy , University of Agriculture , Faisalabad , Pakistan
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- f Department of Forestry and Range Management , University of Agriculture , Faisalabad , Pakistan
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Han R, Khalid M, Juan J, Huang D. Exogenous glycine inhibits root elongation and reduces nitrate-N uptake in pak choi (Brassica campestris ssp. Chinensis L.). PLoS One 2018; 13:e0204488. [PMID: 30240454 PMCID: PMC6150514 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0204488] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2017] [Accepted: 09/10/2018] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Nitrogen (N) supply, including NO3--N and organic N in the form of amino acids can influence the morphological attributes of plants. For example, amino acids contribute to plant nutrition; however, the effects of exogenous amino acids on NO3--N uptake and root morphology have received little attention. In this study, we evaluated the effects of exogenous glycine (Gly) on root growth and NO3--N uptake in pak choi (Brassica campestris ssp. Chinensis L.). Addition of Gly to NO3--N agar medium or hydroponic solution significantly decreased pak choi seedling root length; these effects of Gly on root morphology were not attributed to the proportion of N supply derived from Gly. When pak choi seedlings were exposed to mixtures of Gly and NO3--N in hydroponic culture, Gly significantly reduced 15NO3--N uptake but significantly increased the number of root tips per unit root length, root activity and 15NO3--N uptake rate per unit root length. In addition, 15N-Gly was taken up into the plants. In contrast to absorbed NO3--N, which was mostly transported to the shoots, a larger proportion of absorbed Gly was retained in the roots. Exogenous Gly enhanced root 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylic acid synthase (ACS) and oxidase (ACO) activities and ethylene production. The ethylene antagonists aminoethoxyvinylglycine (0.5 μM AVG) and silver nitrate (10 μM AgNO3) partly reversed Gly-induced inhibition of primary root elongation on agar plates and increased the NO3--N uptake rate under hydroponic conditions, indicating exogenous Gly exerts these effects at least partly by enhancing ethylene production in roots. These findings suggest Gly substantially affects root morphology and N uptake and provide new information on the specific responses elicited by organic N sources.
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- Ruifeng Han
- Department of Plant Science, School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, P. R. China
- Key Laboratory of Urban Agriculture (South), Ministry of Agriculture, Shanghai, P. R. China
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- Department of Plant Science, School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, P. R. China
- Key Laboratory of Urban Agriculture (South), Ministry of Agriculture, Shanghai, P. R. China
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- Department of Plant Science, School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, P. R. China
- Key Laboratory of Urban Agriculture (South), Ministry of Agriculture, Shanghai, P. R. China
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- Department of Plant Science, School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, P. R. China
- Key Laboratory of Urban Agriculture (South), Ministry of Agriculture, Shanghai, P. R. China
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Ma Q, Wang J, Sun Y, Yang X, Ma J, Li T, Wu L. Elevated CO 2 levels enhance the uptake and metabolism of organic nitrogen. PHYSIOLOGIA PLANTARUM 2018; 162:467-478. [PMID: 29080266 DOI: 10.1111/ppl.12663] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2017] [Revised: 10/23/2017] [Accepted: 10/24/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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The effects of elevated CO2 (eCO2 ) on the relative uptake of inorganic and organic nitrogen (N) are unclear. The uptake of different N sources by pak choi (Brassica chinensis L.) seedlings supplied with a mixture of nitrate, glycine and ammonium was studied using 15 N-labelling under ambient CO2 (aCO2 ) (350 ppm) or eCO2 (650 ppm) conditions. 15 N-labelled short-term uptake and 15 N-gas chromatography mass spectrometry (GC-MS) were applied to measure the effects of eCO2 on glycine uptake and metabolism. Elevated CO2 increased the shoot biomass by 36% over 15 days, but had little effect on root growth. Over the same period, the N concentrations of shoots and roots were decreased by 30 and 2%, respectively. Elevated CO2 enhanced the uptake and N contribution of glycine, which accounted for 38-44% and 21-40% of total N uptake in roots and shoots, respectively, while the uptake of nitrate and ammonium was reduced. The increased glycine uptake resulted from the enhanced active uptake and enhanced metabolism in the roots. We conclude that eCO2 may increase the uptake and contribution of organic N forms to total plant N nutrition. Our findings provide new insights into plant N regulation under eCO2 conditions.
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- Qingxu Ma
- Ministry of Education Key Lab of Environmental Remediation and Ecosystem Health, College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Agricultural Resources and Environment, College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- Ministry of Education Key Lab of Environmental Remediation and Ecosystem Health, College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Agricultural Resources and Environment, College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- Ministry of Education Key Lab of Environmental Remediation and Ecosystem Health, College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Agricultural Resources and Environment, College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- Ministry of Education Key Lab of Environmental Remediation and Ecosystem Health, College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Agricultural Resources and Environment, College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- National Engineering Laboratory for Efficient Utilization of Soil and Fertilizer Resources, Shandong Agricultural University, Taian, Shandong, 271018, China
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- Ministry of Education Key Lab of Environmental Remediation and Ecosystem Health, College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Agricultural Resources and Environment, College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- Ministry of Education Key Lab of Environmental Remediation and Ecosystem Health, College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Agricultural Resources and Environment, College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
- State Key Laboratory of Nutrition Resources Integrated Utilization, Kingenta Ecological Engineering Group Co., Ltd., Linyi, Shandong, 276000, China
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Ma Q, Cao X, Ma J, Tan X, Xie Y, Xiao H, Wu L. Hexavalent chromium stress enhances the uptake of nitrate but reduces the uptake of ammonium and glycine in pak choi (Brassica chinensis L.). ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 2017; 139:384-393. [PMID: 28189780 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2017.02.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2016] [Revised: 02/07/2017] [Accepted: 02/08/2017] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Chromium (Cr) pollution affects plant growth and biochemical processes, so, the relative uptake of glycine, nitrate, and ammonium by pak choi (Brassica chinensis) seedlings in treatments with 0mgL-1 and 10mgL-1 Cr (VI) were detected by substrate-specific 15N-labelling in a sterile environment. The short-term uptake of 15N-labelled sources and 15N-enriched amino acids were detected by gas chromatography mass spectrometry to explore the mechanism by which Cr stress affects glycine uptake and metabolism, which showing that Cr stress hindered the uptake of ammonium and glycine but increased significantly the uptake of nitrate. Cr stress did not decrease the active or passive uptake of glycine, but it inhibited the conversion of glycine to serine in pak choi roots, indicating that the metabolism of glycine to serine in roots, rather than the root uptake, was the limiting step in glycine contribution to total N uptake in pak choi. Since Cr affects the relative uptake of different N sources, a feasible way to reduce Cr-induced stress is application of selective fertilization, in particular nitrate, in pak choi cultivation on Cr-polluted soil.
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- Qingxu Ma
- Ministry of Education Key Lab of Environmental Remediation and Ecosystem Health, College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China; Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Subtropic Soil and Plant Nutrition, College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Rice Biology, China National Rice Research Institute, Hangzhou 310006, China
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- National Engineering Laboratory for Efficient Utilization of Soil and Fertilizer Resources, Shandong Agricultural University, Taian, Shandong 271018, China
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- Ministry of Education Key Lab of Environmental Remediation and Ecosystem Health, College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China; Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Subtropic Soil and Plant Nutrition, College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- Ministry of Education Key Lab of Environmental Remediation and Ecosystem Health, College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China; Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Subtropic Soil and Plant Nutrition, College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- Ministry of Education Key Lab of Environmental Remediation and Ecosystem Health, College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China; Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Subtropic Soil and Plant Nutrition, College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- Ministry of Education Key Lab of Environmental Remediation and Ecosystem Health, College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China; Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Subtropic Soil and Plant Nutrition, College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China.
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Ma Q, Cao X, Xie Y, Xiao H, Tan X, Wu L. Effects of glucose on the uptake and metabolism of glycine in pakchoi (Brassica chinensis L.) exposed to various nitrogen sources. BMC PLANT BIOLOGY 2017; 17:58. [PMID: 28253854 PMCID: PMC5335761 DOI: 10.1186/s12870-017-1006-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2016] [Accepted: 02/24/2017] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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BACKGROUND Plants can absorb amino acids as a nitrogen (N) source, and glucose is an important part of root rhizodeposition and the soil sugar pool, which participates in the regulation of plant growth and uptake. In pakchoi, the effect of glucose concentration on the glycine N uptake from a nutrient mixture composed of glycine, ammonium, and nitrate, or from a single N solution of glycine alone was studied using specific substrate 15N-labeling and 15N-gas chromatography mass spectrometry. RESULTS The optimal glucose concentration for plant growth was 4.5 μM or 25 μM when supplied with glycine alone or the N mixture, respectively, and resulted in a >25% increase in seedling biomass. The addition of glucose affected the relative contribution from organic or inorganic sources to overall N uptake. When glucose was added at optimal concentrations, glycine was preferentially used as an N source, while the relative contribution from nitrate was reduced. The limiting step for glycine N contribution was active uptake in the roots in high glucose and single-N-source conditions; however, root metabolism of glycine to serine was limiting in high-glucose and mixed-N-source conditions. CONCLUSIONS The addition of low concentrations of glucose increased the relative uptake of organic nitrogen and reduced the uptake of nitrate, suggesting a feasible way to decrease nitrate content and increase the edible quality of vegetables.
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- Qingxu Ma
- Ministry of Education Key Lab of Environmental Remediation and Ecosystem Health, College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058 China
- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Subtropic Soil and Plant Nutrition, College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Rice Biology, China National Rice Research Institute, Hangzhou, 310006 China
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- Ministry of Education Key Lab of Environmental Remediation and Ecosystem Health, College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058 China
- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Subtropic Soil and Plant Nutrition, College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058 China
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- Ministry of Education Key Lab of Environmental Remediation and Ecosystem Health, College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058 China
- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Subtropic Soil and Plant Nutrition, College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058 China
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- Ministry of Education Key Lab of Environmental Remediation and Ecosystem Health, College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058 China
- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Subtropic Soil and Plant Nutrition, College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058 China
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- Ministry of Education Key Lab of Environmental Remediation and Ecosystem Health, College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058 China
- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Subtropic Soil and Plant Nutrition, College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058 China
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