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Kaya C, Shabala S. Melatonin improves drought stress tolerance of pepper ( Capsicum annuum) plants via upregulating nitrogen metabolism. FUNCTIONAL PLANT BIOLOGY : FPB 2024; 51:NULL. [PMID: 37263757 DOI: 10.1071/fp23060] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2023] [Accepted: 05/13/2023] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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While ameliorating effects of melatonin (MT) on abiotic stress tolerance in plants are widely reported, the mechanism that underlies this process remains elusive. This work investigated mechanisms by which MT improved drought tolerance in pepper (Capsicum annuum ) plants. A foliar spray of 0.1mM MT treatment was applied to plants grown at 80% and 40% of full field capacity for 3days. Drought stress caused a significant decrease in plant dry weight, relative water content, leaf water potential, PSII efficiency (F v /F m ratio), chlorophyll, soluble protein, leaf and root nitrogen content. Drought increased hydrogen peroxide, malondialdehyde (MDA), nitrate, ammonium, free amino acids, soluble sugars, proline and glycine betaine. Drought also increased peroxidase (POD), glutathione S-transferase (GST) and catalase (CAT) activities, electrolyte leakage (EL) and methylglyoxal (MG). MT pre-treatment reduced oxidative stress and improved nitrogen metabolism by activating various enzymes such as nitrate reductase (NR), nitrite reductase (NiR), glutamine synthetase (GS), glutamate synthetase (GOGAT) and glutamine dehydrogenase (GDH) activities. It also activated enzymes related to the glyoxalase system (Gly I and Gly II) and decreased NO3 - , NH4 + and free amino acid content. Our study suggests a cost-effective and sustainable solution to improve crop productivity in water-limited conditions, by enhancing plant growth, photosynthesis and nitrogen content.
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- Cengiz Kaya
- Soil Science and Plant Nutrition Department, Agriculture Faculty, Harran University, Sanliurfa, Turkey
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- Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Tas., Australia; and School of Biological Science, University of Western Australia, Crawley, WA, Australia; and International Research Centre for Environmental Membrane Biology, Foshan University, Foshan, China
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Renström A, Choudhary S, Gandla ML, Jönsson LJ, Hedenström M, Jämtgård S, Tuominen H. The effect of nitrogen source and levels on hybrid aspen tree physiology and wood formation. PHYSIOLOGIA PLANTARUM 2024; 176:e14219. [PMID: 38380723 DOI: 10.1111/ppl.14219] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2023] [Revised: 01/26/2024] [Accepted: 02/05/2024] [Indexed: 02/22/2024]
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Nitrogen can be taken up by trees in the form of nitrate, ammonium and amino acids, but the influence of the different forms on tree growth and development is poorly understood in angiosperm species like Populus. We studied the effects of both organic and inorganic forms of nitrogen on growth and wood formation of hybrid aspen trees in experimental conditions that allowed growth under four distinct steady-state nitrogen levels. Increased nitrogen availability had a positive influence on biomass accumulation and the radial dimensions of both xylem vessels and fibers, and a negative influence on wood density. An optimal level of nitrogen availability was identified where increases in biomass accumulation outweighed decreases in wood density. None of these responses depended on the source of nitrogen except for shoot biomass accumulation, which was stimulated more by treatments complemented with nitrate than by ammonium alone or the organic source arginine. The most striking difference between the nitrogen sources was the effect on lignin composition, whereby the abundance of H-type lignin increased only in the presence of nitrate. The differential effect of nitrate is possibly related to the well-known role of nitrate as a signaling compound. RNA-sequencing revealed that while the lignin-biosynthetic genes did not significantly (FDR <0.01) respond to added NO3 - , the expression of several laccases, catalysing lignin polymerization, was dependent on N-availability. These results reveal a unique role of nitrate in wood formation and contribute to the knowledge basis for decision-making in utilizing hybrid aspen as a bioresource.
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- Anna Renström
- Umeå Plant Science Centre, Department of Forest Genetics and Plant Physiology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Umeå, Sweden
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- Umeå Plant Science Centre, Department of Forest Genetics and Plant Physiology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Umeå, Sweden
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- Umeå Plant Science Centre, Department of Forest Genetics and Plant Physiology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Umeå, Sweden
- Department of Forest Ecology and Management, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Umeå, Sweden
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- Umeå Plant Science Centre, Department of Forest Genetics and Plant Physiology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Umeå, Sweden
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Khokon AM, Janz D, Polle A. Ectomycorrhizal diversity, taxon-specific traits and root N uptake in temperate beech forests. THE NEW PHYTOLOGIST 2023. [PMID: 37229659 DOI: 10.1111/nph.18978] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2022] [Accepted: 04/19/2023] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Roots of forest trees are colonized by a diverse spectrum of ectomycorrhizal (EM) fungal species differing in their nitrogen (N) acquisition abilities. Here, we hypothesized that root N gain is the result of EM fungal diversity or related to taxon-specific traits for N uptake. To test our hypotheses, we traced 15 N enrichment in fine roots, coarse roots and taxon-specific ectomycorrhizas in temperate beech forests in two regions and three seasons, feeding 1 mM NH4 NO3 labelled with either 15 NH4 + or 15 NO3 - . We morphotyped > 45 000 vital root tips and identified 51 of 53 detected EM species by sequencing. EM root tips exhibited strong, fungal taxon-specific variation in 15 N enrichment with higher NH4 + than NO3 - enrichment. The translocation of N into the upper parts of the root system increased with increasing EM fungal diversity. Across the growth season, influential EM species predicting root N gain were not identified, probably due to high temporal dynamics of the species composition of EM assemblages. Our results support that root N acquisition is related to EM fungal community-level traits and highlight the importance of EM diversity for tree N nutrition.
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- Anis Mahmud Khokon
- Forest Botany and Tree Physiology, University of Göttingen, Göttingen, 37077, Germany
- Functional Forest Ecology, Universität Hamburg, Barsbüttel, 22885, Germany
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- Forest Botany and Tree Physiology, University of Göttingen, Göttingen, 37077, Germany
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- Forest Botany and Tree Physiology, University of Göttingen, Göttingen, 37077, Germany
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Hu S, Hu Y, Mei H, Li J, Xuan W, Jeyaraj A, Zhao Z, Zhao Y, Han R, Chen X, Li X. Genome-wide analysis of long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) in tea plants ( Camellia sinensis) lateral roots in response to nitrogen application. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2023; 14:1080427. [PMID: 36909382 PMCID: PMC9998519 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2023.1080427] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2022] [Accepted: 01/23/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Tea (Camellia sinensis) is one of the significant cash crops in China. As a leaf crop, nitrogen supply can not only increase the number of new shoots and leaves but also improve the tenderness of the former. However, a conundrum remains in science, which is the molecular mechanism of nitrogen use efficiency, especially long non-coding RNA (lncRNA). In this study, a total of 16,452 lncRNAs were identified through high-throughput sequencing analysis of lateral roots under nitrogen stress and control conditions, of which 9,451 were differentially expressed lncRNAs (DE-lncRNAs). To figure out the potential function of nitrogen-responsive lncRNAs, co-expression clustering was employed between lncRNAs and coding genes. KEGG enrichment analysis revealed nitrogen-responsive lncRNAs may involve in many biological processes such as plant hormone signal transduction, nitrogen metabolism and protein processing in endoplasmic reticulum. The expression abundance of 12 DE-lncRNAs were further verified by RT-PCR, and their expression trends were consistent with the results of RNA-seq. This study expands the research on lncRNAs in tea plants, provides a novel perspective for the potential regulation of lncRNAs on nitrogen stress, and valuable resources for further improving the nitrogen use efficiency of tea plants.
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- Shunkai Hu
- International Institute of Tea Industry Innovation for “One Belt, One Road”, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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- International Institute of Tea Industry Innovation for “One Belt, One Road”, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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- College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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- College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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- College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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- International Institute of Tea Industry Innovation for “One Belt, One Road”, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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- International Institute of Tea Industry Innovation for “One Belt, One Road”, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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- International Institute of Tea Industry Innovation for “One Belt, One Road”, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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- International Institute of Tea Industry Innovation for “One Belt, One Road”, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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- International Institute of Tea Industry Innovation for “One Belt, One Road”, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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- International Institute of Tea Industry Innovation for “One Belt, One Road”, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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Hu X, Li W, Liu Q, Yin C. Interactions between species change the uptake of ammonium and nitrate in Abies faxoniana and Picea asperata. TREE PHYSIOLOGY 2022; 42:1396-1410. [PMID: 34962272 DOI: 10.1093/treephys/tpab175] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2021] [Accepted: 12/22/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Plant nitrogen (N) uptake is affected by plant-plant interactions, but the mechanisms remain unknown. A 15N-labeled technique was used in a pot experiment to analyze the uptake rate of ammonium (NH4+) and nitrate (NO3-) by Abies faxoniana Rehd. et Wils and Picea asperata Mast. in single-plant mode, intraspecific and interspecific interactions. The results indicated that the effects of plant-plant interactions on N uptake rate depended on plant species and N forms. Picea asperata had a higher N uptake rate of both N forms than A. faxoniana, and both species preferred NO3-. Compared with single-plant mode, intraspecific interaction increased NH4+ uptake for A. faxoniana but reduced that for P. asperata, while it did not change NO3- uptake for the two species. The interspecific interaction enhanced N uptake of both N forms for A. faxoniana but did not affect the P. asperata compared with single-plant mode. NH4+ and NO3- uptake rates for the two species were regulated by root N concentration, root nitrate reductase activity, root vigor, soil pH and soil N availability under plant-plant interactions. Decreased NH4+ uptake rate for P. asperata under intraspecific interaction was induced by lower root N concentration and nitrate reductase activity. The positive effects of interspecific interaction on N uptake for A. faxoniana could be determined mainly by positive rhizosphere effects, such as high soil pH. From the perspective of root-soil interactions, our study provides insight into how plant-plant interactions affect N uptake, which can help to understand species coexistence and biodiversity maintenance in forest ecosystems.
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- Xuefeng Hu
- CAS Key Laboratory of Mountain Ecological Restoration and Bioresource Utilization & Ecological Restoration and Biodiversity Conservation Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Chengdu Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, PO Box 416, Chengdu 610041, P. R. China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, No. 19A Yuquan Road, Beijing 100049, P. R. China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Mountain Ecological Restoration and Bioresource Utilization & Ecological Restoration and Biodiversity Conservation Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Chengdu Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, PO Box 416, Chengdu 610041, P. R. China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, No. 19A Yuquan Road, Beijing 100049, P. R. China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Mountain Ecological Restoration and Bioresource Utilization & Ecological Restoration and Biodiversity Conservation Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Chengdu Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, PO Box 416, Chengdu 610041, P. R. China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Mountain Ecological Restoration and Bioresource Utilization & Ecological Restoration and Biodiversity Conservation Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Chengdu Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, PO Box 416, Chengdu 610041, P. R. China
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Lim H, Jämtgård S, Oren R, Gruffman L, Kunz S, Näsholm T. Organic nitrogen enhances nitrogen nutrition and early growth of Pinus sylvestris seedlings. TREE PHYSIOLOGY 2022; 42:513-522. [PMID: 34580709 PMCID: PMC8919414 DOI: 10.1093/treephys/tpab127] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2021] [Revised: 09/07/2021] [Accepted: 09/16/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Boreal trees are capable of taking up organic nitrogen (N) as effectively as inorganic N. Depending on the abundance of soil N forms, plants may adjust physiological and morphological traits to optimize N uptake. However, the link between these traits and N uptake in response to soil N sources is poorly understood. We examined Pinus sylvestris L. seedlings' biomass growth and allocation, transpiration and N uptake in response to additions of organic N (the amino acid arginine) or inorganic N (ammonium nitrate). We also monitored in situ soil N fluxes in the pots following an addition of N, using a microdialysis system. Supplying organic N resulted in a stable soil N flux, whereas the inorganic N resulted in a sharp increase of nitrate flux followed by a rapid decline, demonstrating a fluctuating N supply and a risk for loss of nitrate from the growth medium. Seedlings supplied with organic N achieved a greater biomass with a higher N content, thus reaching a higher N recovery compared with those supplied inorganic N. In spite of a higher N concentration in organic N seedlings, root-to-shoot ratio and transpiration per unit leaf area were similar to those of inorganic N seedlings. We conclude that enhanced seedlings' nutrition and growth under the organic N source may be attributed to a stable supply of N, owing to a strong retention rate in the soil medium.
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- Department of Forest Ecology & Management, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), Skogsmarksgränd 17, SE-901 83 Umeå, Sweden
- Department of Forest Genetics and Plant Physiology, SLU, Skogsmarksgränd 17, SE-901 83 Umeå, Sweden
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- Nicholas School of the Environment, Duke University, Durham, Grainger Hall, 9 Circuit Drive, NC 27708-0328, USA
- Department of Forest Science, University of Helsinki, Latokartanonkaari 7, FI-00014 Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Forest Ecology & Management, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), Skogsmarksgränd 17, SE-901 83 Umeå, Sweden
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- Department of Forest Genetics and Plant Physiology, SLU, Skogsmarksgränd 17, SE-901 83 Umeå, Sweden
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- Department of Forest Ecology & Management, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), Skogsmarksgränd 17, SE-901 83 Umeå, Sweden
- Department of Forest Genetics and Plant Physiology, SLU, Skogsmarksgränd 17, SE-901 83 Umeå, Sweden
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Nitrogen and Boron Dosage Effects on Arginine Accumulation in Scots Pine Needles. FORESTS 2022. [DOI: 10.3390/f13030417] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/10/2022]
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Free arginine (Arg) content was observed to multiply when the level of nitrogen (N) nutrition was high, and additional fertilization with boron (B) potentiated this effect. Owing to this feature, conifers can be suggested for use as bioproducers of Arg. Concentrations of Arg in relation to N and B fertilization needed to be better understood. The effect of soil fertilization with N and B on accumulation of these elements and free Arg in one-year-old needles of 16-year-old Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) trees was determined in this study. Plantations were fertilized with doses of N from 0 to 1000 kg ha−1 and B from 0 to 6 kg ha−1. Fertilization with 3 kg ha−1 B at N doses of 200–500 kg ha−1 stimulated the accumulation of N in needles of up to 3.1–3.6% dry weight (DW). The level of Arg in needles increased from 74.7 to 175.9 μmol g−1 DW at these levels of N and B.
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Xiong H, Ma H, Hu B, Zhao H, Wang J, Rennenberg H, Shi X, Zhang Y. Nitrogen fertilization stimulates nitrogen assimilation and modifies nitrogen partitioning in the spring shoot leaves of citrus (Citrus reticulata Blanco) trees. JOURNAL OF PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2021; 267:153556. [PMID: 34737128 DOI: 10.1016/j.jplph.2021.153556] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2021] [Revised: 10/20/2021] [Accepted: 10/21/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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The spring shoot leaves are important sites of nitrogen (N) metabolism in citrus trees. Understanding the physiological and metabolic response of the spring shoot leaves under varying N fertilization is fundamental to the fertilization management in citrus orchards. Thus, the processes affecting N composition, the activities of N metabolism related enzymes, and the expression of relevant genes were explored in spring shoot leaves under four N levels (0, 207, 275, 413 g N tree-1 y-1, as N0, N207, N275, N413). The results showed that, compared with N0, N275 significantly increased total N by 24.81%, which was mainly attributed to enhancement of structural N by 30.92%, free amino acid N by 40.91% and nitrate N by 41.33%. The relative expression of nitrate reductase (NR) and glutamate dehydrogenase (GDH) under N275 increased by 19.32% and 73.48%, respectively, compared with that under N0 treatment. Compared with N0 treatment, the NR transcription level under N275 treatment increased by 381%. The relative transcription levels of NADP-GDH and GDH1 also increased with increasing N fertilization. However, compared with that under N275, the relative transcription of GDH2 under N413 treatment was inhibited. Therefore, the transcript abundance of NR, NADP-GDH,GDH1 and GDH2 affected the activities of NR and GDH and thereby contributed to the regulation of N composition in the leaves. In addition, the activities of glutamine synthetase and nitrite reductase were largely unaffected or even declined in the N207, N275 and N413 treatments compared with the N0. This study elucidated the mechanism of primary N metabolism and partitioning in citrus leaves and provided a theoretical basis for N management in citrus orchards.
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- Huaye Xiong
- Center of Molecular Ecophysiology (CMEP), College of Resources and Environment, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400716, China.
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- College of Forensic Medicine, Xi' an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, 710061, China
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- Center of Molecular Ecophysiology (CMEP), College of Resources and Environment, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400716, China
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- Center of Molecular Ecophysiology (CMEP), College of Resources and Environment, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400716, China; Interdisciplinary Research Center for Agriculture Green Development in Yangtze River Basin, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400716, China
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- Interdisciplinary Research Center for Agriculture Green Development in Yangtze River Basin, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400716, China; State Cultivation Base of Eco-agriculture for Southwest Mountainous Land, Southwest University, Chongqing, Chongqing, 400716, China; National Monitoring Station of Soil Fertility and Fertilizer Efficiency on Purple Soils, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400716, China
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- Center of Molecular Ecophysiology (CMEP), College of Resources and Environment, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400716, China
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- Interdisciplinary Research Center for Agriculture Green Development in Yangtze River Basin, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400716, China; State Cultivation Base of Eco-agriculture for Southwest Mountainous Land, Southwest University, Chongqing, Chongqing, 400716, China; National Monitoring Station of Soil Fertility and Fertilizer Efficiency on Purple Soils, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400716, China.
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- Interdisciplinary Research Center for Agriculture Green Development in Yangtze River Basin, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400716, China; State Cultivation Base of Eco-agriculture for Southwest Mountainous Land, Southwest University, Chongqing, Chongqing, 400716, China; National Monitoring Station of Soil Fertility and Fertilizer Efficiency on Purple Soils, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400716, China.
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Zhu F, Dai L, Hobbie EA, Qu Y, Huang D, Gurmesa GA, Zhou X, Wang A, Li Y, Fang Y. Quantifying nitrogen uptake and translocation for mature trees: an in situ whole-tree paired 15N labeling method. TREE PHYSIOLOGY 2021; 41:2109-2125. [PMID: 34014313 DOI: 10.1093/treephys/tpab060] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2020] [Accepted: 04/26/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Nitrogen (N) is one of the major nutrients limiting plant growth in terrestrial ecosystems. To avoid plant-microbe competition, previous studies on plant N uptake preference often used hydroponic experiments on fine roots of seedlings and demonstrated ammonium preference for conifer species; however, we lack information about N uptake and translocation in the field. In this paper, we described a method of in situ paired 15N labeling and reported the rates and time course of N uptake and translocation by mature trees in situ. We added 15N-enriched ammonium or nitrate, together with the nitrification inhibitor dicyandiamide, to paired Larix kaempferi (Lamb.) Carr (larch) trees from 30-, 40- and 50-year-old plantations. Fine roots, coarse roots, leaves and small branches were collected 2, 4, 7, 14 and 30 days after labeling. Nitrate uptake and translocation averaged 1.59 ± 0.16 μg 15N g-1 day-1, which is slightly higher than ammonium (1.08 ± 0.10 μg 15N g-1 day-1), in all tree organs. Nitrate contributed 50-78% to N uptake and translocation, indicating efficient nitrate use by larch in situ. We observed no age effect. We suggest that sampling leaves after 4 days of 15N labeling is sufficient to detect mature tree N uptake preference in situ. Whole-tree 15N-ammonium recovery equaled that of 15N-nitrate 30 days after 15N addition, implying the importance of both ammonium and nitrate to mature larch N use in the long run. We conclude that our method is promising for studying mature tree N uptake preference in situ and can be applied to other conifer and broadleaf species. We suggest using highly enriched 15N tracer to overcome soil dilution and a nitrification inhibitor to minimize ammonium transformation to nitrate. Our study revealed mature tree N preference in situ and demonstrated the strong contribution of nitrate toward mature larch growth on soils rich in nitrate.
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- Feifei Zhu
- CAS Key Laboratory of Forest Ecology and Management, Institute of Applied Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang 110016, China
- Qingyuan Forest CERN, Shenyang 110016, China
- Key Laboratory of Stable Isotope Techniques and Applications, Shenyang, Liaoning Province 110016, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Forest Ecology and Management, Institute of Applied Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang 110016, China
- School of Resources and Civil Engineering, Northeastern University, Shenyang 110819, China
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- Earth Systems Research Center, Morse Hall, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH 03824-3525, USA
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Forest Ecology and Management, Institute of Applied Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang 110016, China
- Key Laboratory of Stable Isotope Techniques and Applications, Shenyang, Liaoning Province 110016, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Forest Ecology and Management, Institute of Applied Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang 110016, China
- Key Laboratory of Stable Isotope Techniques and Applications, Shenyang, Liaoning Province 110016, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Forest Ecology and Management, Institute of Applied Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang 110016, China
- Key Laboratory of Stable Isotope Techniques and Applications, Shenyang, Liaoning Province 110016, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Forest Ecology and Management, Institute of Applied Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang 110016, China
- School of Resources and Civil Engineering, Northeastern University, Shenyang 110819, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Forest Ecology and Management, Institute of Applied Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang 110016, China
- Qingyuan Forest CERN, Shenyang 110016, China
- Key Laboratory of Stable Isotope Techniques and Applications, Shenyang, Liaoning Province 110016, China
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- School of Resources and Civil Engineering, Northeastern University, Shenyang 110819, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Forest Ecology and Management, Institute of Applied Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang 110016, China
- Qingyuan Forest CERN, Shenyang 110016, China
- Key Laboratory of Stable Isotope Techniques and Applications, Shenyang, Liaoning Province 110016, China
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Sigala JA, Oliet JA, Uscola M. Assessing growth, frost tolerance, and acclimation of pine seedlings with contrasted dormancy strategies as influenced by organic nitrogen supply. PHYSIOLOGIA PLANTARUM 2021; 173:1105-1119. [PMID: 34287917 DOI: 10.1111/ppl.13506] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2021] [Revised: 06/25/2021] [Accepted: 07/15/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Freezing stress is a critical environmental factor affecting survival, distribution, and evolution of plants. Although there is evidence that nitrogen (N) affects frost tolerance of juvenile conifers, the magnitude and direction of such effect can diverge among species. The influence of the N source on frost tolerance has been barely studied. Particularly, how organic N sources could affect the cold acclimation dynamics of seedlings is poorly understood. We studied morpho-physiological responses to organic N supply (amino acids) in comparison to inorganic N in seedlings of two Mediterranean pine species: Pinus halepensis and P. sylvestris. Fertilization was applied at low and high N doses (30 and 130 mg N seedling-1 ) in the first growing season. Then, tolerance of seedlings to freezing stress was evaluated through the cold season. This study confirmed that organic N supply promotes growth of both species as effectively as inorganic N sources. At low N availability, seedlings had acute phosphorus deficiencies when grown with inorganic N, but not with organic N. Likewise, high organic-N availability improved chlorophylls concentration. Both species increased their frost tolerance through time, especially during late autumn. Although organic N supply did not show clear benefits on frost tolerance, it seemed to enhance cold acclimation via increases of compatible solutes, such as soluble sugars and proline, particularly in P. halepensis. Thus, the effects of organic N supply could depend on the extent that such osmolytes contribute to the dormancy strategy of the species. Other species-specific mechanisms to cope with freezing stress are further discussed.
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- José A Sigala
- Departamento de Sistemas y Recursos Naturales, ETS Ingenieros de Montes, Forestal y del Medio Natural, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
- Forest Plantations and Agroforestry Program, Campo Experimental Valle del Guadiana, Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones Forestales, Agrícolas y Pecuarias (INIFAP), Durango, Mexico
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- Departamento de Sistemas y Recursos Naturales, ETS Ingenieros de Montes, Forestal y del Medio Natural, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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- Forest Ecology and Restoration Group, Departamento de Ciencias de la Vida, Universidad de Alcalá, Madrid, Spain
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Zhou X, Wang A, Hobbie EA, Zhu F, Qu Y, Dai L, Li D, Liu X, Zhu W, Koba K, Li Y, Fang Y. Mature conifers assimilate nitrate as efficiently as ammonium from soils in four forest plantations. THE NEW PHYTOLOGIST 2021; 229:3184-3194. [PMID: 33226653 DOI: 10.1111/nph.17110] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2020] [Accepted: 11/16/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Conifers are considered to prefer to take up ammonium (NH4+ ) over nitrate (NO3- ). However, this conclusion is mainly based on hydroponic experiments that separate roots from soils. It remains unclear to what extent mature conifers can use nitrate compared to ammonium under field conditions where both roots and soil microbes compete for nitrogen (N). We conducted an in situ whole mature tree nitrogen-15 (15 N) labeling experiment (15 NH4+ vs 15 NO3- ) over 15 d to quantify ammonium and nitrate uptake and assimilation rates in four 40-yr-old monoculture coniferous plantations (Pinus koraiensis, Pinus sylvestris, Picea koraiensis and Larix olgensis, respectively). For the whole tree, 15 NO3- contributed 39% to 90% to total 15 N tracer uptake among four plantations during the study period. At day 3, the 15 NO3- accounted for 77%, 64%, 62% and 59% by Larix olgensis, Pinus koraiensis, Pinus sylvestris and Picea koraiensis, respectively. Our study indicates that mature coniferous trees assimilated nitrate as efficiently as ammonium from soils even at low soil nitrate concentration, in contrast to the results from hydroponic experiments showing that ammonium uptake dominated over nitrate. This implies that mature conifers can adapt to increasing availability of nitrate in soil, for example, under the context of globalization of N deposition and global warming.
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- Xulun Zhou
- CAS Key Laboratory of Forest Ecology and Management, Institute of Applied Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang, 110164, China
- School of Resources and Civil Engineering, Northeastern University, Shenyang, 110819, China
- Key Laboratory of Stable Isotope Techniques and Applications, Institute of Applied Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang, 110016, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Forest Ecology and Management, Institute of Applied Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang, 110164, China
- Key Laboratory of Stable Isotope Techniques and Applications, Institute of Applied Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang, 110016, China
- Qingyuan Forest CERN, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang, 110016, China
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- Earth Systems Research Center, Morse Hall, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH, 03824, USA
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Forest Ecology and Management, Institute of Applied Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang, 110164, China
- Key Laboratory of Stable Isotope Techniques and Applications, Institute of Applied Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang, 110016, China
- Qingyuan Forest CERN, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang, 110016, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Forest Ecology and Management, Institute of Applied Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang, 110164, China
- Key Laboratory of Stable Isotope Techniques and Applications, Institute of Applied Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang, 110016, China
- Qingyuan Forest CERN, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang, 110016, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Forest Ecology and Management, Institute of Applied Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang, 110164, China
- Qingyuan Forest CERN, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang, 110016, China
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- Key Laboratory of Agro-ecological Processes in Subtropical Region, Institute of Subtropical Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changsha, 410125, China
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- Insititute of Surface-Earth System Science, School of Earth System Science, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072, China
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Binghamton University, The State University of New York, Binghamton, NY, 13902, USA
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- Center for Ecological Research, Kyoto University, Otsu, 520-2113, Japan
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- School of Resources and Civil Engineering, Northeastern University, Shenyang, 110819, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Forest Ecology and Management, Institute of Applied Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang, 110164, China
- Key Laboratory of Stable Isotope Techniques and Applications, Institute of Applied Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang, 110016, China
- Qingyuan Forest CERN, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang, 110016, China
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Zhang TT, Kang H, Fu LL, Sun WJ, Gao WS, You CX, Wang XF, Hao YJ. NIN-like protein 7 promotes nitrate-mediated lateral root development by activating transcription of TRYPTOPHAN AMINOTRANSFERASE RELATED 2. PLANT SCIENCE : AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL PLANT BIOLOGY 2021; 303:110771. [PMID: 33487355 DOI: 10.1016/j.plantsci.2020.110771] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2020] [Revised: 11/05/2020] [Accepted: 11/21/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Nitrate is essential for plant growth and development. When nitrate availability is low, plants produce more lateral roots (LRs) to seek nitrate from the soil. In this study, by DNA electrophoretic mobility shift and luciferase assays, it was showed that NIN-like protein 7 (NLP7) transcription factor activated expression of TAR2 by directly binding to its promoter. Finally, through genetic analysis, it was speculated that NLP7 regulated LR development through TAR2. In conclusion, NLP7 binds to the TAR2 promoter and activates TAR2 expression, thereby promoting nitrate-dependent LR development.
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- Ting-Ting Zhang
- Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps Key Laboratory of Special Fruits and Vegetables Cultivation Physiology and Germplasm Resources Utilization, Department of Horticulture, College of Agriculture, Shihezi University, Shihezi, 832003, Xinjiang, China; State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, Shandong Collaborative Innovation Center for Fruit and Vegetable Production with High Quality and Efficiency, College of Horticulture Science and Engineering, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai-An, 271018, Shandong, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, Shandong Collaborative Innovation Center for Fruit and Vegetable Production with High Quality and Efficiency, College of Horticulture Science and Engineering, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai-An, 271018, Shandong, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, Shandong Collaborative Innovation Center for Fruit and Vegetable Production with High Quality and Efficiency, College of Horticulture Science and Engineering, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai-An, 271018, Shandong, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, Shandong Collaborative Innovation Center for Fruit and Vegetable Production with High Quality and Efficiency, College of Horticulture Science and Engineering, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai-An, 271018, Shandong, China
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- Shandong Fruit and Tea Technology Services, Jinan, 250013, Shandong, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, Shandong Collaborative Innovation Center for Fruit and Vegetable Production with High Quality and Efficiency, College of Horticulture Science and Engineering, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai-An, 271018, Shandong, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, Shandong Collaborative Innovation Center for Fruit and Vegetable Production with High Quality and Efficiency, College of Horticulture Science and Engineering, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai-An, 271018, Shandong, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, Shandong Collaborative Innovation Center for Fruit and Vegetable Production with High Quality and Efficiency, College of Horticulture Science and Engineering, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai-An, 271018, Shandong, China.
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Sigala JA, Uscola M, Oliet JA, Jacobs DF. Drought tolerance and acclimation in Pinus ponderosa seedlings: the influence of nitrogen form. TREE PHYSIOLOGY 2020; 40:1165-1177. [PMID: 32333785 DOI: 10.1093/treephys/tpaa052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2019] [Revised: 03/18/2020] [Accepted: 04/21/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Drought is a limiting factor to forest regeneration and restoration, which is likely to increase in intensity and duration under future climates. Nitrogen (N) nutrition is related to drought-resistance mechanisms in trees. However, the influence of chemical N form (inorganic and organic N) on physiological traits related to drought resistance has been sparsely studied in conifer seedlings. We investigated the effect of N forms on morpho-physiological traits of Pinus ponderosa Dougl. ex Laws. seedlings and subsequent influences in drought tolerance and acclimation. One-year-old seedlings were fertilized during 10 weeks at 9 mM N with different N forms [either NH4+, NO3- or organic N (amino acids mixture)] in their second year of growth. After fertilization, we measured traits associated with intrinsic drought tolerance (shoot water relations, osmotic regulation, photosynthesis and cell membrane stability). Seedlings were then subjected to an 8-week drought period at varying drought intensities to evaluate plant acclimation mechanisms. We demonstrated that P. ponderosa seedlings could efficiently use amino acids as a primary N source, showing similar performance to those grown with inorganic N forms. Nitrogen form influenced mainly drought-acclimation mechanisms rather than intrinsic drought tolerance. Osmotic potential at saturation (Ψπsat) was marginally affected by N form, and a significant relationship between proline concentration in needles and Ψπsat was found. During acclimation, seedlings fertilized with organic N minimized needle senescence, retained more nutrients in the oldest needles, had maximum increments in proline concentration and hastened the development of water-use efficiency mechanisms compared with those fertilized with inorganic N sources. Our results suggest an improved physiological drought acclimation of organic N-fertilized seedlings.
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- José A Sigala
- Departamento de Sistemas y Recursos Naturales, ETS Ingenieros de Montes, Forestal y del Medio Natural, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, José Antonio Novais 10, 28040 Madrid, Spain
- Forest Plantations and Agroforestry Program, Campo Experimental Valle del Guadiana, Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones Forestales, Agrícolas y Pecuarias (INIFAP), km 4.5 Carretera Durango-El Mezquital, 34170 Durango, Mexico
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- Forest Ecology and Restoration Group, Departamento de Ciencias de la Vida, Universidad de Alcalá Apdo. 20 Campus Universitario, 28805 Alcalá de Henares, Madrid, Spain
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- Departamento de Sistemas y Recursos Naturales, ETS Ingenieros de Montes, Forestal y del Medio Natural, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, José Antonio Novais 10, 28040 Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Forestry and Natural Resources, Purdue University, 715 West State Street, West Lafayette, 47907 Indiana, USA
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Hu S, Zhang M, Yang Y, Xuan W, Zou Z, Arkorful E, Chen Y, Ma Q, Jeyaraj A, Chen X, Li X. A novel insight into nitrogen and auxin signaling in lateral root formation in tea plant [Camellia sinensis (L.) O. Kuntze]. BMC PLANT BIOLOGY 2020; 20:232. [PMID: 32448156 PMCID: PMC7247184 DOI: 10.1186/s12870-020-02448-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2019] [Accepted: 05/17/2020] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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BACKGROUND Tea plant (Camellia sinensis) is one of the most popular non-alcoholic beverages worldwide. In tea, lateral roots (LRs) are the main organ responsible for the absorption of moisture and mineral nutrients from the soil. Lateral roots formation and development are regulated by the nitrogen and auxin signaling pathways. In order to understand the role of auxin and nitrogen signaling in LRs formation and development, transcriptome analysis was employed to investigate the differentially expressed genes involved in lateral roots of tea plants treated with indole-3-butyric acid (IBA), N-1-naphthylphthalamic acid (NPA), low and high concentrations of nitrogen. RESULTS A total of 296 common differentially expressed genes were identified and annotated to four signaling pathways, including nitrogen metabolism, plant hormone signal transduction, glutathione metabolism and transcription factors. RNA-sequencing results revealed that majority of differentially expressed genes play important roles in nitrogen metabolism and hormonal signal transduction. Low nitrogen condition induced the biosynthesis of auxin and accumulation of transcripts, thereby, regulating lateral roots formation. Furthermore, metabolism of cytokinin and ethylene biosynthesis were also involved in lateral roots development. Transcription factors like MYB genes also contributed to lateral roots formation of tea plants through secondary cell wall biosynthesis. Reversed phase ultra performance liquid chromatography (RP-UPLC) results showed that the auxin concentration increased with the decreased nitrogen level in lateral roots. Thus, tea plant lateral roots formation could be induced by low nitrogen concentration via auxin biosynthesis and accumulation. CONCLUSION This study provided insights into the mechanisms associated with nitrogen and auxin signaling pathways in LRs formation and provides information on the efficient utilization of nitrogen in tea plant at the genetic level.
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- Shunkai Hu
- College of Horticulture, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 210095, China
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- College of Horticulture, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 210095, China
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- College of Horticulture, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 210095, China
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- College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 210095, China
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- Department of Plant Science, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, R3T 2N2, Canada
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- College of Horticulture, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 210095, China
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- College of Horticulture, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 210095, China
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- College of Horticulture, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 210095, China
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- College of Horticulture, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 210095, China
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- College of Horticulture, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 210095, China
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- College of Horticulture, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 210095, China.
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Ni J, Su S, Li H, Geng Y, Zhou H, Feng Y, Xu X. Distinct physiological and transcriptional responses of leaves of paper mulberry (Broussonetia kazinoki × B. papyrifera) under different nitrogen supply levels. TREE PHYSIOLOGY 2020; 40:667-682. [PMID: 32211806 DOI: 10.1093/treephys/tpaa021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2019] [Revised: 01/21/2020] [Accepted: 02/20/2020] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Paper mulberry, a vigorous pioneer species used for ecological reclamation and a high-protein forage plant for economic development, has been widely planted in China. To further develop its potential value, it is necessary to explore the regulatory mechanism of nitrogen metabolism for rational nitrogen utilization. In this study, we investigated the morphology, physiology and transcriptome of a paper mulberry hybrid (Broussonetia kazinoki × B. papyrifera) in response to different nitrogen concentrations. Moderate nitrogen promoted plant growth and biomass accumulation. Photosynthetic characteristics, concentration of nitrogenous compounds and activities of enzymes were stimulated under nitrogen treatment. However, these enhancements were slightly or severely inhibited under excessive nitrogen supply. Nitrite reductase and glutamate synthase were more sensitive than nitrate reductase and glutamine synthetase and more likely to be inhibited under high nitrogen concentrations. Transcriptome analysis of the leaf transcriptome identified 161,961 unigenes. The differentially expressed genes associated with metabolism of nitrogen, alanine, aspartate, glutamate and glycerophospholipid showed high transcript abundances after nitrogen application, whereas those associated with glycerophospholipid, glycerolipid, amino sugar and nucleotide sugar metabolism were down-regulated. Combined with weighted gene coexpression network analysis, we uncovered 16 modules according to similarity in expression patterns. Asparagine synthetase and inorganic pyrophosphatase were considered two hub genes in two modules, which were associated with nitrogen metabolism and phosphorus metabolism, respectively. The expression characteristics of these genes may explain the regulation of morphological, physiological and other related metabolic strategies harmoniously. This multifaceted study provides valuable insights to further understand the mechanism of nitrogen metabolism and to guide utilization of paper mulberry.
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- Jianwei Ni
- Key Laboratory of Tree Breeding and Cultivation of National Forestry and Grassland Administration, Research Institute of Forestry, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Beijing 100091, China
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- Key Laboratory of Tree Breeding and Cultivation of National Forestry and Grassland Administration, Research Institute of Forestry, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Beijing 100091, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tree Genetics and Breeding, Research Institute of Forestry, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Beijing 100091, China
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- Key Laboratory of Tree Breeding and Cultivation of National Forestry and Grassland Administration, Research Institute of Forestry, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Beijing 100091, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tree Genetics and Breeding, Research Institute of Forestry, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Beijing 100091, China
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- Paulownia Research and Development Center of National Forestry and Grassland Administration, Zhengzhou, Henan 450003, China
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- Key Laboratory of Tree Breeding and Cultivation of National Forestry and Grassland Administration, Research Institute of Forestry, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Beijing 100091, China
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Li S, Gurmesa GA, Zhu W, Gundersen P, Zhang S, Xi D, Huang S, Wang A, Zhu F, Jiang Y, Zhu J, Fang Y. Fate of atmospherically deposited NH 4+ and NO 3- in two temperate forests in China: temporal pattern and redistribution. ECOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS : A PUBLICATION OF THE ECOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA 2019; 29:e01920. [PMID: 31058370 DOI: 10.1002/eap.1920] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2018] [Revised: 03/14/2019] [Accepted: 04/19/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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The impacts of anthropogenic nitrogen (N) deposition on forest ecosystems depend in large part on its fate. However, our understanding of the fates of different forms of deposited N as well as the redistribution over time within different ecosystems is limited. In this study, we used the 15 N-tracer method to investigate both the short-term (1 week to 3 months) and long-term (1-3 yr) fates of deposited NH4+ or NO3- by following the recovery of the 15 N in different ecosystem compartments in a larch plantation forest and a mixed forest located in northeastern China. The results showed similar total ecosystem retention for deposited NH4+ and NO3- , but their distribution within the ecosystems (plants vs. soil) differed distinctly particularly in the short-term, with higher 15 NO3- recoveries in plants (while lower recoveries in organic layer) than found for 15 NH4+ . The different short-term fate was likely related to the higher mobility of 15 NO3- than 15 NH4+ in soils instead of plant uptake preferences for NO3- over NH4+ . In the long-term, differences between N forms became less prevalent but higher recoveries in trees (particularly in the larch forest) of 15 NO3- than 15 NH4+ tracer persisted, suggesting that incoming NO3- may contribute more to plant biomass increment and forest carbon sequestration than incoming NH4+ . Differences between the two forests in recoveries were largely driven by a higher 15 N recovery in the organic layer (both N forms) and in trees (for 15 NO3- ) in the larch forest compared to the mixed forest. This was due to a more abundant organic layer and possibly higher tree N demand in the larch forest than in the mixed forest. Leachate 15 N loss was minor (<1% of the added 15 N) for both N forms and in both forests. Total 15 N recovery averaged 78% in the short-term and decreased to 55% in the long-term but with increasing amount of 15 N label (re)-redistributed into slow turn-over pools (e.g., trees and mineral soil). The different retention dynamics of deposited NH4+ and NO3- may have implications in environmental policy related to the anthropogenic emissions of the two N forms.
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- Shanlong Li
- CAS Key Laboratory of Forest Ecology and Management, Institute of Applied Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang, 110164, China
- Qingyuan Forest CERN, Shenyang, 110016, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Forest Ecology and Management, Institute of Applied Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang, 110164, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Forest Ecology and Management, Institute of Applied Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang, 110164, China
- Department of Biological Sciences, Binghamton University, The State University of New York, Binghamton, New York, 13902, USA
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- Department of Geosciences and Natural Resource Management, University of Copenhagen, 1958, Frederiksberg C, Denmark
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- Division of Terrestrial Ecosystem Research, Department of Microbiology and Ecosystem Science, University of Vienna, 1090, Vienna, Austria
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- College of Forestry, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, 350002, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Forest Ecology and Management, Institute of Applied Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang, 110164, China
- Qingyuan Forest CERN, Shenyang, 110016, China
- College of Resources and Environment, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Forest Ecology and Management, Institute of Applied Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang, 110164, China
- Qingyuan Forest CERN, Shenyang, 110016, China
- Key Laboratory of Isotope Techniques and Applications, Shenyang, 110016, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Forest Ecology and Management, Institute of Applied Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang, 110164, China
- Qingyuan Forest CERN, Shenyang, 110016, China
- Key Laboratory of Isotope Techniques and Applications, Shenyang, 110016, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Forest Ecology and Management, Institute of Applied Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang, 110164, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Forest Ecology and Management, Institute of Applied Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang, 110164, China
- Qingyuan Forest CERN, Shenyang, 110016, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Forest Ecology and Management, Institute of Applied Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang, 110164, China
- Qingyuan Forest CERN, Shenyang, 110016, China
- Key Laboratory of Isotope Techniques and Applications, Shenyang, 110016, China
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Dion PP, Jämtgård S, Bertrand A, Pepin S, Dorais M. Organic Nitrogen Uptake and Assimilation in Cucumis sativus Using Position-Specific Labeling and Compound-Specific Isotope Analysis. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2018; 9:1596. [PMID: 30459787 PMCID: PMC6232311 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2018.01596] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2018] [Accepted: 10/15/2018] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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Organic nitrogen is now considered a significant source of N for plants. Although organic management practices increase soil organic C and N content, the importance of organic N as a source of crop N under organic farming management systems is still poorly understood. While dual-labeled (13C and 15N) molecule methods have been developed to study amino acid uptake by plants, multiple biases may arise from pre-uptake mineralization by microorganisms or post-uptake metabolism by the plant. We propose the combination of different isotopic analysis methods with molecule isotopologues as a novel approach to improve the accuracy of measured amino acid uptake rates in the total N budget of cucumber seedlings and provide a better characterization of post-uptake metabolism. Cucumber seedlings were exposed to solutions containing L-Ala-1-13C,15N or U-L-Ala-13C3,15N, in combination with ammonium nitrate, at total N concentrations ranging from 0 to 15 mM N and at inorganic/organic N ratios from 10:1 to 500:1. Roots and shoots were then subjected to bulk stable isotope analysis (BSIA) by Isotope Ratio Mass Spectrometry (IRMS), and to compound-specific stable isotope analysis (CSIA) of the free amino acids by Gas Chromatography - Combustion - Isotope Ratio Mass Spectrometry (GC-C-IRMS). Plants exposed to a lower inorganic:organic N ratio acquired up to 6.84% of their N from alanine, compared with 0.94% at higher ratio. No 13C from L-Ala-1-13C,15N was found in shoot tissues suggesting that post-uptake metabolism of Ala leads to the loss of the carboxyl-C as CO2. CSIA of the free amino acids in roots confirmed that intact Ala is indeed taken up by the roots, but that it is rapidly metabolized. C atoms other than from the carboxyl group and amino-N from Ala are assimilated in other amino acids, predominantly Glu, Gln, Asp, and Asn. Uptake rates reported by CSIA of the free amino acids are nevertheless much lower (16-64 times) than those reported by BSIA. Combining the use of isotopologues of amino acids with compound-specific isotope analysis helps reduce the bias in the assessment of organic N uptake and improves the understanding of organic N assimilation especially in the context of organic horticulture.
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- Pierre-Paul Dion
- Department of Plant Sciences, Centre de recherche et d’innovation sur les végétaux, Université Laval, Québec, QC, Canada
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- Department of Forest Ecology and Management, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Umeå, Sweden
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- Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Quebec Research and Development Centre, Québec, QC, Canada
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- Department of Soil and Agri-Food Engineering, Centre de recherche et d’innovation sur les végétaux, Université Laval, Québec, QC, Canada
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- Department of Plant Sciences, Centre de recherche et d’innovation sur les végétaux, Université Laval, Québec, QC, Canada
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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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Analysis of Nitrogen Utilization Capability during the Proliferation and Maturation Phases of Norway Spruce (Picea abies (L.) H.Karst.) Somatic Embryogenesis. FORESTS 2018. [DOI: 10.3390/f9060288] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Jiao Y, Chen Y, Ma C, Qin J, Nguyen THN, Liu D, Gan H, Ding S, Luo ZB. Phenylalanine as a nitrogen source induces root growth and nitrogen-use efficiency in Populus × canescens. TREE PHYSIOLOGY 2018; 38:66-82. [PMID: 29036367 DOI: 10.1093/treephys/tpx109] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2017] [Accepted: 08/12/2017] [Indexed: 05/09/2023]
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To investigate the physiological responses of poplars to amino acids as sole nitrogen (N) sources, Populus × canescens (Ait.) Smith plants were supplied with one of three nitrogen fertilizers (NH4NO3, phenylalanine (Phe) or the mixture of NH4NO3 and Phe) in sand culture. A larger root system, and decreased leaf size and CO2 assimilation rate was observed in Phe- versus NH4NO3-treated poplars. Consistently, a greater root biomass and a decreased shoot growth were detected in Phe-supplied poplars. Decreased enzymatic activities of nitrate reductase (NR), glutamate synthase (GOGAT) and glutamate dehydrogenase (GDH) and elevated activities of nitrite reductase (NiR), phenylalanine ammonia lyase (PAL), glutamine synthetase (GS) and asparagine synthase (AS) were found in Phe-treated roots. Accordingly, reduced concentrations of NH4+, NO3- and total N, and enhanced N-use efficiencies (NUEs) were detected in Phe-supplied poplars. Moreover, the transcript levels of putative Phe transporters ANT1 and ANT3 were upregulated, and the mRNA levels of NR, glutamine synthetase 2 (GS2), NADH-dependent glutamate synthase (NADH-GOGAT), GDH and asparagine synthetase 2 (ASN2) were downexpressed in Phe-treated roots and/or leaves. The 15N-labeled Phe was mainly allocated in the roots and only a small amount of 15N-Phe was translocated to poplar aerial parts. These results indicate that poplar roots can acquire Phe as an N source to support plant growth and that Phe-induced NUEs in the poplars are probably associated with NH4+ re-utilization after Phe deamination and the carbon bonus simultaneously obtained during Phe uptake.
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- Yu Jiao
- College of Forestry, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, PR China
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- College of Forestry, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, PR China
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- College of Forestry, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, PR China
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- College of Life Sciences, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, PR China
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- College of Forestry, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, PR China
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- College of Life Sciences, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, PR China
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- College of Forestry, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tree Genetics and Breeding, Key Laboratory of Silviculture of the State Forestry Administration, Research Institute of Forestry, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Beijing 100091, PR China
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Carlsson J, Svennerstam H, Moritz T, Egertsdotter U, Ganeteg U. Nitrogen uptake and assimilation in proliferating embryogenic cultures of Norway spruce-Investigating the specific role of glutamine. PLoS One 2017; 12:e0181785. [PMID: 28837647 PMCID: PMC5570297 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0181785] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2017] [Accepted: 07/06/2017] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Somatic embryogenesis is an in vitro system employed for plant propagation and the study of embryo development. Nitrogen is essential for plant growth and development and, hence, the production of healthy embryos during somatic embryogenesis. Glutamine has been shown to increase plant biomass in many in vitro applications, including somatic embryogenesis. However, several aspects of nitrogen nutrition during somatic embryogenesis remain unclear. Therefore, we investigated the uptake and assimilation of nitrogen in Norway spruce pro-embryogenic masses to elucidate some of these aspects. In our study, addition of glutamine had a more positive effect on growth than inorganic nitrogen. The nitrogen uptake appeared to be regulated, with a strong preference for glutamine; 67% of the assimilated nitrogen in the free amino acid pool originated from glutamine-nitrogen. Glutamine addition also relieved the apparently limited metabolism (as evidenced by the low concentration of free amino acids) of pro-embryogenic masses grown on inorganic nitrogen only. The unusually high alanine concentration in the presence of glutamine, suggests that alanine biosynthesis was involved in alleviating these constraints. These findings inspire further studies of nitrogen nutrition during the somatic embryogenesis process; identifying the mechanism(s) that govern glutamine enhancement of pro-embryogenic masses growth is especially important in this regard.
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- Johanna Carlsson
- Umeå Plant Science Centre, Department of Forest Genetics and Plant Physiology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Umeå, Sweden
- Svenska Skogsplantor AB, Seed Production, Lagan, Sweden
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- Umeå Plant Science Centre, Department of Forest Genetics and Plant Physiology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Umeå, Sweden
- Umeå Plant Science Centre, Department of Plant Physiology, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden
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- Umeå Plant Science Centre, Department of Forest Genetics and Plant Physiology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Umeå, Sweden
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- Umeå Plant Science Centre, Department of Forest Genetics and Plant Physiology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Umeå, Sweden
- G.W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, United States of America
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- Umeå Plant Science Centre, Department of Forest Genetics and Plant Physiology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Umeå, Sweden
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Grüning MM, Simon J, Rennenberg H, l-M-Arnold A. Defoliating Insect Mass Outbreak Affects Soil N Fluxes and Tree N Nutrition in Scots Pine Forests. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2017; 8:954. [PMID: 28638396 PMCID: PMC5461291 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2017.00954] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2017] [Accepted: 05/22/2017] [Indexed: 03/27/2024]
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Biotic stress by mass outbreaks of defoliating pest insects does not only affect tree performance by reducing its photosynthetic capacity, but also changes N cycling in the soil of forest ecosystems. However, how insect induced defoliation affects soil N fluxes and, in turn, tree N nutrition is not well-studied. In the present study, we quantified N input and output fluxes via dry matter input, throughfall, and soil leachates. Furthermore, we investigated the effects of mass insect herbivory on tree N acquisition (i.e., organic and inorganic 15N net uptake capacity of fine roots) as well as N pools in fine roots and needles in a Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) forest over an entire vegetation period. Plots were either infested by the nun moth (Lymantria monacha L.) or served as controls. Our results show an increased N input by insect feces, litter, and throughfall at the infested plots compared to controls, as well as increased leaching of nitrate. However, the additional N input into the soil did not increase, but reduce inorganic and organic net N uptake capacity of Scots pine roots. N pools in the fine roots and needles of infested trees showed an accumulation of total N, amino acid-N, protein-N, and structural N in the roots and the remaining needles as a compensatory response triggered by defoliation. Thus, although soil N availability was increased via surplus N input, trees did not respond with an increased N acquisition, but rather invested resources into defense by accumulation of amino acid-N and protein-N as a survival strategy.
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- Maren M. Grüning
- Department of Soil Science of Temperate Ecosystems, Georg-August Universität GöttingenGöttingen, Germany
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- Ecology, Department of Biology, University of KonstanzKonstanz, Germany
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- Chair of Tree Physiology, Institute of Forest Sciences, University of FreiburgFreiburg, Germany
- King Saud UniversityRiyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Soil Science of Temperate Ecosystems, Georg-August Universität GöttingenGöttingen, Germany
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Liu J, Peng B, Xia Z, Sun J, Gao D, Dai W, Jiang P, Bai E. Different fates of deposited NH4+ and NO3- in a temperate forest in northeast China: a 15 N tracer study. GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY 2017; 23:2441-2449. [PMID: 27753166 DOI: 10.1111/gcb.13533] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2016] [Accepted: 09/22/2016] [Indexed: 05/15/2023]
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Increasing atmospheric reactive nitrogen (N) deposition due to human activities could change N cycling in terrestrial ecosystems. However, the differences between the fates of deposited NH4+ and NO3- are still not fully understood. Here, we investigated the fates of deposited NH4+ and NO3-, respectively, via the application of 15 NH4 NO3 and NH415 NO3 in a temperate forest ecosystem. Results showed that at 410 days after tracer application, most 15NH4+ was immobilized in litter layer (50 ± 2%), while a considerable amount of 15NO3- penetrated into 0-5 cm mineral soil (42 ± 2%), indicating that litter layer and 0-5 cm mineral soil were the major N sinks of NH4+ and NO3-, respectively. Broad-leaved trees assimilated more 15 N under NH415 NO3 treatment compared to under 15 NH4 NO3 treatment, indicating their preference for NO3--N. At 410 days after tracer application, 16 ± 4% added 15 N was found in aboveground biomass under 15NO3- treatment, which was twice more than that under 15NH4+ treatment (6 ± 1%). At the same time, approximately 80% added 15 N was recovered in soil and plants under both treatments, which suggested that this forest had high potential for retention of deposited N. These results provided evidence that there were great differences between the fates of deposited NH4+ and NO3-, which could help us better understand the mechanisms and capability of forest ecosystems as a sink of reactive nitrogen.
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- Jun Liu
- CAS Key Laboratory of Forest Ecology and Management, Institute of Applied Ecology, Shenyang, 110016, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Forest Ecology and Management, Institute of Applied Ecology, Shenyang, 110016, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Forest Ecology and Management, Institute of Applied Ecology, Shenyang, 110016, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Forest Ecology and Management, Institute of Applied Ecology, Shenyang, 110016, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Forest Ecology and Management, Institute of Applied Ecology, Shenyang, 110016, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Forest Ecology and Management, Institute of Applied Ecology, Shenyang, 110016, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Forest Ecology and Management, Institute of Applied Ecology, Shenyang, 110016, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Forest Ecology and Management, Institute of Applied Ecology, Shenyang, 110016, China
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Castro-Rodríguez V, Cañas RA, de la Torre FN, Pascual MB, Avila C, Cánovas FM. Molecular fundamentals of nitrogen uptake and transport in trees. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY 2017; 68:2489-2500. [PMID: 28369488 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erx037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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Nitrogen (N) is frequently a limiting factor for tree growth and development. Because N availability is extremely low in forest soils, trees have evolved mechanisms to acquire and transport this essential nutrient along with biotic interactions to guarantee its strict economy. Here we review recent advances in the molecular basis of tree N nutrition. The molecular characteristics, regulation, and biological significance of membrane proteins involved in the uptake and transport of N are addressed. The regulation of N uptake and transport in mycorrhized roots and transcriptome-wide studies of N nutrition are also outlined. Finally, several areas of future research are suggested.
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- Vanessa Castro-Rodríguez
- Departamento de Biología Molecular y Bioquímica, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Málaga, Campus Universitario de Teatinos, 29071 Málaga, Spain
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- Departamento de Biología Molecular y Bioquímica, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Málaga, Campus Universitario de Teatinos, 29071 Málaga, Spain
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- Departamento de Biología Molecular y Bioquímica, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Málaga, Campus Universitario de Teatinos, 29071 Málaga, Spain
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- Departamento de Biología Molecular y Bioquímica, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Málaga, Campus Universitario de Teatinos, 29071 Málaga, Spain
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- Departamento de Biología Molecular y Bioquímica, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Málaga, Campus Universitario de Teatinos, 29071 Málaga, Spain
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- Departamento de Biología Molecular y Bioquímica, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Málaga, Campus Universitario de Teatinos, 29071 Málaga, Spain
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Transcriptomic response of durum wheat to nitrogen starvation. Sci Rep 2017; 7:1176. [PMID: 28446759 PMCID: PMC5430780 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-01377-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2016] [Accepted: 03/27/2017] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Nitrogen (N) is a key macronutrient representing a limiting factor for plant growth and development and affects productivity in wheat. In this study, durum wheat response to N chronic starvation during grain filling was investigated through a transcriptomic approach in roots, leaves/stems, flag leaf and spikes of cv. Svevo. Nitrogen stress negatively influenced plant height, tillering, flag leaf area, spike and seed traits, and total N content. RNA-seq data revealed 4,626 differentially expressed genes (DEGs). Most transcriptomic changes were observed in roots, with 3,270 DEGs, while 963 were found in leaves/stems, 470 in flag leaf, and 355 in spike tissues. A total of 799 gene ontology (GO) terms were identified, 180 and 619 among the upregulated and downregulated genes, respectively. Among the most addressed GO categories, N compound metabolism, carbon metabolism, and photosynthesis were mostly represented. Interesting DEGs, such as N transporters, genes involved in N assimilation, along with transcription factors, protein kinases and other genes related to stress were highlighted. These results provide valuable information about the transcriptomic response to chronic N stress in durum wheat, which could be useful for future improvement of N use efficiency.
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Leberecht M, Dannenmann M, Tejedor J, Simon J, Rennenberg H, Polle A. Segregation of nitrogen use between ammonium and nitrate of ectomycorrhizas and beech trees. PLANT, CELL & ENVIRONMENT 2016; 39:2691-2700. [PMID: 27569258 DOI: 10.1111/pce.12820] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2016] [Revised: 08/21/2016] [Accepted: 08/22/2016] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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Here, we characterized nitrogen (N) uptake of beech (Fagus sylvatica) and their associated ectomycorrhizal (EM) communities from NH4+ and NO3- . We hypothesized that a proportional fraction of ectomycorrhizal N uptake is transferred to the host, thereby resulting in the same uptake patterns of plants and their associated mycorrhizal communities. 15 N uptake was studied under various field conditions after short-term and long-term exposure to a pulse of equimolar NH4+ and NO3- concentrations, where one compound was replaced by 15 N. In native EM assemblages, long-term and short-term 15 N uptake from NH4+ was higher than that from NO3- , regardless of season, water availability and site exposure, whereas in beech long-term 15 N uptake from NO3- was higher than that from NH4+ . The transfer rates from the EM to beech were lower for 15 N from NH4+ than from NO3- . 15 N content in EM was correlated with 15 N uptake of the host for 15 NH4+ , but not for 15 NO3- -derived N. These findings suggest stronger control of the EM assemblage on N provision to the host from NH4+ than from NO3- . Different host and EM accumulation patterns for inorganic N will result in complementary resource use, which might be advantageous in forest ecosystems with limited N availability.
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- Martin Leberecht
- Forstbotanik und Baumphysiologie, Georg-August Universität Göttingen, Büsgenweg 2, 37077, Göttingen, Germany
- Hochschule Geisenheim, Institut für Urbanen Gartenbau und Zierpflanzenforschung, Von-Lade-Str. 1, 65366, Geisenheim
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- Institute of Meteorology and Climate Research, Atmospheric Environmental Research (IMK-IFU), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Kreuzeckbahnstrasse 19, 82467, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany
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- Institute of Meteorology and Climate Research, Atmospheric Environmental Research (IMK-IFU), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Kreuzeckbahnstrasse 19, 82467, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany
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- Institute of Forest Science, Chair of Tree Physiology, University of Freiburg, Georges-Koehler-Allee 53/54, 79110, Freiburg, Germany
- Plant Physiology and Biochemistry Group, Department of Biology, University of Konstanz, Universitätsstrasse 10, 78457, Konstanz, Germany
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- Institute of Forest Science, Chair of Tree Physiology, University of Freiburg, Georges-Koehler-Allee 53/54, 79110, Freiburg, Germany
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- Forstbotanik und Baumphysiologie, Georg-August Universität Göttingen, Büsgenweg 2, 37077, Göttingen, Germany
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Chernobrovkina NP, Robonen EV, Unzhakov AR, Tyutyunnik NN. Arginine in the life of coniferous plants. CONTEMP PROBL ECOL+ 2016. [DOI: 10.1134/s1995425516050036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Luo J, Zhou J, Li H, Shi W, Polle A, Lu M, Sun X, Luo ZB. Global poplar root and leaf transcriptomes reveal links between growth and stress responses under nitrogen starvation and excess. TREE PHYSIOLOGY 2015; 35:1283-302. [PMID: 26420789 DOI: 10.1093/treephys/tpv091] [Citation(s) in RCA: 75] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2015] [Accepted: 08/10/2015] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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Nitrogen (N) starvation and excess have distinct effects on N uptake and metabolism in poplars, but the global transcriptomic changes underlying morphological and physiological acclimation to altered N availability are unknown. We found that N starvation stimulated the fine root length and surface area by 54 and 49%, respectively, decreased the net photosynthetic rate by 15% and reduced the concentrations of NH4+, NO3(-) and total free amino acids in the roots and leaves of Populus simonii Carr. in comparison with normal N supply, whereas N excess had the opposite effect in most cases. Global transcriptome analysis of roots and leaves elucidated the specific molecular responses to N starvation and excess. Under N starvation and excess, gene ontology (GO) terms related to ion transport and response to auxin stimulus were enriched in roots, whereas the GO term for response to abscisic acid stimulus was overrepresented in leaves. Common GO terms for all N treatments in roots and leaves were related to development, N metabolism, response to stress and hormone stimulus. Approximately 30-40% of the differentially expressed genes formed a transcriptomic regulatory network under each condition. These results suggest that global transcriptomic reprogramming plays a key role in the morphological and physiological acclimation of poplar roots and leaves to N starvation and excess.
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- Jie Luo
- State Key Laboratory of Tree Genetics and Breeding, Research Institute of Forestry, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Beijing 100091, China College of Life Sciences, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tree Genetics and Breeding, Research Institute of Forestry, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Beijing 100091, China
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Entomology, College of Plant Protection, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tree Genetics and Breeding, Research Institute of Forestry, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Beijing 100091, China
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- Büsgen-Institute, Department of Forest Botany and Tree Physiology, Georg-August University, Büsgenweg 2, 37077 Göttingen, Germany
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- State Key Laboratory of Tree Genetics and Breeding, Research Institute of Forestry, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Beijing 100091, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tree Genetics and Breeding, Research Institute of Forestry, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Beijing 100091, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tree Genetics and Breeding, Research Institute of Forestry, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Beijing 100091, China College of Life Sciences, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China
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Ma S, Zhu X, Zhang J, Zhang L, Che R, Wang F, Liu H, Niu H, Wang S, Cui X. Warming decreased and grazing increased plant uptake of amino acids in an alpine meadow. Ecol Evol 2015; 5:3995-4005. [PMID: 26442646 PMCID: PMC4588656 DOI: 10.1002/ece3.1646] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2015] [Revised: 06/04/2015] [Accepted: 07/09/2015] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Organic nitrogen (N) uptake by plants has been recognized as a significant component of terrestrial N cycle. Several studies indicated that plants have the ability to switch their preference between inorganic and organic forms of N in diverse environments; however, research on plant community response in organic nitrogen uptake to warming and grazing is scarce. Here, we demonstrated that organic N uptake by an alpine plant community decreased under warming with 13C–15N‐enriched glycine addition method. After 6 years of treatment, warming decreased plant organic N uptake by 37% as compared to control treatment. Under the condition of grazing, warming reduced plant organic N uptake by 44%. Grazing alone significantly increased organic N absorption by 15%, whereas under warming condition grazing did not affect organic N uptake by the Kobresia humilis community on Tibetan Plateau. Besides, soil NO3–N content explained more than 70% of the variability observed in glycine uptake, and C:N ratio in soil dissolved organic matter remarkably increased under warming treatment. These results suggested warming promoted soil microbial activity and dissolved organic N mineralization. Grazing stimulated organic N uptake by plants, which counteracted the effect of warming.
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- Shuang Ma
- Department of Life Sciences University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100049 China
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- Key Laboratory of Adaptation and Evolution of Plateau Biota Northwest Institute of Plateau Biology Chinese Academy of Sciences Xining 810008 China
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- Department of Life Sciences University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100049 China
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- Department of Resource and Environment University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100049 China
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- Department of Life Sciences University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100049 China
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- Department of Life Sciences University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100049 China
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- Department of Life Sciences University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100049 China
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- Department of Resource and Environment University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100049 China ; Huairou Ecological and Environmental Observatory Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 101408 China
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- Laboratory of Alpine Ecology and Biodiversity Institute of Tibetan Plateau Research Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100101 China ; CAS Center for Excellence in Tibetan Plateau Earth Science Beijing 100101 China
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- Department of Life Sciences University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100049 China ; Huairou Ecological and Environmental Observatory Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 101408 China
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