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Seregin IV, Kozhevnikova AD. The Role of Low-Molecular-Weight Organic Acids in Metal Homeostasis in Plants. Int J Mol Sci 2024; 25:9542. [PMID: 39273488 PMCID: PMC11394999 DOI: 10.3390/ijms25179542] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2024] [Revised: 08/02/2024] [Accepted: 08/21/2024] [Indexed: 09/15/2024] Open
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Low-molecular-weight organic acids (LMWOAs) are essential O-containing metal-binding ligands involved in maintaining metal homeostasis, various metabolic processes, and plant responses to biotic and abiotic stress. Malate, citrate, and oxalate play a crucial role in metal detoxification and transport throughout the plant. This review provides a comparative analysis of the accumulation of LMWOAs in excluders, which store metals mainly in roots, and hyperaccumulators, which accumulate metals mainly in shoots. Modern concepts of the mechanisms of LMWOA secretion by the roots of excluders and hyperaccumulators are summarized, and the formation of various metal complexes with LMWOAs in the vacuole and conducting tissues, playing an important role in the mechanisms of metal detoxification and transport, is discussed. Molecular mechanisms of transport of LMWOAs and their complexes with metals across cell membranes are reviewed. It is discussed whether different endogenous levels of LMWOAs in plants determine their metal tolerance. While playing an important role in maintaining metal homeostasis, LMWOAs apparently make a minor contribution to the mechanisms of metal hyperaccumulation, which is associated mainly with root exudates increasing metal bioavailability and enhanced xylem loading of LMWOAs. The studies of metal-binding compounds may also contribute to the development of approaches used in biofortification, phytoremediation, and phytomining.
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- Ilya V Seregin
- K.A. Timiryazev Institute of Plant Physiology, Russian Academy of Sciences, Botanicheskaya st., 35, Moscow 127276, Russia
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- K.A. Timiryazev Institute of Plant Physiology, Russian Academy of Sciences, Botanicheskaya st., 35, Moscow 127276, Russia
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Panchal P, Bhatia C, Chen Y, Sharma M, Bhadouria J, Verma L, Maurya K, Miller AJ, Giri J. A citrate efflux transporter important for manganese distribution and phosphorus uptake in rice. THE PLANT JOURNAL : FOR CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2023; 116:1748-1765. [PMID: 37715733 DOI: 10.1111/tpj.16463] [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: 11/29/2022] [Revised: 08/26/2023] [Accepted: 09/01/2023] [Indexed: 09/18/2023]
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The plant citrate transporters, functional in mineral nutrient uptake and homeostasis, usually belong to the multidrug and toxic compound extrusion transporter family. We identified and functionally characterized a rice (Oryza sativa) citrate transporter, OsCT1, which differs from known plant citrate transporters and is structurally close to rice silicon transporters. Domain analysis depicted that OsCT1 carries a bacterial citrate-metal transporter domain, CitMHS. OsCT1 showed citrate efflux activity when expressed in Xenopus laevis oocytes and is localized to the cell plasma membrane. It is highly expressed in the shoot and reproductive tissues of rice, and its promoter activity was visible in cells surrounding the vasculature. The OsCT1 knockout (KO) lines showed a reduced citrate content in the shoots and the root exudates, whereas overexpression (OE) line showed higher citrate exudation from their roots. Further, the KO and OE lines showed variations in the manganese (Mn) distribution leading to changes in their agronomical traits. Under deficient conditions (Mn-sufficient conditions followed by 8 days of 0 μm MnCl2 · 4H2 O treatment), the supply of manganese towards the newer leaf was found to be obstructed in the KO line. There were no significant differences in phosphorus (P) distribution; however, P uptake was reduced in the KO and increased in OE lines at the vegetative stage. Further, experiments in Xenopus oocytes revealed that OsCT1 could efflux citrate with Mn. In this way, we provide insights into a mechanism of citrate-metal transport in plants and its role in mineral homeostasis, which remains conserved with their bacterial counterparts.
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- Poonam Panchal
- National Institute of Plant Genome Research, Aruna Asaf Ali Marg, New Delhi, 110067, India
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- National Institute of Plant Genome Research, Aruna Asaf Ali Marg, New Delhi, 110067, India
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- Biochemistry and Metabolism Department, John Innes Centre, Norwich Research Park, Norwich, NR4 7UH, UK
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- National Institute of Plant Genome Research, Aruna Asaf Ali Marg, New Delhi, 110067, India
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- National Institute of Plant Genome Research, Aruna Asaf Ali Marg, New Delhi, 110067, India
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- National Institute of Plant Genome Research, Aruna Asaf Ali Marg, New Delhi, 110067, India
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- National Institute of Plant Genome Research, Aruna Asaf Ali Marg, New Delhi, 110067, India
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- Biochemistry and Metabolism Department, John Innes Centre, Norwich Research Park, Norwich, NR4 7UH, UK
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- National Institute of Plant Genome Research, Aruna Asaf Ali Marg, New Delhi, 110067, India
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Dong J, Delhaize E, Hunt J, Armstrong R, Tang C. Elevated CO 2 improves phosphorus nutrition and growth of citrate-secreting wheat when grown under adequate phosphorus supply on an Al 3+ -toxic soil. JOURNAL OF THE SCIENCE OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE 2022; 102:7397-7404. [PMID: 35789487 DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.12108] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2022] [Revised: 06/16/2022] [Accepted: 07/05/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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BACKGROUND Understanding how climate change affects the phosphorus (P) nutrition of crops grown on acid soils is important in optimizing the management of P, and to secure future food production on these soils. This study assessed the impact of elevated CO2 (eCO2 ) on the P nutrition of wheat (Triticum aestivum) grown on Al3+ -toxic and P-deficient soils or in hydroponics. The aluminium-resistant near-isogenic wheat lines EGA-Burke (malate efflux only) and EGA-Burke TaMATE1B (malate and citrate efflux) were grown under ambient (400 μmol mol-1 ) and elevated CO2 (800 μmol mol-1 ) in growth chambers for 4-6 weeks. RESULTS Elevated CO2 enhanced shoot growth and total P uptake of both lines at P rates >250 mg kg-1 , which was associated with improved root biomass allocation and thus increased root growth, but these effects were not apparent at lower P rates. Elevated CO2 decreased specific P uptake (P uptake per unit root length) at P supply >250 mg kg-1 , but did not significantly affect external or internal P requirements. This effect on the specific P uptake was less for EGA-Burke TaMATE1B than for EGA-Burke, possibly due to the increased citrate efflux and decreased Al concentration in root tips of EGA-Burke TaMATE1B. Compared to EGA-Burke, citrate-exuding EGA-Burke TaMATE1B had greater shoot P concentration and greater specific P uptake. CONCLUSION Elevated CO2 improved root growth, and thus total P uptake and plant production of both lines when high P alleviated Al3+ toxicity and improved P nutrition in acid soils. The decreased P uptake efficiency under eCO2 was less for EGA-Burke TaMATE1B than EGA-Burke. © 2022 Society of Chemical Industry.
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- Jinlong Dong
- State Key Laboratory of Soil and Sustainable Agriculture, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing, China
- Department of Animal, Plant and Soil Sciences, Centre for AgriBioscience, La Trobe University, Bundoora, Victoria, Australia
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- Research School of Biology, Australian National University, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
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- Department of Animal, Plant and Soil Sciences, Centre for AgriBioscience, La Trobe University, Bundoora, Victoria, Australia
- School of Agriculture and Food, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Animal, Plant and Soil Sciences, Centre for AgriBioscience, La Trobe University, Bundoora, Victoria, Australia
- Agriculture Victoria, Horsham, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Animal, Plant and Soil Sciences, Centre for AgriBioscience, La Trobe University, Bundoora, Victoria, Australia
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Hajiboland R, Panda CK, Lastochkina O, Gavassi MA, Habermann G, Pereira JF. Aluminum Toxicity in Plants: Present and Future. JOURNAL OF PLANT GROWTH REGULATION 2022. [DOI: 10.1007/s00344-022-10866-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2022] [Accepted: 10/26/2022] [Indexed: 06/23/2023]
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Aslam MM, Waseem M, Xu W, Ying L, Zhang J, Yuan W. Global Identification of White Lupin lncRNAs Reveals Their Role in Cluster Roots under Phosphorus Deficiency. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:9012. [PMID: 36012274 PMCID: PMC9409226 DOI: 10.3390/ijms23169012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2022] [Revised: 08/05/2022] [Accepted: 08/06/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Phosphorus (P) deficiency heterogeneously affected plant nutritional status and physiological performance, ultimately leading to a severe yield reduction. A few putative long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) responding to P-starvation in the model crops Arabidopsis thaliana and Oryza sativa have been characterized. White lupin (Lupinus albus) is of prime importance, and is a legume with increasing agronomic value as a protein crop as it exhibits extreme tolerance to nutrient deficiency, particularly P deficiency. Despite its adapted nature to P deficiency, nothing is known about low P-induced lncRNAs in white lupin roots. To address this issue, we identified 39,840 mRNA and 2028 lncRNAs in the eight developmental stages of white lupin root (S0-S7 and lateral root, LR) grown under P deficiency. From these 2028 lncRNAs, 1564 were intergenic and 464 natural antisense intergenic transcript (NAT) lncRNAs. We further predicted six potential targets of miRNAs with twelve lncRNAs, which may regulate P-deficiency-related processes. Moreover, the weighted gene co-expression network analysis (WGCNA) revealed seven modules that were correlated with the expression pattern of lncRNAs. Gene Ontology (GO) and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) analysis revealed 606 GO terms and 27 different pathways including signal transduction, energy synthesis, detoxification, and Pi transport. In addition, we screened 13 putative lncRNAs that showed a distinct expression pattern in each root, indicating their role in the P deficiency regulatory network. Therefore, white lupin may be a reference legume to characterize P-deficiency-responsive novel lncRNAs, which would highlight the role of lncRNAs in the regulation of plant responses to P deficiency.
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- Mehtab Muhammad Aslam
- College of Agriculture, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, China
- State Key Laboratory of Agrobiotechnology, School of Life Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin 999077, Hong Kong
- Joint International Research Laboratory of Water and Nutrient in Crop, College of Resources and Environment, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China
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- Department of Botany, University of Narowal, Narowal 51601, Pakistan
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- College of Agriculture, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, China
- Joint International Research Laboratory of Water and Nutrient in Crop, College of Resources and Environment, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China
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- College of Agriculture, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Agrobiotechnology, School of Life Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin 999077, Hong Kong
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- Joint International Research Laboratory of Water and Nutrient in Crop, College of Resources and Environment, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China
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Quiñones MA, Lucas MM, Pueyo JJ. Adaptive Mechanisms Make Lupin a Choice Crop for Acidic Soils Affected by Aluminum Toxicity. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2022; 12:810692. [PMID: 35069669 PMCID: PMC8766672 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2021.810692] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2021] [Accepted: 12/14/2021] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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Almost half of the world's agricultural soils are acidic, and most of them present significant levels of aluminum (Al) contamination, with Al3+ as the prevailing phytotoxic species. Lupin is a protein crop that is considered as an optimal alternative to soybean cultivation in cold climates. Lupins establish symbiosis with certain soil bacteria, collectively known as rhizobia, which are capable of fixing atmospheric nitrogen. Moreover, some lupin species, especially white lupin, form cluster roots, bottlebrush-like structures specialized in the mobilization and uptake of nutrients in poor soils. Cluster roots are also induced by Al toxicity. They exude phenolic compounds and organic acids that chelate Al to form non-phytotoxic complexes in the rhizosphere and inside the root cells, where Al complexes are accumulated in the vacuole. Lupins flourish in highly acidic soils where most crops, including other legumes, are unable to grow. Some lupin response mechanisms to Al toxicity are common to other plants, but lupin presents specific tolerance mechanisms, partly as a result of the formation of cluster roots. Al-induced lupin organic acid secretion differs from P-induced secretion, and organic acid transporters functions differ from those in other legumes. Additionally, symbiotic rhizobia can contribute to Al detoxification. After revising the existing knowledge on lupin distinct Al tolerance mechanisms, we conclude that further research is required to elucidate the specific organic acid secretion and Al accumulation mechanisms in this unique legume, but definitely, white lupin arises as a choice crop for cultivation in Al-rich acidic soils in temperate climate regions.
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Zhou Y, Olt P, Neuhäuser B, Moradtalab N, Bautista W, Uhde-Stone C, Neumann G, Ludewig U. Loss of LaMATE impairs isoflavonoid release from cluster roots of phosphorus-deficient white lupin. PHYSIOLOGIA PLANTARUM 2021; 173:1207-1220. [PMID: 34333765 DOI: 10.1111/ppl.13515] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2021] [Accepted: 07/12/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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White lupin (Lupinus albus L.) forms brush-like root structures called cluster roots under phosphorus-deficient conditions. Clusters secrete citrate and other organic compounds to mobilize sparingly soluble soil phosphates. In the context of aluminum toxicity tolerance mechanisms in other species, citrate is released via a subgroup of MATE/DTX proteins (multidrug and toxic compound extrusion/detoxification). White lupin contains 56 MATE/DTX genes. Many of these are closely related to gene orthologs with known substrates in other species. LaMATE is a marker gene for functional, mature clusters and is, together with its close homolog LaMATE3, a candidate for the citrate release. Both were highest expressed in mature clusters and when expressed in oocytes, induced inward-rectifying currents that were likely carried by endogenous channels. No citrate efflux was associated with LaMATE and LaMATE3 expression in oocytes. Furthermore, citrate secretion was largely unaffected in P-deficient composite mutant plants with genome-edited or RNAi-silenced LaMATE in roots. Moderately lower concentrations of citrate and malate in the root tissue and consequently less organic acid anion secretion and lower malate in the xylem sap were identified. Interestingly, however, less genistein was consistently found in mutant exudates, opening the possibility that LaMATE is involved in isoflavonoid release.
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- Yaping Zhou
- Institute of Crop Science, Nutritional Crop Physiology, University of Hohenheim, Stuttgart, Germany
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- Institute of Crop Science, Nutritional Crop Physiology, University of Hohenheim, Stuttgart, Germany
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- Institute of Crop Science, Nutritional Crop Physiology, University of Hohenheim, Stuttgart, Germany
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- Institute of Crop Science, Nutritional Crop Physiology, University of Hohenheim, Stuttgart, Germany
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- Department of Biological Sciences, California State University, Hayward, California, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, California State University, Hayward, California, USA
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- Institute of Crop Science, Nutritional Crop Physiology, University of Hohenheim, Stuttgart, Germany
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- Institute of Crop Science, Nutritional Crop Physiology, University of Hohenheim, Stuttgart, Germany
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Panchal P, Miller AJ, Giri J. Organic acids: versatile stress-response roles in plants. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY 2021; 72:4038-4052. [PMID: 33471895 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erab019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [Impact Index Per Article: 24.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2020] [Accepted: 01/19/2021] [Indexed: 05/15/2023]
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Organic acids (OAs) are central to cellular metabolism. Many plant stress responses involve the exudation of OAs at the root-soil interface, which can improve soil mineral acquisition and toxic metal tolerance. Because of their simple structure, the low-molecular-weight OAs are widely studied. We discuss the conventional roles of OAs, and some newly emerging roles in plant stress tolerance. OAs are more versatile in their role in plant stress tolerance and are more efficient chelating agents than other acids, such as amino acids. Root OA exudation is important in soil carbon sequestration. These functions are key processes in combating climate change and helping with more sustainable food production. We briefly review the mechanisms behind enhanced biosynthesis, secretion, and regulation of these activities under different stresses, and provide an outline of the transgenic approaches targeted towards the enhanced production and secretion of OAs. A recurring theme of OAs in plant biology is their role as 'acids' modifying pH, as 'chelators' binding metals, or as 'carbon sources' for microbes. We argue that these multiple functions are key factors for understanding these molecules' important roles in plant stress biology. Finally, we discuss how the functions of OAs in plant stress responses could be used, and identify the important unanswered questions.
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- Poonam Panchal
- National Institute of Plant Genome Research, Aruna Asaf Ali Marg, New Delhi 110067, India
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- Metabolic Biology, John Innes Centre, Norwich Research Park, Norwich NR4 7UH, UK
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- National Institute of Plant Genome Research, Aruna Asaf Ali Marg, New Delhi 110067, India
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Tiziani R, Puschenreiter M, Smolders E, Mimmo T, Herrera JC, Cesco S, Santner J. Millimetre-resolution mapping of citrate exuded from soil-grown roots using a novel, low-invasive sampling technique. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY 2021; 72:3513-3525. [PMID: 33744951 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erab123] [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] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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The reliable sampling of root exudates in soil-grown plants is experimentally challenging. This study aimed at developing a citrate sampling and mapping technique with millimetre-resolution using DGT (diffusive gradients in thin films) ZrOH-binding gels. Citrate adsorption kinetics, DGT capacity, and stability of ZrOH gels were evaluated. ZrOH gels were applied to generate 2D maps of citrate exuded by white lupin roots grown in a rhizotron in a phosphorus-deficient soil. Citrate was adsorbed quantitatively and rapidly by the ZrOH gels; these gels can be stored after sampling for several weeks prior to analysis. The DGT capacity of the ZrOH gel for citrate depends on the ionic strength and the pH of the soil solution, but was suitable for citrate sampling. We generated for the first time 2D citrate maps of rhizotron-grown plants at a millimetre resolution to measure an illustrated plant response to phosphorus fertilization, demonstrating that DGT-based citrate sampling is suitable for studying root exudation in soil environments, at high spatial resolution. The change of binding material would also allow sampling of other exudate classes and exudation profiles of entire root systems. These aspects are crucial in cultivar breeding and selection.
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- Raphael Tiziani
- Faculty of Science and Technology, Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, Bolzano, Italy
- Institute of Soil Research, Department of Forest and Soil Sciences, University of Natural Resources and Life Science, Vienna, Austria
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- Institute of Soil Research, Department of Forest and Soil Sciences, University of Natural Resources and Life Science, Vienna, Austria
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- Division of Soil and Water Management, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Faculty of Science and Technology, Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, Bolzano, Italy
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- Institute of Viticulture and Pomology, Department of Crop Sciences, University of Natural Resources and Life Science, Vienna, Austria
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- Faculty of Science and Technology, Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, Bolzano, Italy
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- Institute of Agronomy, Department of Crop Sciences, University of Natural Resources and Life Science, Vienna, Austria
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Zhao X, Lyu Y, Jin K, Lambers H, Shen J. Leaf Phosphorus Concentration Regulates the Development of Cluster Roots and Exudation of Carboxylates in Macadamia integrifolia. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2021; 11:610591. [PMID: 33519868 PMCID: PMC7838356 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2020.610591] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2020] [Accepted: 12/18/2020] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Phosphorus (P) deficiency induces cluster-root formation and carboxylate exudation in most Proteaceae. However, how external P supply regulates these root traits in Macadamia integrifolia remains unclear. Macadamia plants were grown hydroponically with seven P levels to characterize biomass allocation, cluster-root development, and exudation of carboxylates and acid phosphatases. Plant biomass increased with increasing P supply, peaking at 5 μM P, was the same at 5-25 μM P, and declined at 50-100 μM P. Leaf P concentration increased with increasing P supply, but shoot biomass was positively correlated with leaf P concentration up to 0.7-0.8 mg P g-1 dry weight (DW), and declined with further increasing leaf P concentration. The number of cluster roots declined with increasing P supply, with a critical value of leaf P concentration at 0.7-0.8 mg P g-1 DW. We found a similar trend for carboxylate release, with a critical value of leaf P concentration at 0.5 mg g-1 DW, but the activity of acid phosphatases showed a gradually-decreasing trend with increasing P supply. Our results suggest that leaf P concentration regulates the development and functioning of cluster roots, with a critical P concentration of 0.5-0.8 mg g-1, above which macadamia growth is inhibited.
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- Xin Zhao
- Department of Plant Nutrition, College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, Key Laboratory of Plant-Soil Interactions, Ministry of Education, National Academy of Agriculture Green Development, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Plant Nutrition, College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, Key Laboratory of Plant-Soil Interactions, Ministry of Education, National Academy of Agriculture Green Development, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Plant Nutrition, College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, Key Laboratory of Plant-Soil Interactions, Ministry of Education, National Academy of Agriculture Green Development, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Plant Nutrition, College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, Key Laboratory of Plant-Soil Interactions, Ministry of Education, National Academy of Agriculture Green Development, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
- The UWA Institute of Agriculture, The University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, Australia
- School of Biological Sciences, The University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, Australia
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- Department of Plant Nutrition, College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, Key Laboratory of Plant-Soil Interactions, Ministry of Education, National Academy of Agriculture Green Development, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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Hao T, Zhu Q, Zeng M, Shen J, Shi X, Liu X, Zhang F, de Vries W. Impacts of nitrogen fertilizer type and application rate on soil acidification rate under a wheat-maize double cropping system. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 2020; 270:110888. [PMID: 32721326 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2020.110888] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2019] [Revised: 02/22/2020] [Accepted: 05/30/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Nitrogen (N) fertilizer-induced soil acidification in Chinese croplands is well-known, but insight in the impacts of different N fertilizer management approaches (fertilizer type and rate) on soil acidification rates is very limited. Here, we conducted a field experiment on a moderate acid soil to quantify soil acidification rates in response to N fertilization by different fertilizer types and N rates through monitoring the fate of elements (mainly nutrients) related to H+ production and consumption. Two N fertilizer types (urea and NH4Cl) and three N rates (control, optimized and conventional, 0/120/240 kg N ha-1 for wheat, 0/160/320 kg N ha-1 for maize) were included. Nitrogen addition led to an average H+ production of 4.0, 8.7, 11.4, 29.7 and 52.6 keq ha-1 yr-1, respectively, for the control, optimized urea, conventional urea, optimized NH4Cl and conventional NH4Cl plots. This was accompanied with a decline in soil base saturation of 1-10% and in soil pH of 0.1-0.7 units in the topsoil (0-20 cm). Removal of base cations by crop harvesting and N transformations contributed ~70% and ~20% to the H+ production in the urea treated plots, being ~20% and ~75% in the NH4Cl treated plots, respectively. The large NH4+ input via fertilization in the NH4Cl treated plots strongly enhanced the H+ production induced by N transformations. The low contribution of N transformations to the H+ production in the urea treated plots was due to the limited NO3- leaching, induced by the high N losses to air caused by denitrification. Increased N addition by urea, however, strongly increased H+ production by enhanced plant uptake of base cations, mainly due to a large potassium uptake in straw. Our results highlight the important role of optimizing fertilizer form and N rate as well as straw return to the field in alleviating soil acidification.
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- Tianxiang Hao
- College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, Key Laboratory of Plant-Soil Interactions of MOE, Beijing Key Laboratory of Farmland Soil Pollution Prevention and Remediation, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, China; National Academy of Agriculture Green Development, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, China; School of Agriculture Green Development, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, China
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- College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, Key Laboratory of Plant-Soil Interactions of MOE, Beijing Key Laboratory of Farmland Soil Pollution Prevention and Remediation, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, China; National Academy of Agriculture Green Development, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, China; School of Agriculture Green Development, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, China
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- College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, Key Laboratory of Plant-Soil Interactions of MOE, Beijing Key Laboratory of Farmland Soil Pollution Prevention and Remediation, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, China
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- College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, Key Laboratory of Plant-Soil Interactions of MOE, Beijing Key Laboratory of Farmland Soil Pollution Prevention and Remediation, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, China; National Academy of Agriculture Green Development, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, China; School of Agriculture Green Development, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, China
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- College of Resources and Environment, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400716, China; Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400716, China
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- College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, Key Laboratory of Plant-Soil Interactions of MOE, Beijing Key Laboratory of Farmland Soil Pollution Prevention and Remediation, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, China; National Academy of Agriculture Green Development, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, China; School of Agriculture Green Development, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, China.
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- College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, Key Laboratory of Plant-Soil Interactions of MOE, Beijing Key Laboratory of Farmland Soil Pollution Prevention and Remediation, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, China; National Academy of Agriculture Green Development, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, China; School of Agriculture Green Development, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, China
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- Environmental Systems Analysis Group, Wageningen University, P.O. Box 47, 6700 AA, Wageningen, the Netherlands; Alterra-Wageningen UR, Soil Science Centre, P.O. Box 47, 6700 AA, Wageningen, the Netherlands
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Zhou Y, Neuhäuser B, Neumann G, Ludewig U. LaALMT1 mediates malate release from phosphorus-deficient white lupin root tips and metal root to shoot translocation. PLANT, CELL & ENVIRONMENT 2020; 43:1691-1706. [PMID: 32239684 DOI: 10.1111/pce.13762] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2019] [Revised: 03/12/2020] [Accepted: 03/19/2020] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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Under phosphorus (P) deficiency, Lupinus albus (white lupin) releases large amounts of organic acid anions from specialized root structures, so-called cluster or proteoid roots, to mobilize and acquire sparingly soluble phosphates from a restricted soil volume. The molecular mechanisms underlying this release and its regulation are, however, poorly understood. Here, we identified a gene belonging to the aluminium (Al)-activated malate transporter (ALMT) family that specifically contributes to malate, but not citrate release. This gene, LaALMT1, was most prominently expressed in the root apices under P deficiency, including those of cluster roots and was also detected in the root stele. Contrary to several ALMT homologs in other species, the expression was not stimulated, but moderately repressed by Al. Aluminium-independent malate currents were recorded from the plasma membrane localized LaALMT1 expressed in Xenopus oocytes. In composite lupins with transgenic roots, LaALMT1 was efficiently mutated by CRISPR-Cas9, leading to diminished malate efflux and lower xylem sap malate concentrations. When grown in an alkaline P-deficient soil, mutant shoot phosphate concentrations were similar, but iron and potassium concentrations were diminished in old leaves, suggesting a role for ALMT1 in metal root to shoot translocation, a function that was also supported by growth in hydroponics.
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- Yaping Zhou
- Institute of Crop Science, Nutritional Crop Physiology, University of Hohenheim, Stuttgart, Germany
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- Institute of Crop Science, Nutritional Crop Physiology, University of Hohenheim, Stuttgart, Germany
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- Institute of Crop Science, Nutritional Crop Physiology, University of Hohenheim, Stuttgart, Germany
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- Institute of Crop Science, Nutritional Crop Physiology, University of Hohenheim, Stuttgart, Germany
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Shen Q, Wen Z, Dong Y, Li H, Miao Y, Shen J. The responses of root morphology and phosphorus-mobilizing exudations in wheat to increasing shoot phosphorus concentration. AOB PLANTS 2018; 10:ply054. [PMID: 30338049 PMCID: PMC6185719 DOI: 10.1093/aobpla/ply054] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2018] [Accepted: 09/15/2018] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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The adaptations of root growth and rhizosphere processes for soil phosphorus (P) acquisition have been investigated intensively in wheat (Triticum aestivum). However, only a few studies paid attention to these responses to shoot P status. This study aimed at investigating the responses of root morphology and P-mobilizing exudation to increasing shoot P concentration. A broad range of wheat shoot P concentrations (1.0-7.1 mg per g dry weight) was set up with 11 rates of P supply: 0-1200 mg P per kg soil. Root morphology and exudation parameters were measured after 37 days of plant growth. Shoot dry biomass reached a maximum when shoot P concentration was 4.63 mg per g dry weight. The maximum shoot P concentration for total root length, specific root length and the proportion of fine root (diameter ≤ 0.2 mm) length to total root length was 3 mg per g dry weight. Rhizosphere acidification was positively correlated with shoot P concentration when this was <5 mg per g dry weight. Shoot P concentration did not change acid phosphatase activity in the rhizosphere. Citrate concentration in the rhizosphere was suppressed by increasing shoot P concentration. In contrast, malate concentration in the rhizosphere showed a positive correlation with shoot P concentration. In conclusion, wheat root morphological and P-mobilizing exudation traits showed different behaviours with increasing P deficiency stress. Maintaining root biomass and length is the major strategy rather than root exudation for wheat to cope with extreme P deficiency.
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- Qi Shen
- College of Resources and Environmental Science/Key Laboratory of Plant-Soil Interactions, Ministry of Education, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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- College of Resources and Environmental Science/Key Laboratory of Plant-Soil Interactions, Ministry of Education, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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- College of Resources and Environment, Yunnan Agricultural University, Kunming, China
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- College of Resources and Environmental Science/Key Laboratory of Plant-Soil Interactions, Ministry of Education, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
- College of Grassland, Resources and Environment, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Hohhot, China
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- College of Resources and Environmental Science/Key Laboratory of Plant-Soil Interactions, Ministry of Education, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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- College of Resources and Environmental Science/Key Laboratory of Plant-Soil Interactions, Ministry of Education, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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Wang Y, Lysøe E, Armarego-Marriott T, Erban A, Paruch L, van Eerde A, Bock R, Liu-Clarke J. Transcriptome and metabolome analyses provide insights into root and root-released organic anion responses to phosphorus deficiency in oat. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY 2018; 69:3759-3771. [PMID: 29757407 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/ery176] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2018] [Accepted: 05/09/2018] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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Roots and root-released organic anions play important roles in uptake of phosphorus (P), an essential macronutrient for food production. Oat, ranking sixth in the world's cereal production, contains valuable nutritional compounds and can withstand poor soil conditions. Our aim was to investigate root transcriptional and metabolic responses of oat grown under P-deficient and P-sufficient conditions. We conducted a hydroponic experiment and measured root morphology and organic anion exudation, and analysed changes in the transcriptome and metabolome. Oat roots showed enhanced citrate and malate exudation after 4 weeks of P deficiency. After 10 d of P deficiency, we identified 9371 differentially expressed transcripts with a 2-fold or greater change (P<0.05): 48 sequences predicted to be involved in organic anion biosynthesis and efflux were consistently up-regulated; 24 up-regulated transcripts in oat were also found to be up-regulated upon P starvation in rice and wheat under similar conditions. Phosphorylated metabolites (i.e. glucose-6-phosphate, myo-inositol phosphate) were reduced dramatically, while citrate and malate, some sugars and amino acids increased slightly in P-deficient oat roots. Our data are consistent with a strategy of increased organic anion efflux and a shift in primary metabolism in response to P deficiency in oat.
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- Yanliang Wang
- Norwegian Institute of Bioeconomy Research (NIBIO), Ås, Norway
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- Norwegian Institute of Bioeconomy Research (NIBIO), Ås, Norway
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- Max-Planck-Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology, Am Mühlenberg, Potsdam-Golm, Germany
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- Norwegian Institute of Bioeconomy Research (NIBIO), Ås, Norway
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- Norwegian Institute of Bioeconomy Research (NIBIO), Ås, Norway
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- Max-Planck-Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology, Am Mühlenberg, Potsdam-Golm, Germany
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Zeng M, de Vries W, Bonten LTC, Zhu Q, Hao T, Liu X, Xu M, Shi X, Zhang F, Shen J. Model-Based Analysis of the Long-Term Effects of Fertilization Management on Cropland Soil Acidification. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2017; 51:3843-3851. [PMID: 28264162 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.6b05491] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/02/2023]
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Agricultural soil acidification in China is known to be caused by the over-application of nitrogen (N) fertilizers, but the long-term impacts of different fertilization practices on intensive cropland soil acidification are largely unknown. Here, we further developed the soil acidification model VSD+ for intensive agricultural systems and validated it against observed data from three long-term fertilization experiments in China. The model simulated well the changes in soil pH and base saturation over the last 20 years. The validated model was adopted to quantify the contribution of N and base cation (BC) fluxes to soil acidification. The net NO3- leaching and NO4+input accounted for 80% of the proton production under N application, whereas one-third of acid was produced by BC uptake when N was not applied. The simulated long-term (1990-2050) effects of different fertilizations on soil acidification showed that balanced N application combined with manure application avoids reduction of both soil pH and base saturation, while application of calcium nitrate and liming increases these two soil properties. Reducing NH4+ input and NO3- leaching by optimizing N management and increasing BC inputs by manure application thus already seem to be effective approaches to mitigating soil acidification in intensive cropland systems.
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- Mufan Zeng
- College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, Centre for Resources, Environment and Food Security, Key Lab of Plant-Soil Interactions, MOE, China Agricultural University , Beijing 100193, China
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- Environmental Systems Analysis Group, Wageningen University , P.O. Box 47, 6700 AA Wageningen, The Netherlands
- Alterra-Wageningen UR , Soil Science Centre, P.O. Box 47, 6700 AA Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Alterra-Wageningen UR , Soil Science Centre, P.O. Box 47, 6700 AA Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, Centre for Resources, Environment and Food Security, Key Lab of Plant-Soil Interactions, MOE, China Agricultural University , Beijing 100193, China
- Environmental Systems Analysis Group, Wageningen University , P.O. Box 47, 6700 AA Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, Centre for Resources, Environment and Food Security, Key Lab of Plant-Soil Interactions, MOE, China Agricultural University , Beijing 100193, China
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- College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, Centre for Resources, Environment and Food Security, Key Lab of Plant-Soil Interactions, MOE, China Agricultural University , Beijing 100193, China
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- Ministry of Agriculture Key Laboratory of Plant Nutrition and Nutrient Cycling, Institute of Agricultural Resources and Regional Planning, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences , Beijing 100081, China
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- College of Resources and Environment, Southwest University , Chongqing 400716, China
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- College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, Centre for Resources, Environment and Food Security, Key Lab of Plant-Soil Interactions, MOE, China Agricultural University , Beijing 100193, China
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- College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, Centre for Resources, Environment and Food Security, Key Lab of Plant-Soil Interactions, MOE, China Agricultural University , Beijing 100193, China
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Lyu Y, Tang H, Li H, Zhang F, Rengel Z, Whalley WR, Shen J. Major Crop Species Show Differential Balance between Root Morphological and Physiological Responses to Variable Phosphorus Supply. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2016; 7:1939. [PMID: 28066491 PMCID: PMC5174099 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2016.01939] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2016] [Accepted: 12/07/2016] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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The relationship between root morphological and physiological responses to variable P supply in different plant species is poorly understood. We compared root morphological and physiological responses to P supply in seven crop species (Zea mays, Triticum aestivum, Brassica napus, Lupinus albus, Glycine max, Vicia faba, Cicer arietinum) treated with or without 100 mg P kg-1 in two soils (acidic and calcareous). Phosphorus deficiency decreased root length more in fibrous root species (Zea mays, Triticum aestivum, Brassica napus) than legumes. Zea mays and Triticum aestivum had higher root/shoot biomass ratio and Brassica napus had higher specific root length compared to legumes, whereas legumes (except soybean) had higher carboxylate exudation than fibrous root species. Lupinus albus exhibited the highest P-acquisition efficiency due to high exudation of carboxylates and acid phosphatases. Lupinus albus and Cicer arietinum depended mostly on root exudation (i.e., physiological response) to enhance P acquisition, whereas Zea mays, Triticum aestivum and Brassica napus had higher root morphology dependence, with Glycine max and Vicia faba in between. Principal component analysis using six morphological and six physiological responses identified root size and diameter as the most important morphological traits, whereas important physiological responses included carboxylate exudation, and P-acquisition and P-utilization efficiency followed by rhizosphere soil pH and acid phosphatase activity. In conclusion, plant species can be grouped on the basis of their response to soil P being primarily via root architectural or exudation plasticity, suggesting a potential benefit of crop-specific root-trait-based management to cope with variable soil P supply in sustainable grain production.
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- Yang Lyu
- Centre for Resources, Environment and Food Security, Department of Plant Nutrition, Key Laboratory of Plant-Soil Interactions, Ministry of Education, China Agricultural UniversityBeijing, China
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- Centre for Resources, Environment and Food Security, Department of Plant Nutrition, Key Laboratory of Plant-Soil Interactions, Ministry of Education, China Agricultural UniversityBeijing, China
- College of Life Science, Hebei UniversityBaoding, China
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- Centre for Resources, Environment and Food Security, Department of Plant Nutrition, Key Laboratory of Plant-Soil Interactions, Ministry of Education, China Agricultural UniversityBeijing, China
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- Centre for Resources, Environment and Food Security, Department of Plant Nutrition, Key Laboratory of Plant-Soil Interactions, Ministry of Education, China Agricultural UniversityBeijing, China
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- Soil Science and Plant Nutrition, School of Earth and Environment, The UWA Institute of Agriculture, The University of Western Australia, CrawleyWA, Australia
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- Centre for Resources, Environment and Food Security, Department of Plant Nutrition, Key Laboratory of Plant-Soil Interactions, Ministry of Education, China Agricultural UniversityBeijing, China
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Chen ZC, Liao H. Organic acid anions: An effective defensive weapon for plants against aluminum toxicity and phosphorus deficiency in acidic soils. J Genet Genomics 2016; 43:631-638. [PMID: 27890545 DOI: 10.1016/j.jgg.2016.11.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2016] [Revised: 07/21/2016] [Accepted: 11/07/2016] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Aluminum (Al) toxicity and phosphorous (P) deficiency are two major limiting factors for plant growth on acidic soils. Thus, the physiological mechanisms for Al tolerance and P acquisition have been intensively studied. A commonly observed trait is that plants have developed the ability to utilize organic acid anions (OAs; mainly malate, citrate and oxalate) to combat Al toxicity and P deficiency. OAs secreted by roots into the rhizosphere can externally chelate Al3+ and mobilize phosphate (Pi), while OAs synthesized in the cell can internally sequester Al3+ into the vacuole and release free Pi for metabolism. Molecular mechanisms involved in OA synthesis and transport have been described in detail. Ensuing genetic improvement for Al tolerance and P efficiency through increased OA exudation and/or synthesis in crops has been achieved by transgenic and marker-assisted breeding. This review mainly elucidates the crucial roles of OAs in plant Al tolerance and P efficiency through summarizing associated physiological mechanisms, molecular traits and genetic manipulation of crops.
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- Zhi Chang Chen
- Root Biology Center, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fujian, Fuzhou 350002, China
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- Root Biology Center, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fujian, Fuzhou 350002, China.
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Palmer AG, Ali M, Yang S, Parchami N, Bento T, Mazzella A, Oni M, Riley MC, Schneider K, Massa N. Kin recognition is a nutrient-dependent inducible phenomenon. PLANT SIGNALING & BEHAVIOR 2016; 11:e1224045. [PMID: 27552112 PMCID: PMC5058466 DOI: 10.1080/15592324.2016.1224045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2016] [Revised: 08/07/2016] [Accepted: 08/08/2016] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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Recognition and response to prospective competitors are crucial variables that must be considered in resource distribution and utilization in plant communities. Associated behaviors are largely mediated through the exchange of low-molecular weight exudates. These cues can significantly alter the root system architecture (RSA) between neighboring plants and are routinely sensitive enough to distinguish between plants of the same or different accessions, a phenomenon known as kin recognition (KR). Such refined discrimination of identity, based on the composition and detection of patterns of exudate signals is remarkable and provides insight into the chemical ecology of plant-plant interactions. The discovery that KR occurs in Arabidopsis thaliana provides a model system to resolve many of the mechanistic questions associated with this process. We hypothesized that the low-molecular weight cues which direct changes to the RSA during KR was driven by nutrient availability. Here we present evidence in support of a nutrient-inducible model for KR. Our findings underscore how exudate production and detection are influenced by nutrient availability as well as how this information is integrated into 'decisions' about competition and root system architecture which may have broader impacts on community composition.
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- Andrew G. Palmer
- Florida Institute of Technology Department of Biological Sciences, Melbourne, FL, USA
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- Florida Institute of Technology Department of Biological Sciences, Melbourne, FL, USA
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- Florida Institute of Technology Department of Biological Sciences, Melbourne, FL, USA
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- Florida Institute of Technology Department of Biological Sciences, Melbourne, FL, USA
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- Florida Institute of Technology Department of Biological Sciences, Melbourne, FL, USA
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- Florida Institute of Technology Department of Biological Sciences, Melbourne, FL, USA
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- Florida Institute of Technology Department of Biological Sciences, Melbourne, FL, USA
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- Florida Institute of Technology Department of Biological Sciences, Melbourne, FL, USA
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- Florida Institute of Technology Department of Biological Sciences, Melbourne, FL, USA
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- Florida Institute of Technology Department of Biological Sciences, Melbourne, FL, USA
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Cheng L, Tang X, Vance CP, White PJ, Zhang F, Shen J. Interactions between light intensity and phosphorus nutrition affect the phosphate-mining capacity of white lupin (Lupinus albus L.). JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY 2014; 65:2995-3003. [PMID: 24723402 PMCID: PMC4071820 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/eru135] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/09/2023]
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Light intensity affects photosynthetic carbon (C) fixation and the supply of carbon to roots. To evaluate interactions between carbon supply and phosphorus (P) supply, effects of light intensity on sucrose accumulation, root growth, cluster root formation, carboxylate exudation, and P uptake capacity were studied in white lupin (Lupinus albus L.) grown hydroponically with either 200 µmol m(-2) s(-1) or 600 µmol m(-2) s(-1) light and a sufficient (50 µM P) or deficient (1 µM P) P supply. Plant biomass and root:shoot ratio increased with increasing light intensity, particularly when plants were supplied with sufficient P. Both low P supply and increasing light intensity increased the production of cluster roots and citrate exudation. Transcripts of a phosphoenol pyruvate carboxylase gene (LaPEPC3) in cluster roots (which is related to the exudation of citrate), transcripts of a phosphate transporter gene (LaPT1), and P uptake all increased with increasing light intensity, under both P-sufficient and P-deficient conditions. Across all four experimental treatments, increased cluster root formation and carboxylate exudation were associated with lower P concentration in the shoot and greater sucrose concentration in the roots. It is suggested that C in excess of shoot growth capabilities is translocated to the roots as sucrose, which serves as both a nutritional signal and a C-substrate for carboxylate exudation and cluster root formation.
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- Lingyun Cheng
- Department of Plant Nutrition, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, P. R. China
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- Department of Plant Nutrition, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, P. R. China
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- Department of Agronomy and Plant Genetics, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, Minnesota 55108, USA
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- Ecological Sciences Group, The James Hutton Institute, Invergowrie, Dundee DD2 5DA, United Kingdom
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- Department of Plant Nutrition, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, P. R. China
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- Department of Plant Nutrition, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, P. R. China.
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Tailliez A, Pierrisnard S, Camilleri V, Keller C, Henner P. Do rhizospheric processes linked to P nutrition participate in U absorption by Lupinus albus grown in hydroponics? JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RADIOACTIVITY 2013; 124:255-265. [PMID: 23831550 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvrad.2013.05.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2013] [Revised: 05/16/2013] [Accepted: 05/31/2013] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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Phosphate (P) is an essential element for plant development but is generally present in limiting amount in the soil solution. Plant species have developed different mechanisms promoting the solubilization of this element in soils to ensure a sufficient supply for their growth. One of these mechanisms is based on the ability of certain species such as L. albus to exude large amounts of citrate through specific tertiary roots called cluster-roots. Uranium (U) is an ubiquitous contaminant known firstly for its chemical toxicity and secondly for its high affinity for P with which it forms low-soluble complexes in soils. We highlight the effects of P-U interaction on the physiology of L. albus and particularly on citrate exudation, and the impact of this root process on the phytoavailability of U and its accumulation in plants in a hydroponic study. Different levels of P (1 and 100 μM) and U (0 and 20 μM) have been tested. Our results show no toxicity of U on the development of L. albus with an adequate P supply, whereas the effects of P starvation are amplified by the presence of U in the growth medium, except for the production of cluster-roots. Citrate exudation is totally inhibited by U in a low-P environment whereas it increases in the presence of U when its toxicity is lowered by the addition of P. The differences observed in terms of toxicity and accumulation are partly explained by the microphotographs obtained by electron microscopy (TEM-EDX): in the absence of P, U penetrates deep into the roots and causes lethal damages, whereas in presence of P, we observe the formation of U-P complexes which limit the internalization of the pollutant and so its toxicity.
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- Antoine Tailliez
- L2BT, Institut de Radioprotection et de Sûreté Nucléaire, Centre de Cadarache, 13115 St. Paul lez Durance, France.
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Interactive effects of phosphorus deficiency and exogenous auxin on root morphological and physiological traits in white lupin (Lupinus albus L.). SCIENCE CHINA-LIFE SCIENCES 2013; 56:313-23. [PMID: 23504274 DOI: 10.1007/s11427-013-4461-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/14/2012] [Accepted: 12/11/2012] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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White lupin (Lupinus albus) exhibits strong root morphological and physiological responses to phosphorus (P) deficiency and auxin treatments, but the interactive effects of P and auxin in regulating root morphological and physiological traits are not fully understood. This study aimed to assess white lupin root traits as influenced by P (0 or 250 μmol L(-1)) and auxin (10(-8) mol L(-1) NAA) in nutrient solution. Both P deficiency and auxin treatments significantly altered root morphological traits, as evidenced by reduced taproot length, increased number and density of first-order lateral roots, and enhanced cluster-root formation. Changes in root physiological traits were also observed, i.e., increased proton, citrate, and acid phosphatase exudation. Exogenous auxin enhanced root responses and sensitivity to P deficiency. A significant interplay exists between P and auxin in the regulation of root morphological and physiological traits. Principal component analysis showed that P availability explained 64.8% and auxin addition 21.3% of the total variation in root trait parameters, indicating that P availability is much more important than auxin in modifying root responses of white lupin. This suggests that white lupin can coordinate root morphological and physiological responses to enhance acquisition of P resources, with an optimal trade-off between root morphological and physiological traits regulated by external stimuli such as P availability and auxin.
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Shen J, Li C, Mi G, Li L, Yuan L, Jiang R, Zhang F. Maximizing root/rhizosphere efficiency to improve crop productivity and nutrient use efficiency in intensive agriculture of China. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY 2013; 64:1181-92. [PMID: 23255279 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/ers342] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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Root and rhizosphere research has been conducted for many decades, but the underlying strategy of root/rhizosphere processes and management in intensive cropping systems remain largely to be determined. Improved grain production to meet the food demand of an increasing population has been highly dependent on chemical fertilizer input based on the traditionally assumed notion of 'high input, high output', which results in overuse of fertilizers but ignores the biological potential of roots or rhizosphere for efficient mobilization and acquisition of soil nutrients. Root exploration in soil nutrient resources and root-induced rhizosphere processes plays an important role in controlling nutrient transformation, efficient nutrient acquisition and use, and thus crop productivity. The efficiency of root/rhizosphere in terms of improved nutrient mobilization, acquisition, and use can be fully exploited by: (1) manipulating root growth (i.e. root development and size, root system architecture, and distribution); (2) regulating rhizosphere processes (i.e. rhizosphere acidification, organic anion and acid phosphatase exudation, localized application of nutrients, rhizosphere interactions, and use of efficient crop genotypes); and (3) optimizing root zone management to synchronize root growth and soil nutrient supply with demand of nutrients in cropping systems. Experiments have shown that root/rhizosphere management is an effective approach to increase both nutrient use efficiency and crop productivity for sustainable crop production. The objectives of this paper are to summarize the principles of root/rhizosphere management and provide an overview of some successful case studies on how to exploit the biological potential of root system and rhizosphere processes to improve crop productivity and nutrient use efficiency.
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- Jianbo Shen
- Centre of Resources, Environment and Food Security, Department of Plant Nutrition, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
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O’Rourke JA, Yang SS, Miller SS, Bucciarelli B, Liu J, Rydeen A, Bozsoki Z, Uhde-Stone C, Tu ZJ, Allan D, Gronwald JW, Vance CP. An RNA-Seq transcriptome analysis of orthophosphate-deficient white lupin reveals novel insights into phosphorus acclimation in plants. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2013; 161:705-24. [PMID: 23197803 PMCID: PMC3561014 DOI: 10.1104/pp.112.209254] [Citation(s) in RCA: 76] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2012] [Accepted: 11/21/2012] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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Phosphorus, in its orthophosphate form (P(i)), is one of the most limiting macronutrients in soils for plant growth and development. However, the whole-genome molecular mechanisms contributing to plant acclimation to P(i) deficiency remain largely unknown. White lupin (Lupinus albus) has evolved unique adaptations for growth in P(i)-deficient soils, including the development of cluster roots to increase root surface area. In this study, we utilized RNA-Seq technology to assess global gene expression in white lupin cluster roots, normal roots, and leaves in response to P(i) supply. We de novo assembled 277,224,180 Illumina reads from 12 complementary DNA libraries to build what is to our knowledge the first white lupin gene index (LAGI 1.0). This index contains 125,821 unique sequences with an average length of 1,155 bp. Of these sequences, 50,734 were transcriptionally active (reads per kilobase per million reads ≥ 3), representing approximately 7.8% of the white lupin genome, using the predicted genome size of Lupinus angustifolius as a reference. We identified a total of 2,128 sequences differentially expressed in response to P(i) deficiency with a 2-fold or greater change and P ≤ 0.05. Twelve sequences were consistently differentially expressed due to P(i) deficiency stress in three species, Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana), potato (Solanum tuberosum), and white lupin, making them ideal candidates to monitor the P(i) status of plants. Additionally, classic physiological experiments were coupled with RNA-Seq data to examine the role of cytokinin and gibberellic acid in P(i) deficiency-induced cluster root development. This global gene expression analysis provides new insights into the biochemical and molecular mechanisms involved in the acclimation to P(i) deficiency.
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- Jamie A. O’Rourke
- United States Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service, Plant Science Research Unit, St. Paul, Minnesota 55108 (J.A.O., S.S.Y., S.S.M., B.B., J.W.G., C.P.V.); Department of Agronomy and Plant Genetics (J.A.O., S.S.M., B.B., J.L., A.R., J.W.G., C.P.V.), Supercomputing Institute for Advanced Computational Research (Z.J.T.), and Department Soil Water and Climate (D.A.), University of Minnesota, St. Paul, Minnesota 55108; Institute of Genetics, Biological Research Centre, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, 6726 Szeged, Hungary (Z.B.); and Department of Biological Sciences, California State University, East Bay, Hayward, California 94542 (C.U.-S.)
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- United States Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service, Plant Science Research Unit, St. Paul, Minnesota 55108 (J.A.O., S.S.Y., S.S.M., B.B., J.W.G., C.P.V.); Department of Agronomy and Plant Genetics (J.A.O., S.S.M., B.B., J.L., A.R., J.W.G., C.P.V.), Supercomputing Institute for Advanced Computational Research (Z.J.T.), and Department Soil Water and Climate (D.A.), University of Minnesota, St. Paul, Minnesota 55108; Institute of Genetics, Biological Research Centre, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, 6726 Szeged, Hungary (Z.B.); and Department of Biological Sciences, California State University, East Bay, Hayward, California 94542 (C.U.-S.)
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- United States Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service, Plant Science Research Unit, St. Paul, Minnesota 55108 (J.A.O., S.S.Y., S.S.M., B.B., J.W.G., C.P.V.); Department of Agronomy and Plant Genetics (J.A.O., S.S.M., B.B., J.L., A.R., J.W.G., C.P.V.), Supercomputing Institute for Advanced Computational Research (Z.J.T.), and Department Soil Water and Climate (D.A.), University of Minnesota, St. Paul, Minnesota 55108; Institute of Genetics, Biological Research Centre, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, 6726 Szeged, Hungary (Z.B.); and Department of Biological Sciences, California State University, East Bay, Hayward, California 94542 (C.U.-S.)
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- United States Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service, Plant Science Research Unit, St. Paul, Minnesota 55108 (J.A.O., S.S.Y., S.S.M., B.B., J.W.G., C.P.V.); Department of Agronomy and Plant Genetics (J.A.O., S.S.M., B.B., J.L., A.R., J.W.G., C.P.V.), Supercomputing Institute for Advanced Computational Research (Z.J.T.), and Department Soil Water and Climate (D.A.), University of Minnesota, St. Paul, Minnesota 55108; Institute of Genetics, Biological Research Centre, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, 6726 Szeged, Hungary (Z.B.); and Department of Biological Sciences, California State University, East Bay, Hayward, California 94542 (C.U.-S.)
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- United States Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service, Plant Science Research Unit, St. Paul, Minnesota 55108 (J.A.O., S.S.Y., S.S.M., B.B., J.W.G., C.P.V.); Department of Agronomy and Plant Genetics (J.A.O., S.S.M., B.B., J.L., A.R., J.W.G., C.P.V.), Supercomputing Institute for Advanced Computational Research (Z.J.T.), and Department Soil Water and Climate (D.A.), University of Minnesota, St. Paul, Minnesota 55108; Institute of Genetics, Biological Research Centre, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, 6726 Szeged, Hungary (Z.B.); and Department of Biological Sciences, California State University, East Bay, Hayward, California 94542 (C.U.-S.)
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- United States Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service, Plant Science Research Unit, St. Paul, Minnesota 55108 (J.A.O., S.S.Y., S.S.M., B.B., J.W.G., C.P.V.); Department of Agronomy and Plant Genetics (J.A.O., S.S.M., B.B., J.L., A.R., J.W.G., C.P.V.), Supercomputing Institute for Advanced Computational Research (Z.J.T.), and Department Soil Water and Climate (D.A.), University of Minnesota, St. Paul, Minnesota 55108; Institute of Genetics, Biological Research Centre, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, 6726 Szeged, Hungary (Z.B.); and Department of Biological Sciences, California State University, East Bay, Hayward, California 94542 (C.U.-S.)
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- United States Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service, Plant Science Research Unit, St. Paul, Minnesota 55108 (J.A.O., S.S.Y., S.S.M., B.B., J.W.G., C.P.V.); Department of Agronomy and Plant Genetics (J.A.O., S.S.M., B.B., J.L., A.R., J.W.G., C.P.V.), Supercomputing Institute for Advanced Computational Research (Z.J.T.), and Department Soil Water and Climate (D.A.), University of Minnesota, St. Paul, Minnesota 55108; Institute of Genetics, Biological Research Centre, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, 6726 Szeged, Hungary (Z.B.); and Department of Biological Sciences, California State University, East Bay, Hayward, California 94542 (C.U.-S.)
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- United States Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service, Plant Science Research Unit, St. Paul, Minnesota 55108 (J.A.O., S.S.Y., S.S.M., B.B., J.W.G., C.P.V.); Department of Agronomy and Plant Genetics (J.A.O., S.S.M., B.B., J.L., A.R., J.W.G., C.P.V.), Supercomputing Institute for Advanced Computational Research (Z.J.T.), and Department Soil Water and Climate (D.A.), University of Minnesota, St. Paul, Minnesota 55108; Institute of Genetics, Biological Research Centre, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, 6726 Szeged, Hungary (Z.B.); and Department of Biological Sciences, California State University, East Bay, Hayward, California 94542 (C.U.-S.)
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- United States Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service, Plant Science Research Unit, St. Paul, Minnesota 55108 (J.A.O., S.S.Y., S.S.M., B.B., J.W.G., C.P.V.); Department of Agronomy and Plant Genetics (J.A.O., S.S.M., B.B., J.L., A.R., J.W.G., C.P.V.), Supercomputing Institute for Advanced Computational Research (Z.J.T.), and Department Soil Water and Climate (D.A.), University of Minnesota, St. Paul, Minnesota 55108; Institute of Genetics, Biological Research Centre, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, 6726 Szeged, Hungary (Z.B.); and Department of Biological Sciences, California State University, East Bay, Hayward, California 94542 (C.U.-S.)
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- United States Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service, Plant Science Research Unit, St. Paul, Minnesota 55108 (J.A.O., S.S.Y., S.S.M., B.B., J.W.G., C.P.V.); Department of Agronomy and Plant Genetics (J.A.O., S.S.M., B.B., J.L., A.R., J.W.G., C.P.V.), Supercomputing Institute for Advanced Computational Research (Z.J.T.), and Department Soil Water and Climate (D.A.), University of Minnesota, St. Paul, Minnesota 55108; Institute of Genetics, Biological Research Centre, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, 6726 Szeged, Hungary (Z.B.); and Department of Biological Sciences, California State University, East Bay, Hayward, California 94542 (C.U.-S.)
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- United States Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service, Plant Science Research Unit, St. Paul, Minnesota 55108 (J.A.O., S.S.Y., S.S.M., B.B., J.W.G., C.P.V.); Department of Agronomy and Plant Genetics (J.A.O., S.S.M., B.B., J.L., A.R., J.W.G., C.P.V.), Supercomputing Institute for Advanced Computational Research (Z.J.T.), and Department Soil Water and Climate (D.A.), University of Minnesota, St. Paul, Minnesota 55108; Institute of Genetics, Biological Research Centre, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, 6726 Szeged, Hungary (Z.B.); and Department of Biological Sciences, California State University, East Bay, Hayward, California 94542 (C.U.-S.)
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Chen LS, Yang LT, Lin ZH, Tang N. Roles of Organic Acid Metabolism in Plant Tolerance to Phosphorus-Deficiency. PROGRESS IN BOTANY 2013. [DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-30967-0_8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Yang LT, Jiang HX, Qi YP, Chen LS. Differential expression of genes involved in alternative glycolytic pathways, phosphorus scavenging and recycling in response to aluminum and phosphorus interactions in Citrus roots. Mol Biol Rep 2012; 39:6353-66. [PMID: 22307782 DOI: 10.1007/s11033-012-1457-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2011] [Accepted: 01/23/2012] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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The objective was to determine the possible links between the expression levels of genes involved in alternative glycolytic pathways, phosphorus (P) scavenging and recycling and Citrus tolerance to aluminum (Al) and/or P-deficiency. 'Xuegan' (Citrus sinensis) and 'Sour pummelo' (Citrus grandis) seedlings were irrigated for 18 weeks with nutrient solution containing 0 and 1.2 mM AlCl(3)·6H(2)O × 0, 50 and 200 μM KH(2)PO(4). C. sinensis displayed more tolerant to Al and P-deficiency than C. grandis. Under Al stress, C. sinensis accumulated more Al in roots and less Al in shoots than C. grandis. P concentration was higher in C. sinensis shoots and roots than in C. grandis ones. C. sinensis roots secreted more malate and citrate than C. grandis ones when exposed to Al. Al-induced-secretion of malate and citrate by excised roots from Al-treated seedlings decreased with increasing P supply. Al-induced-secretion of malate and citrate from roots and Al precipitation by P in roots might be responsible for Al-tolerance of C. sinensis. qRT-PCR analysis showed that Al-activated malate transporter (ALMT1), ATP-dependent phosphofructokinase (ATP-PFK), pyrophosphate-dependent phosphofructokinase (PPi-PFK), tonoplast adenosine-triphosphatase subunit A (V-ATPase A), tonoplast pyrophosphatase (V-PPiase), pyruvate kinase (PK), acid phosphatase (APase), phosphoenolpyruvate carboxylase (PEPC), malic enzyme (ME) and malate dehydrogenase (MDH) genes might contribute to the tolerance of Citrus to Al and/or P-deficiency, but any single gene could not explain the differences between the two species. Citrus tolerance to Al and/or P-deficiency might be caused by the coordinated regulation of gene expression involved in alternative glycolytic pathways, P scavenging and recycling.
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- Lin-Tong Yang
- College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, 350002, Fuzhou, China
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Shen J, Yuan L, Zhang J, Li H, Bai Z, Chen X, Zhang W, Zhang F. Phosphorus dynamics: from soil to plant. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2011; 156:997-1005. [PMID: 21571668 PMCID: PMC3135930 DOI: 10.1104/pp.111.175232] [Citation(s) in RCA: 443] [Impact Index Per Article: 34.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2011] [Accepted: 05/09/2011] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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- Department of Plant Nutrition, Key Laboratory of Plant-Soil Interactions, Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Plant Nutrition, Ministry of Agriculture, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
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Ward CL, Kleinert A, Scortecci KC, Benedito VA, Valentine AJ. Phosphorus-deficiency reduces aluminium toxicity by altering uptake and metabolism of root zone carbon dioxide. JOURNAL OF PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2011; 168:459-465. [PMID: 20926158 DOI: 10.1016/j.jplph.2010.08.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2010] [Revised: 08/18/2010] [Accepted: 08/18/2010] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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The role of phosphorus (P) status in root-zone CO(2) utilisation for organic acid synthesis during Al(3+) toxicity was assessed. Root-zone CO(2) can be incorporated into organic acids via Phosphoenolpyruvate carboxylase (PEPC, EC 4.1.1.31). P-deficiency and Al(3+) toxicity can induce organic acid synthesis, but it is unknown how P status affects the utilisation of PEPC-derived organic acids during Al(3+) toxicity. Two-week-old Solanum lycopersicum seedlings were transferred to hydroponic culture for 3 weeks. The hydroponic culture consisted of a standard Long Ashton nutrient solution containing either 0.1μM or 1mM P. Short-term Al(3+) toxicity was induced by a 60-min exposure to a pH-buffered solution (pH 4.5) containing 2mM CaSO(4) and 50μM AlCl(3). Al(3+) toxicity induced a decline in root respiration, adenylate concentrations and an increase in root-zone CO(2) utilisation for both P sufficient and P-deficient plants. However during Al(3+) toxicity, P deficiency enhanced the incorporation and metabolism of root-zone CO(2) via PEPC. Moreover, P deficiency led to a greater proportion of the PEPC-derived organic acids to be exuded during Al(3+) toxicity. These results indicate that P-status can influence the response to Al(3+) by inducing a greater utilisation of PEPC-derived organic acids for Al(3+) detoxification.
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- Caroline L Ward
- Botany and Zoology Department, Faculty of Science, University of Stellenbosch, Private Bag X1, Matieland, 7602, South Africa
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Wang BL, Tang XY, Cheng LY, Zhang AZ, Zhang WH, Zhang FS, Liu JQ, Cao Y, Allan DL, Vance CP, Shen JB. Nitric oxide is involved in phosphorus deficiency-induced cluster-root development and citrate exudation in white lupin. THE NEW PHYTOLOGIST 2010; 187:1112-1123. [PMID: 20553395 DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8137.2010.03323.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 89] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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*White lupin (Lupinus albus) forms specialized cluster roots characterized by exudation of organic anions under phosphorus (P) deficiency. Here, the role of nitric oxide (NO) in P deficiency-induced cluster-root formation and citrate exudation was evaluated. *White lupin plants were treated with the NO donor sodium nitroprusside (SNP) and scavenger or inhibitor of NO synthase under conditions of P deficiency (0 muM) or P sufficiency (50 muM). *Phosphorus deficiency enhanced NO production in primary and lateral root tips, with a greater increase in cluster roots than in noncluster roots. NO concentrations decreased with cluster root development from the pre-emergent stage, through the juvenile stage, to the mature stage. The P deficiency-induced increase in NO production was inhibited by antagonists of NO synthase and xanthine oxidoreductase, suggesting the involvement of these enzymes in NO production. SNP markedly increased the number of cluster roots. Citrate exudation from different root segments in P-deficient roots was positively correlated with endogenous root NO concentrations. *These findings demonstrate differential patterns of NO production in white lupin, depending on root zone, developmental stage and P nutritional status. NO appears to play a regulatory role in the formation of cluster roots and citrate exudation in white lupin under conditions of P deficiency.
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- B L Wang
- Department of Plant Nutrition, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
- State Key Laboratory of Vegetation and Environmental Change, Institute of Botany, the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100093, China
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- Department of Plant Nutrition, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
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- Department of Plant Nutrition, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
- Department of Agronomy and Plant Genetics, University of Minnesota, St Paul, MN 55108, USA
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- Department of Plant Nutrition, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Vegetation and Environmental Change, Institute of Botany, the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100093, China
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- Department of Plant Nutrition, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
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- Department of Agronomy and Plant Genetics, University of Minnesota, St Paul, MN 55108, USA
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- Institute of Biophysics, the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China
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- Department of Soil, Water and Climate
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- Department of Agronomy and Plant Genetics, University of Minnesota, St Paul, MN 55108, USA
- USDA-ARS, Plant Science Research, University of Minnesota, St Paul, MN 55108, USA
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- Department of Plant Nutrition, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
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Li HG, Shen JB, Zhang FS, Lambers H. Localized application of soil organic matter shifts distribution of cluster roots of white lupin in the soil profile due to localized release of phosphorus. ANNALS OF BOTANY 2010; 105:585-93. [PMID: 20150198 PMCID: PMC2850796 DOI: 10.1093/aob/mcq012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2009] [Revised: 12/07/2009] [Accepted: 01/05/2010] [Indexed: 05/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS Phosphorus (P) is a major factor controlling cluster-root formation. Cluster-root proliferation tends to concentrate in organic matter (OM)-rich surface-soil layers, but the nature of this response of cluster-root formation to OM is not clear. Cluster-root proliferation in response to localized application of OM was characterized in Lupinus albus (white lupin) grown in stratified soil columns to test if the stimulating effect of OM on cluster-root formation was due to (a) P release from breakdown of OM; (b) a decrease in soil density; or (c) effects of micro-organisms other than releasing P from OM. METHODS Lupin plants were grown in three-layer stratified soil columns where P was applied at 0 or 330 mg P kg(-1) to create a P-deficient or P-sufficient background, and OM, phytate mixed with OM, or perlite was applied to the top or middle layers with or without sterilization. KEY RESULTS Non-sterile OM stimulated cluster-root proliferation and root length, and this effect became greater when phytate was supplied in the presence of OM. Both sterile OM and perlite significantly decreased cluster-root formation in the localized layers. The OM position did not change the proportion of total cluster roots to total roots in dry biomass among no-P treatments, but more cluster roots were concentrated in the OM layers with a decreased proportion in other places. CONCLUSIONS Localized application of non-sterile OM or phytate plus OM stimulated cluster-root proliferation of L. albus in the localized layers. This effect is predominantly accounted for by P release from breakdown of OM or phytate, but not due to a change in soil density associated with OM. No evidence was found for effects of micro-organisms in OM other than those responsible for P release.
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- Hai-Gang Li
- Department of Plant Nutrition, China Agricultural University, Key Laboratory of Plant-Soil Interactions, Ministry of Education, Beijing 100193, PRChina
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- Department of Plant Nutrition, China Agricultural University, Key Laboratory of Plant-Soil Interactions, Ministry of Education, Beijing 100193, PRChina
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- Department of Plant Nutrition, China Agricultural University, Key Laboratory of Plant-Soil Interactions, Ministry of Education, Beijing 100193, PRChina
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- School of Plant Biology, Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences, The University of Western Australia, 35 Stirling Highway, Crawley, WA 6009, Australia
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Weidenhamer JD, Callaway RM. Direct and indirect effects of invasive plants on soil chemistry and ecosystem function. J Chem Ecol 2010; 36:59-69. [PMID: 20077127 DOI: 10.1007/s10886-009-9735-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 112] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2009] [Revised: 12/10/2009] [Accepted: 12/15/2009] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Invasive plants have a multitude of impacts on plant communities through their direct and indirect effects on soil chemistry and ecosystem function. For example, plants modify the soil environment through root exudates that affect soil structure, and mobilize and/or chelate nutrients. The long-term impact of litter and root exudates can modify soil nutrient pools, and there is evidence that invasive plant species may alter nutrient cycles differently from native species. The effects of plants on ecosystem biogeochemistry may be caused by differences in leaf tissue nutrient stoichiometry or secondary metabolites, although evidence for the importance of allelochemicals in driving these processes is lacking. Some invasive species may gain a competitive advantage through the release of compounds or combinations of compounds that are unique to the invaded community—the “novel weapons hypothesis.” Invasive plants also can exert profound impact on plant communities indirectly through the herbicides used to control them. Glyphosate, the most widely used herbicide in the world, often is used to help control invasive weeds, and generally is considered to have minimal environmental impacts. Most studies show little to no effect of glyphosate and other herbicides on soil microbial communities. However, herbicide applications can reduce or promote rhizobium nodulation and mycorrhiza formation. Herbicide drift can affect the growth of non-target plants, and glyphosate and other herbicides can impact significantly the secondary chemistry of plants at sublethal doses. In summary, the literature indicates that invasive species can alter the biogeochemistry of ecosystems, that secondary metabolites released by invasive species may play important roles in soil chemistry as well as plant-plant and plant-microbe interactions, and that the herbicides used to control invasive species can impact plant chemistry and ecosystems in ways that have yet to be fully explored.
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Chee-González L, Muñoz-Sánchez JA, Racagni-Di Palma G, Hernández-Sotomayor SMT. Effect of phosphate on aluminium-inhibited growth and signal transduction pathways in Coffea arabica suspension cells. J Inorg Biochem 2009; 103:1497-503. [PMID: 19740543 DOI: 10.1016/j.jinorgbio.2009.07.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2009] [Revised: 05/29/2009] [Accepted: 07/29/2009] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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In acid soils, aluminium (Al) toxicity and phosphate (Pi) deficiency are the most significant constraints on plant growth. Al inhibits cell growth and disrupts signal transduction processes, thus interfering with metabolism of phospholipase C (PLC), an enzyme involved in second messenger production in the cell. Using a Coffea arabica suspension cell model, we demonstrate that cell growth inhibition by Al toxicity is mitigated at a high Pi concentration. Aluminium-induced cell growth inhibition may be due to culture medium Pi deficiency, since Pi forms complexes with Al, reducing Pi availability to cells. Phosphate does not mitigate inhibition of PLC activity by Al toxicity. Other enzymes of the phosphoinositide signal transduction pathway were also evaluated. Aluminium disrupts production of second messengers such as inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate (IP(3)) and phosphatidic acid (PA) by blocking PLC activity; however, phospholipase D (PLD) and diacylglycerol kinase (DGK) activities are stimulated by Al, a response probably aimed at counteracting Al effects on PA formation. Phosphate deprivation also induces PLC and DGK activity. These results suggest that Al-induced cell growth inhibition is not linked to PLC activity inhibition.
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- Leticia Chee-González
- Unidad de Bioquímica y Biología Molecular de Plantas, Centro de Investigación Científica de Yucatán, Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico
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Metlen KL, Aschehoug ET, Callaway RM. Plant behavioural ecology: dynamic plasticity in secondary metabolites. PLANT, CELL & ENVIRONMENT 2009; 32:641-53. [PMID: 19021888 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3040.2008.01910.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 81] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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Behaviour is in part the ability to respond rapidly and reversibly in response to environmental stimuli during the lifetime of an individual. Plants and animals both exhibit behaviour, but plant behaviour is most often examined in the context of morphologically plastic growth. Rapid and reversible secondary metabolite production and release is also a key mechanism by which plants behave. Here, we review plant biochemical plasticity as plant behaviour, and explicitly focus on evidence for responses that display rapid induction, reversibility and ecological relevance. Rapid induction and attenuation of plant secondary metabolites occur as chemically mediated root foraging, plant defence, allelochemistry and to regulate mutualistic relationships. We describe a wealth of information on the induction of various plant biochemical responses to environmental stimuli but found a limited body of literature on the reversibility of induced biochemical responses. Understanding the full cycle of dynamic plasticity in secondary metabolites is an important niche for future research. Biochemical behaviours extend beyond the plant kingdom; however, they clearly illustrate the capacity for plants to behave in ways that closely mirror the classic definitions and research approaches applied to behaviour in animals.
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- Kerry L Metlen
- Division of Biological Sciences, The University of Montana, 32 Campus Drive-DBS/HS 104, Missoula, MT 59812, USA.
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