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... Aluminum (Al) is an obstacle to crop production in acidic soils globally. Cations such as Ca and Si are capable of detoxifying toxic metals, especially Al. However, the underlying mechanism of the ameliorative effect is still unclear. In this study, effects of Ca and Si alleviating Al toxicity were investigated on soybean (Glycine max) through root elongation, cation exchange capacity (CEC), Al co ...
... Aluminum (Al) toxicity is an important barrier to soybean (Glycine max (L.) Merr.) production in acid soils. However, little is known about the genes underlying Al tolerance in soybean. We aim to find the key candidate genes and investigate their roles in soybean tolerance to Al toxicity in this study. Comparative transcriptome analyses of the Al-tolerant (KF) and Al-sensitive (GF) soybean varieti ...
... PURPOSE: Plant cell wall polysaccharide composition is closely related to the occurrence of aluminum (Al) toxicity and Al resistance. Glycosyltransferases participate in cell wall polysaccharide biosynthesis. Our previous microarray analysis showed that Al increased the transcriptional abundance of UDP-glycosyltransferase (UGT) in soybean (Glycine max). The present study aimed to clarify if GmUGTs ...
Glycine max; Ultisols; acidity; aluminum; colorimetry; dolomite; field capacity; lignite; phytotoxicity; plant height; soil remediation; soil water content; soybeans; vegetative growth; Indonesia
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... Phytotoxicity of soil aluminum (Al), both directly to the plant growth as well as indirectly through the increase of soil potential acidity, is closely related to the occurrence of various soil soluble-Al species. Amongst them, Al3+ and monomeric-Al species are the primary causes of Al phytotoxicity in soils with high Al content. This study was aimed to evaluate the effects of soil amelioration wi ...
... Heavy metal accumulation in crop grains due to hazardous metal contamination is considered a great concern. However, phytobeneficial fungi are reported to have important abilities for the biosafety of crops grown in contaminated soil. Therefore, the current study was undertaken to explore the mutualistic association of plant growth-promoting endophytic fungi in reducing heavy metal concentration i ...
... In the present study, we investigated the sites of aluminum (Al) accumulation and its effects on the growth, morphology and nutritional status in root tips of soybean (Glycine max L.) genotype Conquista. The seedlings were exposed to nutrient Clark solution, pH 4.0, with 0 (control) and 100 µM of Al for 24, 48 and 72 h. Our results showed an Al accumulation in the superficial layers of the root ti ...
Tamara Araújo Schenfert; Rafael Felippe Ratke; Valter Casarin; Juliano Magalhães Barbosa; Daniela Viera Chaves; Manoel Ribeiro de Holanda Neto; Cassiano Garcia Roque; Halisson Cesar Vinci Carlos
... Soybean production in the Cerrado area is limited by the acidity and excess of aluminum in the soil. Thus, the use of agricultural lime and gypsum is necessary to decrease these factors and favor soybean growth. This study aimed to evaluate the effect of the application of lime and gypsum doses on soybean yield and nutrition, in a no-tillage system (NTS). The experiment consisted of a completely r ...
DNA; Glycine max; Oxisols; agroecosystems; aluminum; carbon; field experimentation; grain yield; indigenous species; myo-inositol; no-tillage; nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy; nutrition; pH; phosphogypsum; phosphorus; soil fertility; soybeans; Brazil
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... Broadcast application of lime or phosphogypsum to suppress aluminum (Al) in soils can influence chemistry and fate of phosphorus (P) in natural environments. However, the long-term effects of these amendments in organic P (Pₒ) forms and in soil biochemical properties remain unclear. This study assessed the effect of lime and phosphogypsum management on Pₒ contents, soil biochemical properties, and ...
... This study investigated the antioxidant defense system involved in the tolerance of soybean (Glycine max) to aluminum (Al) stress. Physiological assays showed that the amount of superoxide free radicals (O₂ ⁻), hydrogen peroxide (H₂O₂), and malondialdehyde (MDA) were significantly lower in an Al-resistant soybean cultivar (cv. PI416937) than in an Al-sensitive soybean cultivar (cv. Huachun18). Com ...
... Aluminum (Al) toxicity in acidic soils is a global agricultural problem that limits crop productivity through the inhibition of root growth. However, poor management associated with the application of soil acidity amendments such as lime (CaCO₃) in certain crop types can pose a threat to low-input farming practices. Accordingly, it is important to develop appropriate techniques for the management ...
... Distribution of chemical forms of manganese(II) (Mn(II)) on plant roots may affect Mn(II) absorption by plants and toxicity of Mn(II) to plants at its high level. The chemical forms of Mn(II) on soybean roots were investigated to determine the main factors that affect their distribution and relationship with Mn(II) plant toxicity. Fresh soybean roots were reacted with Mn(II) in solutions, and Mn(I ...
... To elucidate the mechanism of soybean resistance to Al, physiological and biochemical indices and antioxidant enzyme expression and activities were systematically analyzed in Al-sensitive (Glycine max Merr., Yunnan Province of China, SB) and Al-resistant Dambo (Glycine max Merr., Kyoto of Japan, RB) black soybean plants. According to the results, the contents of hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) and malond ...
... This study investigates the stress-mitigating effects of endophytic Penicillium funiculosum LHL06 on soybean roots via modulation of physio-biochemical, molecular, and proteomic responses to combined heavy metal (Ni, Cu, Pb, Cr, and Al) toxicity. Preliminary screening revealed that LHL06 can tolerate and remediate combined heavy metal contamination in its media and upregulate gibberellins (GA1, GA ...
... Cover crops can provide changes in soil chemical and physical properties, which could allow a sustainable development of soybean and upland rice rotation in Brazilian Cerrado. The objective of this study was to determine the effects of cover crops (cultivated in the offseason) in the soybean-upland rice rotation (cultivated in the summer season) on the soil chemical and physical properties, yield ...
... Relationships between greenhouse gas emissions, yields, and soil properties are not well known. Utilizing two datasets from long-term cropping systems in Illinois, USA, our we aim to address these knowledge gaps. The objective of this study was to explore the relationships between the physical and chemical properties and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions of soil, and cash crop yields over a four-year ...
... A vast upland area in Madagascar remains uncultivated because of erratic rainfall and because of the low fertility of the soils that are highly weathered and depleted in available phosphorus (P). This study was set up to identify to what extent farmyard manure (FYM) can overcome P deficiency and increase the use efficiency of mineral P (TSP). Rainfed rice was grown with soybean in rotation (two fi ...
... Nitrogen (N) fertilization in agricultural soils has been receiving worldwide attention due to its detrimental effects on ecosystem services, particularly on microbial N transformation. However, few studies provide a complete picture of N-fertilization effects on the N transformation cycle within a single agricultural ecosystem. Here, we explored the main steps of the microbial N cycle, using targ ...
... In this study, Al-sensitive black soybean (Glycine max (L.) Merr.) specimens were treated in Hoagland solutions containing 50–400µM Al for 1–4 days. The measurement for NO3- uptake showed that the NO3- uptake decreased gradually as the Al concentration and treatment time increased, suggesting that Al stress significantly reduced the NO3- uptake by soybean. Under 100-µM Al stress for 4 days, the pl ...
... Aluminum (Al) toxicity in acidic soils is a major factor restricting crop production. Although the molecular mechanisms of Al responses have been extensively investigated, microRNA (miRNA) mediated differential Al tolerance in different soybean genotypes remains largely unknown. In this study, two soybean [Glycine max (L.) Merr.] genotypes, Al-tolerant BX10 and Al-sensitive BD2, were treated with ...
... Liming reduces acidity neutralizes aluminum (Al ³⁺) and manganese (Mn ²⁺) toxicities and increases calcium (Ca ²⁺) and magnesium (Mg ²⁺) concentrations in many acid soils of the world. However, it reduces the availability of other cationic micronutrients that are essential for plant growth. Therefore, an experiment was conducted in greenhouse conditions for assessing the effects of higher lime rat ...
... Aluminium (Al) toxicity is a major chemical constraint limiting plant growth and production on acidic soils. Melatonin (N-acetyl-5-methoxytryptamine) is a ubiquitous molecule that plays crucial roles in plant growth and stress tolerance. However, there is no knowledge regarding whether melatonin is involved in plant responses to Al stress. Here, we show that optimal concentrations of melatonin cou ...
... AIMS: Although the studies on nitric oxide (NO) in Al toxicity has been reported, the results are controversial. The aim of this study is to investigate the role of NO in Al-induced root growth inhibition in soybean (Glycine max L.). METHODS: NO donor and scavenger were used to test the effects of NO on root elongation, lipid peroxidation, reactive oxygen species (ROS) accumulation, and ascorbate- ...
... Biochar is widely used as a soil amendment to increase crop yields. However, the details of its impact on soil properties have not been fully understood. A pot experiment was conducted using soybean (Glycine max (L.) Merr. cv. Toyoharuka) and sorghum (Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench cv. Hybrid Sorgo) under four soil treatment combinations (cattle farmyard manure with or without biochar and rapeseed ca ...
... AIMS: Elevated levels of metals reduce plant growth, including contaminated, acid, and saline soils, but much remains unknown regarding their mechanisms of toxicity. In this regard, it is important to understand the kinetics of changes in root elongation rate (RER) and root morphology. METHODS: Seedlings of soybean (Glycine max) were grown in solutions containing toxic levels of one of seven metal ...
... BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Many recent studies examining aluminum (Al) toxicity have failed to consider its complex chemistry, thereby leading to erroneous results. METHODS: Using modelling and experimental approaches, we focussed on the key effects of pH, P, and ionic strength on Al in nutrient solutions and resultant root elongation rate (RER) of soybean (Glycine max). RESULTS: A review of the literat ...
... Both calcium ion (Ca2+) and salicylic acid (SA) influence various stress responses in plants. In acidic soils, aluminum (Al) toxicity adversely affects crop yield. In this study, we determined the influences of Ca2+ and SA on root elongation, Al accumulation, and citrate secretion in soybean plant. We also investigated the activity of antioxidative enzymes in Al-exposed soybean roots. Root elongat ...
... Biochar, because of its porous nature, calcium carbonate (CaCO3) equivalent, surface functional groups, and other properties, could serve as an acid soil amendment. To investigate the liming potential of biochars, laboratory characterization and greenhouse and field experiments were conducted in Hawaii and West Java, Indonesia, respectively. Six wood-derived biochars were characterized and amended ...
... Phosphorus (P) is a critical nutrient for plant growth and makes up about 0.2% of a plant dry matter (Smith et al., 2011), but it is of the most difficult nutrients for plants to acquire. In soil, P may be present in a relatively large amount, but much of it is poorly available to plants due to its low mobility in the acid soil. Low pH, aluminium (Al) toxicity, and low phosphorus (P) often coexist ...
... Determining how agricultural management practices affect soil phosphorus (P) over the winter may further our understanding of the soil P cycle under specific environmental conditions in eastern Canada. This study assessed changes over winter for soil P fractions and other selected chemical properties as affected by tillage and P fertilization. In 1992, a long-term corn (Zea mays L.) and soybean (G ...
... Supplying a large amount of NO3− in the subsurface can be a strategy to combat subsoil acidity under no-till systems. However, soil acidification caused by ammoniacal fertilizers can increase both aluminum toxicity and lime requirement. A field experiment was performed in the period from 2004 to 2012 in Parana State, Brazil, on a loamy, kaolinitic, thermic Typic Hapludox to evaluate the effects of ...
... The toxicity of Al and Mn frequently occurs together to limit crop growth in tropical acid soils. There is need to develop a quantitative mechanistic model to describe the toxicity of Al and Mn individually as well as their interaction. A two-dimensional segmented regression model was developed to describe the plant’s tolerance, linear response, and saturation effect of Al and Mn individually as a ...
... O conhecimento da distribuição espacial dos atributos do solo permite manejar a área de acordo com as necessidades da cultura, minimizando ao máximo o custo para produtor. Objetivou-se com o presente estudo avaliar a variabilidade espacial de alguns atributos químicos em Latossolo Amarelo distrófico cultivado de modo convencional com soja no cerrado piauiense. O trabalho foi realizado no município ...
... The relative distribution of 22 mineral elements in the roots, nodules and shoots of the soybean (Glycine max L. Merr. cv. Tsurumusume) at R1 (beginning of the flowering stage) and R7 (beginning of the mature stage) was investigated in response to ammonium and manure N treatment. Plants receiving only atmospheric nitrogen served as the negative control. The addition of ammonium sulfate to the soil ...
... Phosphorus (P) is a critical nutrient for plant growth and it makes up about 0.2% of a plant dry matter (Smith et al., 2011), but it is of the most difficult nutrient for plants to acquire. In soil, P may be present in a relatively large amount, but much of it is poorly available to plants due to its low mobility in the acidic soil. Low pH, aluminium (Al) toxicity, and low phosphorus (P) often coe ...
... Magnesium (Mg) is an essential nutrient that can alleviate soilborne toxicity of many ions. This review paper critically assesses the literature on interactions and mechanisms influencing Mg alleviation of aluminium (Al) and heavy metal toxicity. Hydrated radii of Mg2+ and Al3+ are similar; therefore, these two ions compete for binding to ion transporters and other important biological molecules. ...
... PURPOSE: The Al forms on maize and soybean roots were investigated to determine the main factors affecting the distribution of Al forms and its relationship with Al plant toxicity. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Solution culture experiments were conducted to obtain the fresh roots of maize and soybean. KNO₃, citric acid, and HCl were used to extract the exchangeable, complexed, and precipitated forms of A ...
... n order to analyze and to study expressions of the Al-tolerant genes, we have examined five clone genes that were isolated from soybean cv. Lumut. Soybean cv. Lumut and Slamet, Centrocema pubescens, Pennisetum purpureum and Escherichia coli were selected for futher analysis. Based on the DNA sequencing, searching enzyme restriction sites and searching DNA homology with the genebank database; the c ...
... Aluminum (Al), the third most abundant element overall, after silicon and oxygen, is found virtually in all food, air, soil and water. Under acidic conditions, Al is solubilized into [Al(H₂O)₆]³⁺, which is highly toxic to many plant species. Present paper reviewed Al toxicity and tolerance mechanism in agricultural plants with special reference to cereals and legumes. Even at micromolar concentrat ...
... An integrated crop-livestock system (ICLS), with summer grain cropping and winter grazing of cover crops, is an option for agricultural management in subtropical areas. Despite numerous studies evaluating ICLS, there have been limited investigations of soil acidity and lime application dynamics in such systems. Because grain producers resist introducing livestock into cultivation areas due to fear ...
... BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Field studies have demonstrated that aluminum (Al) toxicity is low in no-till systems during cropping seasons that have adequate and well-distributed rainfall. This study evaluated the performance of corn (Zea mays L.) and soybean (Glycine max L. Merrill) on an acid loamy soil under a long-term no-till system, in response to surface liming and as affected by genotypic toleranc ...
... The root cap and root border cells (RBCs) of most plant species produced pectinaceous mucilage, which can bind metal cations. In order to evaluate the potential role of root mucilage on aluminum (Al) resistance, two soybean cultivars differing in Al resistance were aeroponic cultured, the effects of Al on root mucilage secretion, root growth, contents of mucilage-bound Al and root tip Al, and the ...
Patrik Mészáros; Ľubomír Rybanský; Nadine Spieß; Peter Socha; Roman Kuna; Jana Libantová; Jana Moravčíková; Beáta Piršelová; Pavol Hauptvogel; Ildikó Matušíková
... KEY MESSAGE : Chitinases in Glycine max roots specifically respond to different metal types and reveal a polymorphism that coincides with sensitivity to metal toxicity. Plants evolved various defense mechanisms to cope with metal toxicity. Chitinases (EC 3.2.1.14), belonging to so-called pathogenesis-related proteins, act as possible second line defense compounds in plants exposed to metals. In th ...
... The primary reactions leading to Al toxicity in plant cells have not yet been elucidated. We used soybean (Glycine max [L.] Merr.) cell suspension cultures to address the question whether lipid peroxidation plays an important role in Al toxicity. Upon transfer to an Alcontaining culture medium with a calculated Al³⁺ activity of 15 μᴍ soybean cells showed a distinct and longtime increase in lipid p ...
Glycine max; absorption; aluminum; calcium; copper; dolomite; dry matter content; exchangeable aluminum; grain yield; iron; liming; magnesium; manganese; neutralization; nodulation; nutrients; phytotoxicity; planting; potassium; rock phosphate; rocks; sandy soils; soil amendments; soil analysis; soil pH; solubility; soybeans; topsoil; tropical soils; water holding capacity; zinc; Democratic Republic of the Congo; Republic of the Congo
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... Kasongo, R. K., Van Ranst, E., Kanyankogote, P., Verdoodt, A. and Baert, G. 2012. Response of soybean (Glycine max) to Kanzi rock phosphate and Kimpese pink dolomite application on a sandy soil in DR Congo. Can. J. Soil Sci. 92: 905–916. The sandy soil from Kinshasa's hinterland (DR Congo) is characterized by a low chemical fertility, a very limited water retention capacity, and an acidic pH with ...
... Mechanisms inhibiting legume nodulation by low soil pH, although highly prevalent and economically significant, are poorly understood. We addressed this in soybean (Glycine max) using a combination of physiological and genetic approaches. Split-root and grafting studies using an autoregulation-of-nodulation-deficient mutant line, altered in the autoregulation-of-nodulation receptor kinase GmNARK, ...
... A glasshouse experiment studied the role of calcium and pH on competitiveness of acid-sensitive and acid-tolerant Bradyrhizobium japonicum strains with similar Nâ-fixation effectiveness in nodulating two soybean (Glycine max L. Merr) cultivars selected for tolerance of aluminium (PI416937) or for manganese (Manta). Liming provides calcium (Ca) as well as increasing soil pH. Thus the effect of Ca ...
... Aluminum (Al) is not the necessary nutrient but the most abundant metal in the earth’s crust. Isozymes of the seedlings of two soybean varieties (Zhechun No. 3 and Huachun No. 18) and their response to different Al treatments had been analyzed. The study showed that the responses to Al toxicity of different isozymes were quite different. Among these four isozymes, esterase (EST) isozym ...
... There are conflicting claims as to whether treatment with glyphosate adversely affects mineral nutrition of glyphosate-resistant (GR) crops. Those who have made claims of adverse effects have argued links between reduced Mn and diseases in these crops. This article describes experiments designed to determine the effects of a recommended rate (0.86 kg ha–¹) of glyphosate applied once or twice on th ...
... Four plant species were found naturally growing at an acid mine drainage (AMD)-impacted site contaminated with 9430 mg kg⁻¹Al, 76,000 Fe mg kg⁻¹, ∼150 mg kg⁻¹Mn, and 420 mg kg⁻¹ Mg: soybeans (Glycine max), cattails (Typha latifolia), goldenrods (Solidago sp.), and reed grass (Phragmites australis). The metal uptake selectivity was Fe≫Mg∼Mn>Al for cattails, Mg>Mn>Fe>Al for goldenrods, and Fe≫Al>Mg> ...
... BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Aluminum (Al)-induced citrate exudation has been identified as an important Al-resistance mechanism in soybean. Salicylic acid (SA) is a crucial signal molecule modulating numerous environment stresses in plants. This study was to investigate the role of SA in Al-induced citrate exudation from soybean roots. METHODS: HPLC was used to test the Al-induced endogenous SA changes, ...
... Aluminum (Al) is a harmful element that rapidly inhibits the elongation of plant roots in acidic soils. The release of organic anions explains Al resistance in annual crops, but the mechanisms that are responsible for superior Al resistance in some woody plants remain unclear. We examined cell properties at the surface layer of the root apex in the camphor tree (Cinnamomum camphora) to understand ...
... Gypsum has been used in tropical and subtropical agriculture when subsoil acidity is an important yield-limiting factor. However, the conditions that promote increased crop yield as a result of gypsum addition in no-till (NT) systems still remain unclear. A field trial examined the effects of newly and previously surface-applied gypsum in a long-term NT system on the soil chemical properties and n ...
... Additions of micromolar concentrations of magnesium (Mg) to hydroponics enhance aluminum (Al) tolerance of soybean by increasing citrate secretion from roots and external complexation of toxic Al species. The objective of this study was to assess the ameliorative effect of Mg additions on soybean root elongation into mineralogically different acid soils. Roots of soybean seedlings grew for 28 days ...
... Abscisic acid (ABA) plays an important role in mediating some biotic and abiotic stresses. In the present study, to better understand the relationship of ABA production and Aluminum (Al)-resistance in plants, Al-resistance genotype (Jiyu70) of soybean was adopted to investigate the accumulation and transport of ABA in plants exposed to Al. Results showed that exogenous application of ABA and ABA s ...
... To further understand the process of Al-induced citrate secretion from soybean roots, the effect of protein synthesis inhibitor, anion channel blockers, and citrate carrier inhibitors on Al-induced citrate exudation was investigated in Al-resistant soybean cultivar PI 416937. Citrate exudation from roots increased with the increase of Al concentration from 10 to 50 μM and initiated after 4 h of Al ...
... Aluminum (Al) and manganese (Mn) toxicity are two main constraints to crop production in some acid soils. In the present study, hydroponic experiments were conducted to investigate the phytoxicity caused by the metals Al and Mn in the Al-sensitive soybean (Glycine max) cultivar Jilin62. Results showed that more than 80% of the total cellular Al accumulated in the cell walls of the root tissue. Exc ...
... The concentration of soluble aluminium (Al) in the soil solution increases at low pH and the prevalence of toxic Al³⁺ cations represent the main factor limiting plant growth on acid soils. Citrate secretion from roots is an important Al-tolerance mechanism in many species including soybean. We isolated mitochondria from the roots of an Al-resistant soybean (Glycine max L.) cv. Jiyu 70 to investiga ...
... Upland agriculture in Indonesia mainly relies on Ultisols and Oxisols, which have serious problems resulting from severe erosion and low organic-matter content. The objectives of the study were (i) to assess the effect of long-term rehabilitation techniques on soil organic carbon (SOC) and maize yields of a desurfaced Ultisol and (ii) to assess the effect of short-term rehabilitation techniques on ...
... Seedlings of two soybean genotypes, BX10 [aluminum (Al)-tolerant] and BD2 (Al-sensitive), were treated with Al to evaluate the relative root growth (RRG), callose content, Al-sensitive zone, lipid peroxidation, and the anti-oxidative enzyme activities by histochemical and biochemical assays. Under Al toxicity, the RRG reduction of BD2 was more significant than that of BX10, while callose content d ...
... To investigate the genetic mechanism of Al-tolerance in soybean, a recombinant inbred line population (RIL) with 184 F₂:₇:₁₁ lines derived from the cross of Kefeng No.1 x Nannong 1138-2 (Al-tolerant x Al-sensitive) were tested in pot experiment with sand culture medium in net room in Nanjing. Four traits, i.e. plant height, number of leaves, shoot dry weight and root dry weight at seedling stage, ...
... A 3-year field trial examined in a long-term no-till system the effects of surface-applied lime and cover black oat (Avena strigosa Schreb) residues on soil chemical attributes, root growth and grain yield of corn (Zea mays L.) and soybean (Glycine max L. Merrill) on a loamy, kaolinitic, thermic Typic Hapludox in Paraná State, Brazil. The treatments consisted of dolomitic lime broadcast on the soi ...
... Hydroponic studies with soybean (Glycine max [L.] Merr.) have shown that μmol L⁻¹ additions of Mg²⁺ were as effective in ameliorating Al rhizotoxicity as additions of Ca²⁺in the mmol L⁻¹ concentration range. The objectives of this study were to assess the ameliorative effects of Mg on soybean root growth in acidic subsoils and to relate the soil solution ionic compositions to soybean root growth. ...
... Nitrogen fixation and assimilation in nodules and roots were studied in soybean (Glycine max L.) exposed to different levels of aluminium (Al) stress (0, 50, 200 and 500 μM). Al at 500 μM induced oxidative stress, which became evident from an increase in lipid peroxidation accompanied by a concomitant decline in antioxidant enzyme activities and leghaemoglobin breakdown. Consequently, there was al ...
... Aluminum (Al) toxicity and phosphorus (P) deficiency often coexist in acid soils that severely limit crop growth and production, including soybean (Glycine max). Understanding the physiological mechanisms relating to plant Al and P interactions should help facilitate the development of more Al-tolerant and/or P-efficient crops. In this study, both homogeneous and heterogeneous nutrient solution ex ...
... The aluminum (Al)-induced secretion of citrate has been regarded as an important mechanism for Al resistance in soybean (Glycine max). However, the mechanism of how Al induces citrate secretion remains unclear. In this study, we investigated the regulatory role of plasma membrane H⁺-ATPase on the Al-induced secretion of citrate from soybean roots. Experiments performed with plants grown in full nu ...
Glycine max; aluminum; apoplast; magnesium chloride; polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis; root tips; seedlings; soy protein; soybeans; two-dimensional gel electrophoresis
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... Aluminium effect on the mobility of apoplast protein in root tips was studied. Two-day seedlings of soybean (Glycine max. (L.) Merr. cv. Tsurunoko) were treated with 50 μM AlCl₃ for 2 h. Using infiltration method, the apoplast protein in root tips was extracted with 20 or 100 mM MgCl₂. When 20 mM MgCl₂ was used to collect weakly bound protein to apoplast, the amount of protein extracted was reduce ...
... The role of calcium (Ca) and the effect of different concentrations of aluminum (Al) on contents of Ca, chlorophyll (a + b), carotenoids, chlorophyll-protein complexes in soybean (Glycine max Merr.) leaves were observed. The Ca content in leaves decreases with the increase of Al concentrations in the solution, i.e., with the decrease of a Ca : Al molar ratio. Furthermore, regardless of Ca presence ...
... Variations in genotype rankings among screenings for Al tolerance in hydroponics may be related to differences in the composition of the solutions. In the present study, we investigated the involvement of Mg ions in modifying Al rhizotoxicity in soybeans. Root elongation was strongly inhibited by Al in a simple, 800 micromolars CaSO4 solution, but elongation increased noticeably when the solutions ...
... Spodic horizon in Spodosols often restricts growth of plant roots. Generally the Spodic horizon is acidic with high levels of aluminum (Al). In this study soil solution Al was characterized in the Spodic horizon and the respective surface horizon of three Spodosols in the major citrus production region in Florida. The soil pH ranged from 4.92 to 5.14, and 4.82 to 5.50 in the Spodic and top soil sa ...
... Screening methodology remains a practical barrier in the breeding of Al-tolerant soybean [Glycine max (L.) Merr.]. Our objectives were to (i) develop a repeatable sand-media culture method for Al tolerance screening of plants, (ii) compare Al response of genotypes in sand culture to a standard hydroponics-based seedling culture, and (iii) establish a practical guide for the use of hydroponics and ...
... The mechanistic basis for cation amelioration of Al rhizotoxicity in soybean was investigated through a series of studies comparing protective effects of Ca and Mg against Al inhibition of root elongation in a background 0.8 mM CaSO4 solution (pH 4.3). A modified Gouy-Chapman-Stern model was used to evaluate the effect of cations on electrical potential and Al3+ activity at root plasma membrane su ...
... Acid soils with high levels of Al impede root growth, causing increased crop sensitivity to drought and decreased nutrient acquisition. Development of Al-tolerant cultivars may be a cost effective response to the problem. In previous investigations, we identified an Al-tolerant soybean [Glycine max (L.) Merr.] plant introduction from Japan (PI 416937), and subsequently determined the heritability ...
... Flooding is a major problem that reduces soybean [Glycine max (L.) Merr.] growth and grain yield in many areas of the USA and the world. Our objective was to identify the plant and soil characteristics associated with different flooding durations in six fields in central Ohio. The soybean plants were at the V2 and V3 stages when rainfall-induced flooding occurred. The outer perimeters of the flood ...
... Superior effectiveness of Mg over Ca in alleviating Al rhizotoxicity cannot be accounted for by predicted changes in plasma membrane Al3+ activity. The influence of Ca and Mg on the production and secretion of citrate and malate, and on Al accumulation by roots was investigated with soybean genotypes Young and PI 416937 which differ in Al tolerance. In the presence of a solution Al3+ activity of 4 ...
... Subsoil A1 can restrict deep root growth which, under dryland conditions, can cause lower yields during periods of water deficit. Soils that have high levels of subsoil Al must be identified so that appropriate management strategies, such as selection of deep rooting, Al tolerant cultivars or chemical amelioration of the subsoil, can be implemented. Thirteen soils representing three landscape posi ...
... Aluminum-tolerant germplasm is needed to overcome subsurface acidity constraints to root growth and plant access to water and nutrients. Root elongation of four soybean [Glycine max (L.) Merr.] genotypes exposed to varying concentrations of Al, H, and Ca were compared in two experiments using a vertically split root system. Roots extending from a limed surface soil compartment grew for 12 d into a ...
... Because plant absorption of P depends on the desorption of P from soil, understanding P desorption from soils may improve the precision of P diagnosis and fertilization recommendations. Many soils with high P retention due to high levels of Fe and Al are also highly aggregated. Extractable P is sometimes higher on larger size aggregates, which will probably result in increased P release from aggre ...
... Shallow rooting and susceptibility to drought are believed to be caused, at least in part, by strongly acidic (pH < 5.5, 1:1 soil-water), aluminum (Al)-toxic subsoils. However, this hypothesis has not been clearly confirmed under field conditions. The Al toxicity hypothesis was tested on a map unit of Matawan-Hammonton loam (0-2% slope) on unlimed and limed field plots (pH range 5.1 to 5.8) at Bel ...
... Soil pH is an important soil chemical property of acid soils that profoundly affects the growth and nutrient uptake by crops. Five greenhouse experiments were conducted to evaluate responses of common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.), lowland rice (Oryza sativa L.), corn (Zea mays L.), soybean (Glycine max L. Merr.). and wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) to mean soil pH values of 4.9, 5.9, 6.4, 6.7, and 7 ...
... Soybean [Glycine max (L.) Merr.] plant introduction PI 416937 (PI4) has an extensive fibrous-like root system that contributes to enhanced drought and Al tolerance. The root system of PI4 appears to be more highly nodulated than standard southern U.S. cultivars, and thus has potential for enhanced N₂ fixation. Genetic transfer of PI4 root system to soybean cultivars may lead to increased seed N at ...
... Alleviation by calcium (Ca) of inhibition of soybean [Glycine max (L.) Merr. cv. 'Ransom') root elongation by hydrogen (H) and aluminum (Al) was evaluated in a vertical split-root system. Roots extending from a limed and fertilized soil compartment grew for 12 days into a subsurface compartment containing nutrient solution with treatments consisting of factorial combinations of either pH (4.0, 4.6 ...
... Computer-based technologies are becoming increasingly important in translating the wealth of agricultural research information into forms that can be used by extension workers. The Acidity Decision Support System (ADSS) is a computer-based expert system that diagnoses and corrects Al-toxicity problems on highly-weathered mineral soils. The objectives of this work were to use published data to eval ...
... Soil acidity and aluminum toxicity are serious environmental problems often found in humid temperate and tropical regions or in areas with acid rain. Iron oxidation in soils can also cause high concentrations of H, which, in turn, causes an increase of Al in the soil solution. To examine this problem, a study was undertaken to discover the cause of crop damage in crops planted over buried anode ba ...
... AIuminum toxicity restricts soybean [Glycine max (L.) Merr.] yield included many growing areas. When correction of toxicity by management is impractical, an economically sound alternative is to develop AI tolerant cultivars. Heritability (h²) estimates for AI tolerance in hydroponics would aid in the efficient design of selection programs for cultivar development. Our objectives were to determine ...
... Although crop seedling root systems are made up of several types of root (e.g., tap, basal, and lateral roots) there has been little attempt to determine their respective sensitivity to abiotic stresses. Most acidic agricultural fields are treated so that they are only slightly or non-Al-toxic in the topsoil with Al-toxicity in the subsoil—effectively stratifying the soil profile relative to Al-to ...
Glycine max; diallel analysis; metal tolerance; aluminum; general combining ability; specific combining ability; roots; field experimentation; hydroponics; mineral content; leaves; heritability; genotype-environment interaction; inheritance (genetics); chemical constituents of plants
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... The soybean is a major crop in the agricultural systems of the Brazilian Cerrados (Savannahs) whose soils are acidic, devoid of nutrients and need to be amended before they are cultivated. However, below the ploughed layer there is a scarcity of nutrients and toxic aluminium (Al). These limit root growth, subsequently causing nutritional imbalance and drought stress. Our aim in the investigation d ...
... Acid soil [aluminum (Al)], toxicity and ozone toxicity are potential yield-limiting factors for soybeans [Glycine max (L.) Merr.]. Previous studies in our laboratory suggested that tolerance to these two stress factors coincided in some soybean cultivars. The objective of the current study was to determine the relationship between acid soil (Al) tolerance and ozone (O3) tolerance in a range of soy ...
... Aluminum is toxic to both plants and animals. Root growth and pollen-tube extension are inhibited after aluminum stress in acidic environments. Incubation of cultured neurons with aluminum results in the formation of neurofibrillar tangles reminiscent of the neural pathology observed in Alzheimer's disease. The present communication demonstrate that aluminum induced a rapid and dramatic increase i ...
Glycine max; diallel analysis; nutrient uptake; general combining ability; specific combining ability; tropics; heritability; aluminum; metal ions; metal tolerance; inheritance (genetics); Brazil
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... The Brazilian tropical adapted soybeans contains, in addition to superior morphological characters, genetic factors for tolerance to cultivation in acidic, mineral-stressed soils. However, the selection process for these hindrances has been empirical, and information on the genetics of mineral element uptake by the plant is necessary. The objective of this investigation was to identify the mode of ...
Glycine max; aluminum; metal ions; phytotoxicity; ion transport; nutrient transport; nitrates; nutrient uptake; roots; dry matter accumulation; acidity
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... A study was conducted to examine the hypothesis that the effects of external Al on NO3(-) uptake and assimilation depend upon the concentration of Al present. Young soybean seedlings [Clycine max (L.) Merrill, cv. Essex], growing under moderate acidity stress at pH 4.2, were exposed to a range of (Al3+) in solution for 3 d, and to labelled 99 atom % 15NO3(-) during the final hour of Al exposure. U ...
... Soil fumigation is used to eliminate plant pathogens and weeds in commercial practice and to eliminate organisms in controlled experiments, e.g., vesicular arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (VAMF). This study was conducted to study the effect of methyl bromide fumigation on plant accumulation of 14 elements and assess plant colonization by VAMF after fumigation. Field experiments were conducted near Me ...