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manganese; cultivars; Zea mays; seedlings; carbohydrates; proline; aluminum; nutrient solutions; chemical constituents of plants; metal tolerance; roots; shoots
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... Synthesis of amino acids, proline, and carbohydrates was studied in roots and shoots of 5 maize accessions, differing in aluminum (Al) and manganese (Mn) tolerance, in response to Al and Mn stress at the seedling stage in solution culture. The concentrations of these metabolites increased in roots and shoots of the seedlings in the nutrient solution with added Al (0.22 mM), and Mn (2.0 mM). Both A ...
... Overburden and acid drainage from coal mining is transforming productive agricultural lands to unproductive wasteland in some parts of Northeast India. We have investigated the adverse effects of acid mine drainage on the soil of rice paddy and productivity by comparing them with non-mined land and abandoned paddy fields of Jaintia Hills in Northeast India. Pot experiments with a local rice cultiv ...
... 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 ...
... The effects of acidity and aluminum (Al) on nodulation, nitrogen (N) fixation, and bean shoot and root growth were studied in solution and sand culture in greenhouse experiments to help explain the frequent failure of N₂-dependent bean in acid soils. Aluminum concentrations were maintained in solution by keeping low levels of phosphorus (P) at pH 4.5. Concentrations of Al up to 83 µM did not affec ...
... Edaphic factors constrain bean production in most areas where this crop is grown. They include nutrient constraints particularly N and P deficiency, soil acidity including Al and manganese toxicity, and drought. The Bean/Cowpea Collaborative Research Support Program (CRSP) has supported research on edaphic constraints to bean production since its inception, the major partnerships involving the Uni ...
... Studies of Al partitioning and accumulation and of the effect of Al on the growth of intact wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) roots of cultivars that show differential Al sensitivity were conducted. The effects of various Al concentrations on root growth and Al accumulation inthe tissue were followed for 24 h. At low external Al concentrations, Al accumulation in the root tips was low and root growth w ...
Triticum aestivum; spring wheat; grain crops; cultivars; genetic variation; field experimentation; aluminum; phytotoxicity; solar radiation; radiation use efficiency; metal tolerance; exchangeable aluminum; phenology; leaf area index; dry matter accumulation; canopy; Chile
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... Soil acidity and Al toxicity are highly extended in agricultural lands of Chile, especially where wheat is widely sown. To evaluate quantitatively the response of wheat biomass and its physiological determinants (intercepted radiation and radiation use efficiency) to Al toxicity, two field experiments were conducted in an Andisol in Valdivia (39°47′S, 73°14′W), Chile, during the 2005-2006 and 2006 ...
... Cell wall components such as pectin and hemicelluloses have been proposed to be involved in aluminum resistance mechanisms in plants. However, whether hydroxyproline-rich glycoproteins (HRGPs), one of the most abundant proteins of the cell walls, are involved in Al resistance mechanisms remains elusive. In this study, two rice cultivars Xiushui 03 (Al resistant) and Xiushui 128 (Al sensitive) sign ...
... Incorporation of 35S into protein is reduced by exposure to Al in wheat (Triticum aestivum), but the effects are genotype-specific. Exposure to 10 to 75 micromolars Al had little effect on 35S incorporation into total protein, nuclear and mitochondrial protein, microsomal protein, and cytosolic protein in the Al-resistant cultivar PT741. In contrast, 10 micromolars Al reduced incorporation by 21 t ...
... Because of extensive cultivation areas, various cultivars, nonstandard naming notations, and morphology similarity among relative cultivars, adulteration and associated business fraud may happen in the marketplaces of prickly ash pericarps due to higher financial gain and high-frequency trading. This study presents variations in the chemical components and contents of different prickly ash species ...
... Aluminum (Al) toxicity is a major factor limiting crop potentials in acidic soils. Phenotypic as well as allelic variations in nucleotide sequence within STAR2 gene in different rice cultivars was investigated. On the basis of morphological screening, six rice cultivars, viz., ‘Subhadra’, ‘Sankar’, ‘Rudra’, ‘Udaygiri’, ‘Lalitagiri’ and ‘Ghanteshwari’ showed tolerance to aluminum and other four cul ...
... KEY MESSAGE : TaALMT1 and TaMATE1B promoter alleles are highly correlated with wheat growth in acidic soil with a high concentration of toxic aluminium. The aluminium (Al³⁺) resistance of 338 wheat genotypes with different geographic origins was correlated with morphological traits and TaALMT1 and TaMATE1B alleles. Both of these genes encode malate and citrate transporters associated with Al³⁺ res ...
... The effect of aluminium was investigated on the seedlings pre-treated by two concentrations of boron 4 μM or 32 μM grown in water culture using a concentration of 500 μM Al for 3 days. Semithin and ultrathin sections of the apical region of the roots and transmission electron microscopy micrographs were analysed of fourteen-day-old Al-tolerant (‘Sakha 93’) cultivar of Triticum aestivum. Res ...
... The phytotoxicity of aluminium (Al) ions can be alleviated by ammonium (NH₄ ⁺) in rice and this effect has been attributed to the decreased Al accumulation in the roots. Here, the effects of different nitrogen forms on cell wall properties were compared in two rice cultivars differing in Al tolerance. An in vitro Al‐binding assay revealed that neither NH₄ ⁺ nor NO₃ ⁻ altered the Al‐binding capacit ...
... In present study, the effects of combined Aluminium and Fluoride (AlF) stress on chlorophyll a fluorescence, photosynthetic pigments, antioxidant system and psb A gene expression are first time reported in four Brassica juncea cultivars (CS-14, Pusa-Tarak, Bio-902 and Laxmi). Each cultivar was exposed to soil supplemented with AlF (0, 50 + 25, 100 + 50 and 150 + 75 mgkg⁻¹). Lowest decline in the c ...
... In barley roots significant increase of acid phosphatase activity was observed during Al treatment. Especially steep increase was found in the roots of Al-sensitive cv. Alfor treated with Al in the range of 1–10mM which was followed by sudden decline when higher concentration (10–100mM) was applied. Continual, but significantly lower increase in phosphatase activity was also demonstrat ...
... We correlated root growth inhibition with aluminium (Al³⁺) localization and toxicity symptoms in rice roots using seedlings of two genotypes (tolerant and sensitive) that were exposed to different AlCl₃ concentrations. Al³⁺ localization was evaluated by hematoxylin in primary roots and by morin in cross-sections of the root tips. Neutral invertase enzyme activity and callose (1→3, β-D-glucan) accu ...
... The ability of crops to overcome Al toxicity varies among crop species and cultivars. Among the Triticeae genus, rye (Secale cereale) is considered the most Al-tolerant species. In the present work, two rye genotypes differing in Al tolerance (‘Riodeva’: Al-sensitive and ‘Donkowsky Zlote’: Al-tolerant) were exposed to 1.11 and 1.85 mM Al during three weeks. Growth, water status and photosynthesis ...
... Three wheat varieties of Atlas66 (Al-tolerant genotype), EM12 (a major elite cultivar in China) and Scout66 (Al-sensitive genotype) were used to investigate their potential mechanisms of Al toxicity. Al concentrations of 50, 75, 100 μmol l −1 were used and the inhibition on root elongation between Scout66 and EM12 is significantly higher than that of Al-tolerant Atlas66, which is negati ...
... Two upland rice (Oryza sativa L.) cultivars with high (IR45) and low (BG35) aluminium (Al) sensitivity were selected to investigate the influence of Al on growth and uptake and distribution of macronutrients [potassium (K), phosphorus (P), calcium (Ca), and magnesium (Mg)] when the plants were grown at various levels of nutrient supply. The plants were grown for 21 days with or without 140 micromo ...
Triticum aestivum; aluminum; metal ions; chemical speciation; roots; cell walls; cultivars; metal tolerance; acidity; polymers
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... Hydrolysis of Al3+ was performed in the presence of isolated root cell walls from a series of wheat cultivars (Triticum aestivum L.) known to have differential tolerance to Al contamination. Aluminium speciation was dependent on the cell wall concentration. At low cell wall concentrations, significant amounts of the very toxic Al13 species were formed. At higher cell wall concentrations, formation ...
... Background and Aims Acidic soils are dominated chemically by more ammonium and more available, so more potentially toxic, aluminium compared with neutral to calcareous soils, which are characterized by more nitrate and less available, so less toxic, aluminium. However, it is not known whether aluminium tolerance and nitrogen source preference are linked in plants. Methods This question was investi ...
... Aluminium toxicity is an important abiotic factor limiting the growth and yield of oat plants (Avena sativa L.) and other cultivated species. The objectives of this study were to evaluate the response of oat cultivars at the reproductive stage to aluminium under acid soil conditions and to compare with the responses observed at seedling stage under hydroponic conditions. In the soil, the damage to ...
... Soil acidity, associated with aluminium (Al) toxicity and low phosphorus (P) availability, is considered the most important problem for agricultural production. Even though the Al-P interaction has been widely investigated, the impact of P-nutrition on Al-toxicity still remains controversial and poorly understood. To elucidate further insights into the underlying mechanisms of this interaction in ...
... Since plant characteristics associated with Al tolerance vary from one species to another, the objective this study was to relate Al tolerance, Al accumulation, root Cation Exchange Capacity (CEC), and exchangeable Al in triticale (X Triticosecale, Witt Mack) and wheat (Triticum aestivum L.). Ten cultivars of the two species were grown in nutrient solutions with 0 or 6 ppm Al added. The solutions ...
... The effects of Al on Ca transport could influence Ca accumulation in plants. Low forage Ca concentrations may cause hypocalcemia, a Ca deficiency syndrome of ruminants. Solution culture experiments were conducted in a growth chamber to examine the effects of Al (5–50 μM on uptake and translocation of Ca (⁴⁵Ca) in winter wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) cultivars (Al-tolerant Atlas 66 and Al-sensitive ...
... Red clover (Trifolium pratense L.) is an important hay or pasture crop of the humid region of the United States, and its adaptability to acid infertile soils is still unknown. Research was undertaken to evaluate the effects of five levels of Al (0, 25, 50, 75, and 100 µmol L⁻¹) on growth, uptake, and mineral nutrient efficiency ratios (ER) in 23 red clover cultivars. The ER is defined as milligram ...
... Moso bamboo (Phyllostachys pubescens) is widely distributed in the acid soil region of Southern China, where great potential of aluminum (Al) toxicity exists. To evaluate the Al tolerance of Moso bamboo, seed germination and root elongation were compared with two rice cultivars, and physical and physiological damages were examined under various levels of Al stress. Results showed that Moso bamboo ...
... Growth of soybean [Glycine max (L.) Merr.] roots into acid subsoils and utilization of subsoil moisture is limited in many soils of the southeastern U. S. because of Al toxicity. Laboratory and greenhouse experiments were conducted to obtain information on tolerance of soybean cultivars which would be helpful in selection of cultivars best adapted to acid subsoils. Root elongation measurements wer ...
... The differential tolerance of crop varieties to high Al is often related to the amounts of labile Al in the soils in which the plants were developed. The objective of this study was to evaluate the Al tolerances of triticale (X Triticosecale, Wittmack) and wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) developed in different regions. Twenty-seven triticale and 37 wheat cultivars were tested in growth chambers and u ...
absorption; acid soils; aluminum; cultivars; exudation; fluorescence; high performance liquid chromatography; hydroponics; metal tolerance; organic acids and salts; pH; phytotoxicity; protons; rhizosphere; root growth; roots; secretion; wheat
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... Phytotoxicity of aluminum (Al) has become a serious problem in inhibiting plant growth on acid soils. Under Al stress, the changes of rhizosphere pH, root elongation, absorption of Al by wheat roots, organic acids exuded from roots, and some main factors related to Al-tolerant mechanisms have been studied using hydroponics, fluorescence spectrophotometry, and high performance liquid chromatography ...
... On certain acid soils of Ohio, certain Indiana-developed wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) cultivars have performed poorly relative to Ohio cultivars. Preliminary observations suggested the possibility that Ohio cultivars, in general, have been indirectly selected for greater tolerance to Al toxicity than those from Indiana. This hypothesis was tested by growing 27 established cultivars and 19 experime ...
... Aluminum toxicity is frequently the limiting factor to crop production in acid soils. The diagnosis of Al toxicity for a specific wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) cultivar could be simplified by tissue analysis. Greenhouse studies were undertaken to determine the critical Al toxicity level for the cultivar ‘Stacy’ and tissue nutrients affected by Al status. Wheat plants were grown in 10 levels of Al ( ...
... Aluminum toxicity is a deterrant to the growth of plants in acid soil. Little is known of the initial site or sites of A1 injury in plant roots nor of the sequence of events that characterize A1 toxicity. The objective of this study was to document some effects of short-term exposure to Al in two wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) cultivars, Eagle and Atlas 66. Root elongation in Eagle was much more sus ...
... In search for the cellular and molecular basis for differences in aluminum (Al) resistance between maize (Zea mays) cultivars we applied the patch-clamp technique to protoplasts isolated from the apical root cortex of two maize cultivars differing in Al resistance. Measurements were performed on protoplasts from two apical root zones: The 1- to 2-mm zone (DTZ), described as most Al-sensitive, and ...
... Seedlings of two cultivars of sorghum (Sorghum bicolor) differing in aluminum (Al) tolerance grown in a pH 4.0 Clark's nutrient solution were exposed to Al at concentrations of 0 and 185 micromolar for 7 days. The organic acid concentrations in the roots and leaves and in the external solution were determined, as well as the activities of the enzymes related to the biosynthesis and degradation of ...
cultivars; chlorophyll; phytotoxicity; calcium; fluorescence; iron; mineral content; photoinhibition; nutrient uptake; magnesium; electron transfer; photosystem II; Triticum aestivum; aluminum; potassium; metal tolerance; roots; leaves
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... The effects of aluminum (Al) on photosynthesis and elemental uptake were studied in two wheat cultivars (Triticum aestivum L. cvs Yecora E, Nestos) differing in their tolerance to Al. Concentrations of calcium (Ca), magnesium (Mg), potassium (K), and iron (Fe) in the plant tissues of both cultivars grown in nutrient solutions (pH 4.5) decreased at all Al levels (0, 37.1, 74.1, and 148 micromolar). ...
Zea mays; aluminum; phytotoxicity; roots; shoots; dry matter accumulation; mineral content; nutrient content; cultivars; metal tolerance; nutrient solutions
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... Two cultivars of corn (Zea mays L., 'HS7777' Al-sensitive and 'C525-M' Al-tolerant) were grown in nutrient solution at low aluminum (Al) activity to investigate the Al toxicity effects on their growth and mineral nutrition. With increasing levels of Al in the nutrient solution, root growth and root dry weights decreased for both cultivars, while higher reductions were found for 'HS7777'. The conce ...
... Tea [Camellia sinensis (L.)], is an aluminum (Al3+) hyperaccumulator plant and grows well in acid soils. In the present study, roots of two tea cultivars, JHC and YS were treated with different concentrations of Al3+. After treatments, the root length, dry matter, root activity and chlorophyll content (SPAD value) of JHC had greater increase than that of YS. We also detected metabolic changes of t ...
... BACKGROUND: Although many studies suggested that aluminum (Al) induced programmed cell death (PCD) in plants, the mechanism of Al-induced PCD and its effects in Al tolerance is limited. This study was to investigate the mechanism and type of Al induced PCD and the relationship between PCD and Al tolerance. RESULTS: In this study, two genotypes of peanut 99-1507 (Al tolerant) and ZH2 (Al sensitive) ...
... Pineapple (Ananas comosus [L.] Merrill) is one of the economically cultivated crops in Taiwan, which is grown mostly on acid soil. Aluminum (Al) is phytotoxic and sometimes inhibits root growth of crops in strongly acid soils. This study was conducted to evaluate the role in Al resistance of root‐apex cell walls of four important pineapple cultivars (Cayenne, Tainung No. 6, Tainung No. 13, and Tai ...
... BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Enhanced aluminum (Al) resistance has been observed in dicots over-expressing enzymes involved in organic acid synthesis; however, this approach for improving Al resistance has not been investigated in monocots. Among the cereals, oat (Avena sativa L.) is considered to be Al resistant, but the basis of resistance is not known. METHODS: A hydroponic assay and hematoxylin staini ...
Russia; aluminum; cultivars; growth and development; plant growth; spring barley
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... Background. Barley is the second cereal crop in Russia in terms of its importance and production volume. It is used for food, feed, and industrial purposes. The production of malting barley in Russia exceeds 1.5 million tons; each year the area under this crop increases by 10–15%, reaching 600,000– 800,000 hectares. Barleys suitable for brewing must have certain physicochemical and technological p ...
... The phosphorus (P) content of whole roots and root apices has been reported to increase under aluminum (Al) stress, particularly in Al-sensitive plant varieties. We investigated the impact of Al toxicity on the P content of root apices of two tropical forage cultivars of the Brachiaria genus, grown in Al-containing low-ionic-strength nutrient solutions. Exposure to Al did not affect apical P conce ...
... The presence of aluminum (Al) in acidic soils is a major abiotic stress limiting the production of cultivated plants. Cell membranes are the main targets of environmental stresses and there is growing evidence for the involvement of membrane lipids in plant adaptation. The aim of this study was to evaluate the mid‐long effects of Al on membrane lipid content and composition in the roots and shoots ...