Journal article
Root exudates, rhizosphere Zn fractions, and Zn accumulation of ryegrass at different soil Zn levels
Pedosphee, Vol.17(3), pp.389-396
2007
Abstract
A glasshouse experiment was conducted using a root-bag technique to study the root exudates, rhizosphere Zn fractions, and Zn concentrations and accumulations of two ryegrass cultivars (Lolium perenne L. cvs. Airs and Tede) at different soil Zn levels (0, 2, 4, 8, and 16 mmol kg-1 soil). Results indicated that plant growth of the two cultivars was not advérsely affected at soil Zn level ≤ 8 mmol kg-1. Plants accumulated more Zn as soil Zn levels increased, and Zn concentrations of shoots were about 540 μg g-1 in Aris and 583.9 μg g-1 in Tede in response to 16 mmol Zn kg-1 soil. Zn ratios of shoots to roots across the soil Zn levels were higher in Tede than in Airs, corresponding with higher rhizosphere available Zn fractions (exchangeable, bound to manganese oxides, and bound to organic matter) in Airs than in Tede. Low-molecular-weight (LMW) organic acids (oxalic, tartaric, malic, and succinic acids) and amino acids (proline, threonine, glutamic acid, and aspartic acid, etc.) were detected in root exudates, and the concentrations of LMW organic acids and amino acids increased with addition of 4 mmol Zn kg-1 soil compared with zero Zn addition. Higher rhizosphere concentrations of oxalic acid, glutamic acid, alanine, phenylalanine, leucine, and proline in Tede than in Airs likely resulted in increased Zn uptake from the soil by Tede than by Airs. The results suggested that genotypic differences in Zn accumulations were mainly because of different root exudates and rhizosphere Zn fractions.
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- Title
- Root exudates, rhizosphere Zn fractions, and Zn accumulation of ryegrass at different soil Zn levels
- Authors/Creators
- W-H Xu (Author/Creator)H. Liu (Author/Creator)Q. Ma (Author/Creator)Z-T Xiong (Author/Creator)
- Publication Details
- Pedosphee, Vol.17(3), pp.389-396
- Publisher
- Institute of Soil Science
- Identifiers
- 991005540995207891
- Copyright
- © 2007 Soil Science Society of China.
- Murdoch Affiliation
- Murdoch University
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article
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