Relationships between Nutrient Heterogeneity, Root Growth, and Hormones: Evidence for Interspecific Variation

Plants
Jia DongPu Mou

Abstract

(1) Background: Plant roots respond to nutrients through root architecture that is regulated by hormones. Strong inter-specific variation in root architecture has been well documented, but physiological mechanisms that may control the variation have not. (2) Methods: We examined correlations between root architecture and hormones to seek clues on mechanisms behind root foraging behavior. In the green house at Beijing Normal University, hydroponic culture experiments were used to examine the root responses of four species-Callistephus chinensis,Solidago canadensis,Ailanthus altissima,Oryza sativa-to two nitrogen types (NO₃-or NH₄⁺), three nitrogen concentrations (low, medium, and high concentrations of 0.2, 1, and 18 mM, respectively) and two ways of nitrogen application (stable vs. variable). The plants were harvested after 36 days to measure root mass, 1st order root length, seminal root length forO. sativa, density of the 1st order laterals, seminal root number forO. sativa, the inter-node length of the 1st order laterals, and root hormone contents of indole-3-acetic acid, abscisic acid, and cytokinins (zeatin + zeatinriboside). (3) Results: Species differed significantly in their root architecture responses to nitrogen treat...Continue Reading

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