Radial oxygen loss and physical barriers in relation to root tissue age in species with different types of aerenchyma

2015 ◽  
Vol 42 (1) ◽  
pp. 9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Milena E. Manzur ◽  
Agustín A. Grimoldi ◽  
Pedro Insausti ◽  
Gustavo G. Striker
Keyword(s):  
Root Elongation ◽  
Root Zone ◽  
Plant Root ◽  
Root Tissue ◽  
Radial Oxygen Loss ◽  
Outer Cortex ◽  
Aerenchyma Formation ◽  
Oxygen Loss ◽  
Hypoxic Conditions ◽  
Apoplastic Barriers

Plant root aeration relies on aerenchyma and barrier formation in outer cortex influencing the radial oxygen loss (ROL) from roots towards the rhizosphere. Plant species display large variation in strategies for both responses. We investigated the impacts of root-zone hypoxia on aerenchyma formation and development of ROL apoplastic barriers in the outer cortex as a function of root tissue age using three lowland grassland species, each with alternative aerenchyma structure. All species increased root aerenchyma and continued with root elongation after imposing hypoxia. However, ROL barrier development differed: (i) Rumex crispus L. displayed only ‘partial’ barrier to ROL evidenced at older tissue ages, (ii) Cyperus eragrostis Lam. initiated a ‘tighter’ barrier to ROL following exposure to hypoxia in tissues older than 3 days, and (iii) Paspalidium geminatum (Forssk.) Stapf demonstrated highly effective inhibition of ROL under aerated and hypoxic conditions at all tissue ages related to constitutive ‘tight’ apoplastic barriers in outer cortex. Thus, hypoxic conditions affected root elongation and ‘tightness’ of apoplastic barriers depending on species. The physiological implications of the different ROL responses among species in relation to the differential formation of barriers are discussed.

scholarly journals Effects of Dissolved O2 and Fe Availability on Growth, Morphology, Aerenchyma Formation and Radial Oxygen Loss of Canna indica L. and Heliconia psittacorum L.f.

2021 ◽  
Vol 20 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Tanapong Suriyakaew ◽  
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Arunothai Jampeetong ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Plant Growth ◽  
Dissolved Oxygen ◽  
Ferrous Iron ◽  
Radial Oxygen Loss ◽  
Growth Morphology ◽  
Aerenchyma Formation ◽  
Root Porosity ◽  
Oxygen Loss ◽  
Canna Indica ◽  
Hypoxic Conditions

Abstract In constructed wetlands (CWs), plants are usually affected by low O2 levels. Under such conditions, most soluble iron is reduced to ferrous (Fe2+) which is highly soluble, and toxic to plants as well. As a consequence of excessive ferrous iron with low O2 supply, plant growth is reduced, leading to declining nutrient removal efficiency. This study was conducted to determine the effects of different dissolved oxygen levels (normoxia and hypoxia) with Fe supplied on growth, morphology, and root anatomy of two wetland plants (Canna indica and Heliconia psittacorum). The plants were grown on a nutrient solution modified from Smart and Barko (1985) under normoxic and hypoxic conditions. All plants were grown in greenhouse conditions for 42 days. Plant growth rates and biomass accumulation were drastically reduced under hypoxia while leaf number was not affected. Under hypoxia, root diameter and root porosity also increased in C. indica, whereas H. psittacorum had greater aerenchyma formation. Moreover, C. indica showed adaptive traits to cope with hypoxia and Fe stress by increasing radial oxygen loss (ROL), releasing O2 to the rhizosphere to resist toxic effects of ferrous iron under hypoxia. In contrast, H. psittacorum had no ROL under hypoxia. Moreover, the plants showed leaf chlorosis, leaf roll, and root rotting. Hence, it is suggested that C. indica could have better performance than H. psittacorum to treat wastewater in CWs as this species can adapt to hypoxic conditions and releases O2 into rhizosphere which improves dissolved oxygen (DO) in the wastewater. Keywords: Aerenchyma, Dissolved oxygen, Iron, Root porosity, Wetland emergent plant

Evaluation of root oxygenation and growth in baldcypress in response to short-term soil hypoxia

1994 ◽  
Vol 24 (4) ◽  
pp. 804-809 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hillarius K. Kludze ◽  
S. Reza Pezeshki ◽  
Ronald D. Delaune
Keyword(s):  
Net Photosynthesis ◽  
Soil Conditions ◽  
Growth Responses ◽  
Radial Oxygen Loss ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Aerenchyma Formation ◽  
Root Porosity ◽  
Oxygen Loss ◽  
Soil Redox Potential ◽  
Soil Redox

Seedlings of baldcypress (Taxodiumdistichum (L.) Rich. var. distichum) were grown under laboratory and greenhouse conditions to determine the extent to which short-term soil hypoxia influences root aerenchyma–air space formation (expressed as a percentage of total root volume) and concomitant radial oxygen loss. Subsequent photosynthesis and growth responses were also determined. A colorimetric technique involving the use of Ti3+-citrate, a strong reducing compound, was used to quantify radial oxygen loss from whole root system. Soil redox potential of −250 ± 10 mV resulted in enhancement of both root porosity and radial oxygen loss as much as 3-fold compared with plants under well aerated conditions (515 ± 25 mV). The mean oxygen loss from roots was 1.4 mmol O2•g−1•day−1 in drained plants and 4.6 mmol O2•g−1•d−1 in flooded plants. Mean root porosity was 13.3 and 41.4% in drained and flooded plants, respectively. Stomatal conductance, net photosynthesis, and height growth were adversely affected by reduced soil conditions. Baldcypress exhibited an avoidance mechanism under reduced soil conditions by increasing aerenchyma formation and rhizosphere oxygenation at young ages. This may explain the significance of flooding episodes encountered in young stages in enabling baldcypress saplings and trees to tolerate flooding in later stages of the life cycle.

scholarly journals Improvement of salt and waterlogging tolerance in wheat: comparative physiology of Hordeum marinum-Triticum aestivum amphiploids with their H. marinum and wheat parents

2013 ◽  
Vol 40 (11) ◽  
pp. 1168 ◽  
Author(s):  
Saud A. Alamri ◽  
Edward G. Barrett-Lennard ◽  
Natasha L. Teakle ◽  
Timothy D. Colmer
Keyword(s):  
Triticum Aestivum ◽  
Triticum Aestivum L ◽  
Radial Oxygen Loss ◽  
Waterlogging Tolerance ◽  
Oxygen Loss ◽  
Relative Growth ◽  
Hypoxic Conditions ◽  
Saline Treatment ◽  
Chinese Spring Wheat ◽  
Strong Barrier

Hordeum marinum Huds. is a waterlogging-tolerant halophyte that has been hybridised with bread wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) to produce an amphiploid containing both genomes. This study tested the hypothesis that traits associated with waterlogging and salinity tolerances would be expressed in H. marinum-wheat amphiploids. Four H. marinum accessions were used as parents to produce amphiploids with Chinese Spring wheat, and their responses to hypoxic and 200 mM NaCl were evaluated. Relative growth rate (RGR) in the hypoxic-saline treatment was better maintained in the amphiploids (58–71% of controls) than in wheat (56% of control), but the amphiploids were more affected than H. marinum (68–97% of controls). In hypoxic-saline conditions, leaf Na+ concentrations in the amphiploids were lower than in wheat (30–41% lower) but were 39–47% higher than in the H. marinum parents. A strong barrier to radial oxygen loss formed in basal root zones under hypoxic conditions in two H. marinum accessions; this barrier was moderate in the amphiploids, absent in wheat, and was weaker for the hypoxic-saline treatment. Porosity of adventitious roots increased with the hypoxic treatments; values were 24–38% in H. marinum, 16–27% in the amphiploids and 16% in wheat. Overall, the amphiploids showed greater salt and waterlogging tolerances than wheat, demonstrating the expression of relevant traits from H. marinum in the amphiploids.

Effects of root zone temperature on root initiation and elongation in red pine seedlings

1986 ◽  
Vol 16 (4) ◽  
pp. 696-700 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chris P. Andersen ◽  
Edward I. Sucoff ◽  
Robert K. Dixon
Keyword(s):  
Root Elongation ◽  
Root Zone ◽  
Soluble Sugar ◽  
Soluble Sugars ◽  
Red Pine ◽  
Root Tip ◽  
Root Initiation ◽  
Root Zone Temperature ◽  
Pine Seedlings ◽  
Zone Temperature

The influence of root zone temperature on root initiation, root elongation, and soluble sugars in roots and shoots was investigated in a glasshouse using 2-0 red pine (Pinusresinosa Ait.) seedlings lifted from a northern Minnesota nursery. Seedlings were potted in a sandy loam soil and grown in chambers where root systems were maintained at 8, 12, 16, or 20 °C for 27 days; seedling shoots were exposed to ambient glasshouse conditions. Total new root length was positively correlated with soil temperature 14, 20, and 27 days after planting, with significantly more new root growth at 20 °C than at other temperatures. The greatest number of new roots occurred at 16 °C; the least, at 8 °C. Total soluble sugar concentrations in stem tissue decreased slightly as root temperature increased. Sugar concentrations in roots were similar at all temperatures. The results suggest that root elongation is suppressed more than root tip formation when red pine seedlings are exposed to the cool soil temperatures typically found during spring and fall outplanting.

A New Microsensor System for Plant Root Zone Monitoring

2006 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chang-Soo Kim ◽  
S. Sathyan ◽  
D.M. Porterfield
Keyword(s):  
Root Zone ◽  
Plant Root

scholarly journals Small-scale characterization of vine plant root water uptake via 3-D electrical resistivity tomography and mise-à-la-masse method

2018 ◽  
Vol 22 (10) ◽  
pp. 5427-5444 ◽  
Author(s):  
Benjamin Mary ◽  
Luca Peruzzo ◽  
Jacopo Boaga ◽  
Myriam Schmutz ◽  
Yuxin Wu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Electrical Resistivity ◽  
Root System ◽  
Field Data ◽  
Electrical Resistivity Tomography ◽  
Root Zone ◽  
Plant Root ◽  
Root Water Uptake ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Noninvasive Methods ◽  
Resistivity Tomography

Abstract. The investigation of plant roots is inherently difficult and often neglected. Being out of sight, roots are often out of mind. Nevertheless, roots play a key role in the exchange of mass and energy between soil and the atmosphere, in addition to the many practical applications in agriculture. In this paper, we propose a method for roots imaging based on the joint use of two electrical noninvasive methods: electrical resistivity tomography (ERT) and mise-à-la-masse (MALM). The approach is based on the key assumption that the plant root system acts as an electrically conductive body, so that injecting electrical current into the plant stem will ultimately result in the injection of current into the subsoil through the root system, and particularly through the root terminations via hair roots. Evidence from field data, showing that voltage distribution is very different whether current is injected into the tree stem or in the ground, strongly supports this hypothesis. The proposed procedure involves a stepwise inversion of both ERT and MALM data that ultimately leads to the identification of electrical resistivity (ER) distribution and of the current injection root distribution in the three-dimensional soil space. This, in turn, is a proxy to the active (hair) root density in the ground. We tested the proposed procedure on synthetic data and, more importantly, on field data collected in a vineyard, where the estimated depth of the root zone proved to be in agreement with literature on similar crops. The proposed noninvasive approach is a step forward towards a better quantification of root structure and functioning.

Radial oxygen loss, a plastic property of dune slack plant species

2005 ◽  
Vol 271 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 351-364 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter M. van. Bodegom ◽  
Marleen de Kanter ◽  
Chris Bakker Rien Aerts
Keyword(s):  
Plant Species ◽  
Plastic Property ◽  
Dune Slack ◽  
Radial Oxygen Loss ◽  
Oxygen Loss
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