scholarly journals A Plant’s Electrical Parameters Indicate Its Physiological State: A Study of Intracellular Water Metabolism

Plants ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (10) ◽  
pp. 1256
Author(s):  
Cheng Zhang ◽  
Yanyou Wu ◽  
Yue Su ◽  
Deke Xing ◽  
Yi Dai ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Water Content ◽  
Linear Models ◽  
Environmental Changes ◽  
Solanum Tuberosum L ◽  
Physiological State ◽  
Intracellular Water ◽  
Electrical Parameters ◽  
Water Metabolism ◽  
Capacitive Reactance ◽  
Water Holding

Almost all of a plant’s life activities involve electrochemical reactions. Plant electrical parameters respond quickly to environmental changes and are closely related to physiological activities. In this study, the theoretical intrinsic relationships between clamping force and leaf impedance (Z) or capacitive reactance (Xc) and capacitance (C) were revealed as 3-parameter exponential decay and linear models based on bioenergetics, respectively, for the first time. Leaf electrical characteristics including intrinsic impedance (IZ), capacitive reactance (IXc), capacitance (IC) and specific effective thickness (d) were successfully detected using the above-mentioned relationships and were used to manifest plant metabolic activity. The intracellular water-holding capacity (IWHC), water-use efficiency (IWUE), water-holding time (IWHT) and water transfer rate (WTR) of plant leaves were defined on the basis of IZ, IXc, IC and d, and applied to reflect the intracellular water metabolism. The results demonstrated that the leaves of Broussonetia papyrifera plants grown in agricultural soil had higher IC, d, IWHC, WTR, water content values and lower IZ, IXc values than those grown in moderately rocky desertified soil. The leaf IC, d, IWHC, WTR and water content values of herbaceous plants were higher than those of woody plants. Solanum tuberosum L. had higher leaf IC, d, IWHC and WTR values, but exhibited lower IZ, IXc, IWUE and IWHT values than Capsicum annuum L. This study highlighted that a plant’s electrical parameters based on bioenergetics clearly indicate its physiological process—e.g., the intracellular water metabolism.

scholarly journals New sight: rapid monitor of intracellular water information in plant leaves based on electrophysiological parameters

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. Zhang ◽  
Yanyou Wu ◽  
Y. Su ◽  
D.K. Xing ◽  
Y. Dai ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Water Content ◽  
Intracellular Water ◽  
Plant Leaves ◽  
Water Metabolism ◽  
Rocky Desertification ◽  
Biochemical Processes ◽  
Use Efficiency ◽  
Water Holding ◽  
Physiological And Biochemical ◽  
Life Phenomenon

Abstract Background: Intracellular water in plant leaves is paramount importance to physiological and biochemical processes. Water changes trigger the rapid response of plant electrophysiological information. In this study, plant electrophysiological information was firstly used to rapid monitor intracellular water information in plant leaves. Results: Based on the thermodynamics laws, the fitting equations between plant electrophysiological parameters and clamping force were innovative established. Subsequently, leaf intrinsic electrophysiological parameters, intracellular water-holding capacity (IWHC), water use efficiency (IWUE), water-holding time (IWHT) and water transfer rate (WTR), were firstly developed and applied. The results show that the leaves of Broussonetia papyrifera in the cultivated soil had higher IWHC, WTR and water content than in the moderate rocky desertification soil. The leaf IWHC, WTR and water content of the herbaceous plants were higher than that of the woody plants. Solanum tuberosum had higher leaf IWHC, WTR and lower IWUE, IWHT, as compared to Capsicum annuum. Conclusions: These indexes strongly reveal the life phenomenon of the intracellular water metabolism in plant leaves. This study highlights that the online electrophysiological parameters promise a new sight for intracellular water metabolism in plants.

scholarly journals Evaluation of drought resistance of primocane raspberry on some parameters of water metabolism in the conditions of Bryansk region

2019 ◽  
pp. 23-27
Author(s):  
I. V. Alexeenko
Keyword(s):  
Water Content ◽  
Water Deficit ◽  
Drought Resistance ◽  
Critical Periods ◽  
Water Metabolism ◽  
Yield Data ◽  
Great Yield ◽  
Water Holding ◽  
Lower Water Content ◽  
Intensive Growth

The results of comparative study of productivity and some parameters of water metabolism of primocane raspberry varieties in the conditions of Bryansk region are presented. The purpose of the work was to evaluate drought-resistance of original varieties and select on her basis the most valuable genotypes. There were studied 8 primocane raspberry varieties: Bryanskoe divo, Karamelka, Podarok Kashinu, Snezhet, Pingvin, Poklon Kazakovu, Oranzhevoe chudo and Rubinovoe ozherelye. In laboratory conditions, an evaluation was made of the total water content, water deficit, and water holding capacity of the leaves during critical periods of plant water availability. It was established that the greatest amount of water in the leaves (65.63 %) is contained in the phenophase “intensive growth”; less-in the phenophase “budding” (60.73 %), even lower water content – in the phenophase “fruiting” (58.02 %).The water deficit decreased on vegetation phases, but at the same time he was on average level (11,42-16.68 %). The leaves of raspberry varieties Podarok Kashinu and Poklon Kazakovu marked a low level of water deficiency in the phenophase “fruiting” (9.2-9.8 %). The water-holding ability increased on vegetation phases. Among the studied assortment, the leaves of the varieties Poklon Kazakovu and Podarok Kashinu relatively slowly lost water after 4 hours of wilting (water loss 19.35-26.86 %). The yield data of raspberry varieties in drought conditions are presented. The varieties Poklon Kazakovu and Podarok Kashinu have been characterized by a relatively great yield. On the basis of the study of productivity and water metabolism parameters, relatively drought-resistant primocane raspberry varieties were identified: Poklon Kazakovu and Podarok Kashinu.

Water content of rat adipose tissue and isolated adipocytes in relation to cell size

1976 ◽  
Vol 231 (5) ◽  
pp. 1568-1572 ◽  
Author(s):  
M DiGirolamo ◽  
JL Owens
Keyword(s):  
Adipose Tissue ◽  
Water Content ◽  
Cell Volume ◽  
Cell Size ◽  
Intracellular Water ◽  
Male Rats ◽  
Fat Cells ◽  
Fat Cell ◽  
Tissue Water ◽  
Adipose Mass

Epididymal adipose tissue composition and adipocyte water content were studied in male rats during growth and development of spontaneous obesity. The data show that a highly significant positive correlation exists between fat-cell volume and intracellular water space (IWS) (r=.967, P less than .001). Intracellular water, expressed as picoliters per fat cell, varied from 1.5-2 in small fat cells (mean vol, 30-50 pl) to 9-10 in large cells (800-1,000 pl). When expressed as percent of fat-cell volume, IWS varied from 5-7% in the small fat cells to 1-1.3% in the large ones. Total adipose tissue water continued to increase with increasing adipose mass. Similarly, total adipocyte water increased with enlarging cell size and tissue mass. The contribution of total adipocyte water (as contrasted to that of nonadipocyte water) to total tissue water, however, was found to be limited (less than 23%) and to decline progressively with adipose mass expansion.

scholarly journals An Ethology of Adaptation: Dolphins Stop Feeding but Continue Socializing in Construction-Degraded Habitat

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ann Weaver
Keyword(s):  
Linear Models ◽  
Negative Binomial ◽  
Environmental Changes ◽  
Bottlenose Dolphins ◽  
Observation Time ◽  
Mixed States ◽  
The West ◽  
Behavioral Adaptations ◽  
Construction Zone ◽  
Free Ranging

Adaptation is a biological mechanism by which organisms adjust physically or behaviorally to changes in their environment to become more suited to it. This is a report of free-ranging bottlenose dolphins’ behavioral adaptations to environmental changes from coastal construction in prime habitat. Construction was a 5-year bridge removal and replacement project in a tidal inlet along west central Florida’s Gulf of Mexico coastline. It occurred in two consecutive 2.5-year phases to replace the west and east lanes, respectively. Lane phases involved demolition/removal of above-water cement structures, below-water cement structures, and reinstallation of below + above water cement structures (N = 2,098 photos). Data were longitudinal (11 years: 2005–2016, N = 1,219 surveys 2–4 times/week/11 years, N = 4,753 dolphins, 591.95 h of observation in the construction zone, 126 before-construction surveys, 568 during-construction surveys, 525 after-construction surveys). The dependent variable was numbers of dolphins (count) in the immediate construction zone. Three analyses examined presence/absence, total numbers of dolphins, and numbers of dolphins engaged in five behavior states (forage-feeding, socializing, direct travel, meandering travel, and mixed states) across construction. Analyses were GLIMMIX generalized linear models for logistic and negative binomial regressions to account for observation time differences as an exposure (offset) variable. Results showed a higher probability of dolphin presence than absence before construction began, more total dolphins before construction, and significant decreases in the numbers of feeding but not socializing dolphins. Significant changes in temporal rhythms also revealed finer-grained adaptations. Conclusions were that the dolphins adapted to construction in two ways, by establishing feeding locations beyond the disturbed construction zone and shifting temporal rhythms of behaviors that they continued to exhibit in the construction zone to later in the day when construction activities were minimized. This is the first study to suggest that the dolphins learned to cope with coastal construction with variable adjustments.

scholarly journals Acute Effect of Alcohol Intake on Cardiovascular Autonomic Regulation During the First Hours of Sleep in a Large Real-World Sample of Finnish Employees: Observational Study

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. e23 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julia Pietilä ◽  
Elina Helander ◽  
Ilkka Korhonen ◽  
Tero Myllymäki ◽  
Urho M Kujala ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Real World ◽  
Repeated Measures ◽  
Alcohol Intake ◽  
Linear Models ◽  
Physiological State ◽  
Good Health ◽  
Acute Effect ◽  
Poor Sleep ◽  
Dependent Manner ◽  
High Alcohol

Background Sleep is fundamental for good health, and poor sleep has been associated with negative health outcomes. Alcohol consumption is a universal health behavior associated with poor sleep. In controlled laboratory studies, alcohol intake has been shown to alter physiology and disturb sleep homeostasis and architecture. The association between acute alcohol intake and physiological changes has not yet been studied in noncontrolled real-world settings. Objective The aim of this study was to assess the effects of alcohol intake on the autonomic nervous system (ANS) during sleep in a large noncontrolled sample of Finnish employees. Methods From a larger cohort, this study included 4098 subjects (55.81%, 2287/4098 females; mean age 45.1 years) who had continuous beat-to-beat R-R interval recordings of good quality for at least 1 day with and for at least 1 day without alcohol intake. The participants underwent continuous beat-to-beat R-R interval recording during their normal everyday life and self-reported their alcohol intake as doses for each day. Heart rate (HR), HR variability (HRV), and HRV-derived indices of physiological state from the first 3 hours of sleep were used as outcomes. Within-subject analyses were conducted in a repeated measures manner by studying the differences in the outcomes between each participant’s days with and without alcohol intake. For repeated measures two-way analysis of variance, the participants were divided into three groups: low (≤0.25 g/kg), moderate (>0.25-0.75 g/kg), and high (>0.75 g/kg) intake of pure alcohol. Moreover, linear models studied the differences in outcomes with respect to the amount of alcohol intake and the participant’s background parameters (age; gender; body mass index, BMI; physical activity, PA; and baseline sleep HR). Results Alcohol intake was dose-dependently associated with increased sympathetic regulation, decreased parasympathetic regulation, and insufficient recovery. In addition to moderate and high alcohol doses, the intraindividual effects of alcohol intake on the ANS regulation were observed also with low alcohol intake (all P<.001). For example, HRV-derived physiological recovery state decreased on average by 9.3, 24.0, and 39.2 percentage units with low, moderate, and high alcohol intake, respectively. The effects of alcohol in suppressing recovery were similar for both genders and for physically active and sedentary subjects but stronger among young than older subjects and for participants with lower baseline sleep HR than with higher baseline sleep HR. Conclusions Alcohol intake disturbs cardiovascular relaxation during sleep in a dose-dependent manner in both genders. Regular PA or young age do not protect from these effects of alcohol. In health promotion, wearable HR monitoring and HRV-based analysis of recovery might be used to demonstrate the effects of alcohol on sleep on an individual level.

scholarly journals A multiscale approach to estimate the cellular diffusivity during food drying

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zachary G Welsh
Keyword(s):  
Water Content ◽  
Effective Diffusivity ◽  
Theoretical Models ◽  
Intracellular Water ◽  
Cellular Heterogeneity ◽  
Multiscale Approach ◽  
Multiscale Models ◽  
Drying Model ◽  
Cellular Water ◽  
Multiscale Homogenization

Theoretical models for food drying commonly utilize an effective diffusivity solved through curve fitting based on experimental data. This creates models with limited predictive capabilities. Multiscale modeling is one approach which can help transition to a more physics-based model minimizing the empirical information required while improving a model’s predictive capabilities. However, to enable an accurate scaling operation, multiscale models require diffusivity at a fine scale (microscale). Measuring these properties is experimentally costly and time consuming as they are often temperature and/or moisture dependent. This research conducts an inverse analysis on a multiscale homogenization food drying model to deduce the temporal diffusivity of intracellular water. A representation of the real cellular water breakdown was considered and appropriate assumptions to represent its cellular heterogeneity, in relation to time, were investigated. The work uncovered that a linear decrease in intracellular water content could be assumed and thus a function for its diffusivity was developed. The proposed function is in terms of sample temperature and intracellular water content opening the possibilities to be applied to various food materials.

scholarly journals Indicators of the water regime of some varieties of chrysanthemums in the conditions of the South Ural

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 57-64
Author(s):  
Svetlana Galimullovna Denisova ◽  
Antonina Anatolyevna Reut
Keyword(s):  
Water Content ◽  
Water Deficit ◽  
Water Regime ◽  
Water Holding Capacity ◽  
Research Centre ◽  
Total Water Content ◽  
Total Water ◽  
The South ◽  
Irreversible Damage ◽  
Water Holding

In introduction studies, it is of great importance to determine how favorable the water balance of the studied species is under given environmental conditions. The aim of the research was to study the water regime of some varieties of chrysanthemums in the conditions of the Southern Ural. The study was conducted in 20182020 on the basis of the South-Ural Botanical Garden-Institute of the Ufa Federal Research Centre of Russian Academy of Sciences. The objects of the study were 23 varieties of Chrysanthemum hortorum Bailey. In the course of the research, the total water content, water-holding capacity, the content of mobile moisture, water deficit, and sublethal water deficit were determined. The analysis of water regime indicators is based on the method of artificial wilting (V.N. Tarenkov, L.N. Ivanova) and the method of saturation of plant samples (V.P. Moiseev, N.P. Reshetsky). Sublethal water deficit was determined by the method of T.K. Goryshina, L.I. Samsonova, modified by N.I. Bobrovskaya. The calculations were carried out by standard methods using statistical packages of the Microsoft Excel 2003 and the Agros 2.13 program. The studies made it possible to determine the value of the sublethal water deficit (28,4%) for the varieties of chrysanthemums in the conditions of the Bashkir Ural. It was found that the studied varieties during the growing season did not experience such a moisture deficit in the tissues that could lead to irreversible damage to the assimilating organs. Our experiments showed that chrysanthemum varieties in the Bashkir Cis-Ural under the same soil-climatic and agrotechnical conditions had the following range of indicators of total water content 70,090,4% and water-holding capacity 19,0064,6%. The analysis of variance revealed significant differences between water-holding capacity and the content of mobile moisture by varieties, the share of influence was 27,8531,71%. As a result of the correlation-regression analysis, the authors revealed a direct dependence of the indicators of mobile moisture content on the total water content, and an inverse one on the indicators of the content of mobile moisture and water-holding capacity.

scholarly journals A linear model for leaf area measurement to screen potential leaf material for herbal drug in Adhatoda vasica L.

2016 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 140-143
Author(s):  
J. V. Thaker ◽  
R. P. Kuvad ◽  
V. S. Thaker
Keyword(s):  
Water Content ◽  
Leaf Area ◽  
Linear Model ◽  
Plant Species ◽  
Linear Models ◽  
Dry Weight ◽  
Nondestructive Method ◽  
Area Measurement ◽  
Adhatoda Vasica ◽  
Linear Correlations

Leaf area is an important parameter in physiology and agronomy studies. Linear models for leaf area measurement are developed for plant species as a nondestructive method. The plant Adhatoda vasica L. (a medicinal plant) was selected and the leaves of this plant were used for development of linear model for leaf area using Leaf Area Meter (LAM) software. Planimetric parameters (length, length2, width and width2) and gravimetric (dry weight and water content) parameters are considered for the development of linear model for this plant species. Single factor ANOVA and linear correlations were worked out using these parameters and leaf area. The plant was showed significant relationship with the parameters studied. The best correlation as represented by regression coefficient (R2) was used and improved R2 is worked out. It is observed that with increase in leaf area, water content is also increased and showed best correlation with the leaf area. Thus water content can be taken as a parameter for developing linear model for leaf area is concluded.

scholarly journals The effect of a prototype hydromulch on soil water evaporation under controlled laboratory conditions

2020 ◽  
Vol 68 (4) ◽  
pp. 404-410
Author(s):  
Antoni M.C. Verdú ◽  
M. Teresa Mas ◽  
Ramon Josa ◽  
Marta Ginovart
Keyword(s):  
Water Content ◽  
Soil Water ◽  
Soil Water Content ◽  
Time Course ◽  
Linear Models ◽  
Water Evaporation ◽  
Mechanical Resistance ◽  
Evaporation Process ◽  
Soil Columns ◽  
Dry Conditions

AbstractOrganic hydromulches can be an interesting alternative for weed control in perennial crops, but can also reduce soil water evaporation. To examine the effect of a hydromulch layer on soil water content in dry conditions laboratory experiments were conducted at constant 25°C, 40% air RH. Both for small soil containers with a short time course and for larger soil columns (with two sensors at depths of 6 cm and 11 cm) with a longer time course, the presence and also the thickness of hydromulch were significant factors for the temporal evolution of soil water content. Two distinct stages of the evaporation process, the first or initial stage and the last or final stage, were identified, analysed and compared for these experiments. General linear models performed on the soil water content temporal evolutions showed significant differences for the first and last stages at the top and bottom of the soil columns with and without hydromulch. Hydromulch application delayed the evaporation process in comparison with the control. Moreover, the hydromulch layer, which was tested for mechanical resistance to punching, offered enough resistance to prevent its perforation by the sprouts of weed rhizomes.

Functional Properties of Adlay Flour (Coix lacryma-jobi L. var. Ma-yuen) Resulting from Modified Durations of Fermentation Using Rhizopus oligosporus

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 1-6
Author(s):  
Ardiyan Dwi Masahid ◽  
Maria Belgis ◽  
Helyas Vintan Agesti
Keyword(s):  
Protein Content ◽  
Water Content ◽  
Functional Properties ◽  
Fat Content ◽  
Ash Content ◽  
Carbohydrate Content ◽  
Water Holding Capacity ◽  
Rhizopus Oligosporus ◽  
Swelling Power ◽  
Water Holding

Adlay is a nutritious grain that has the potential as an alternative food because it has a high protein and fat content of 14.10% and 7.90%, respectively. The use of Adlay as flour still has a weakness, namely the functional properties of Adlay flour such as low swelling power. One way to improve the characteristics of Adlay flour is by fermentation using Rhizopus oligosporus. The fermentation duration is the time that allows changes in the characteristics of the flour due to the fermentation. This study aims to determine the effect of differences in fermentation duration using Rhizopus oligosporus on the physical, chemical, and functional characteristics of Adlay flour produced from fermented Adlay seeds. This study used one factor, namely the lengths of fermentation for 0, 12, 24, 30, 36 and 48 hours. The analysis in this study included whiteness, yield, pH, water content, ash content, protein content, fat content, carbohydrate content, swelling power and solubility, oil holding capacity (OHC) and water holding capacity (WHC). The results have shown that the longer the fermentation duration the lower rate of whiteness, pH, yield, water content, fat content, and carbohydrate content will become, while some functional properties of Adlay flour become better with increasing values of ash content, protein content, swelling power, solubility, Oil Holding Capacity (OHC), and Water Holding Capacity (WHC).

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