Nitrogen Uptake and Free Amino-acid Accumulation in Roots of Lotus corniculatus Cultivars under Al-stress

Nitrogen uptake and free amino acid accumulation was evaluated in two South American cultivars of Lotus corniculatus L. differing in their tolerance to Al stress. The uptake of nitrate was affected by 1 mM Al more in the sensitive cultivar INIA Draco than in a relatively tolerant UFRGS (the uptake r...

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Main Authors: Palove-Balang Peter, Murinova Anna, Zelinova Veronika
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sciendo 2013-03-01
Series:Agricultura Tropica et Subtropica
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.2478/ats-2013-0001
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author Palove-Balang Peter
Murinova Anna
Zelinova Veronika
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Murinova Anna
Zelinova Veronika
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description Nitrogen uptake and free amino acid accumulation was evaluated in two South American cultivars of Lotus corniculatus L. differing in their tolerance to Al stress. The uptake of nitrate was affected by 1 mM Al more in the sensitive cultivar INIA Draco than in a relatively tolerant UFRGS (the uptake rate was 39.1% and 52.9%, respectively, of the control value at pH=5.5), whereas the opposite was true for the uptake of ammonia (60.1% and 50.1%). Treatment with Al also decreased the free amino-acid level to similar extent in both cultivars, mostly due to the significantly decreased level of asparagine (p = 0.003 and 0.026, respectively), the dominant amino-acid in Lotus roots. On the other hand, accumulation of stress metabolite - proline was achieved that was up to 5 time higher than in control. No considerable differences in this accumulation in INIA Draco and in UFRGS were found, so it is rather unlikely that proline content could contribute to the differences in Al-tolerance between the cultivars.
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spelling doaj.art-e8fe6c1175dd496db58cbd7ccb62b5702023-05-29T10:54:38ZengSciendoAgricultura Tropica et Subtropica1801-05712013-03-014615910.2478/ats-2013-0001Nitrogen Uptake and Free Amino-acid Accumulation in Roots of Lotus corniculatus Cultivars under Al-stressPalove-Balang Peter0Murinova Anna1Zelinova Veronika2Institute of Biological and Ecological Sciences, P. J. Šafárik University in Košice, SlovakiaInstitute of Biological and Ecological Sciences, P. J. Šafárik University in Košice, SlovakiaInstitute of Botany, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Bratislava, SlovakiaNitrogen uptake and free amino acid accumulation was evaluated in two South American cultivars of Lotus corniculatus L. differing in their tolerance to Al stress. The uptake of nitrate was affected by 1 mM Al more in the sensitive cultivar INIA Draco than in a relatively tolerant UFRGS (the uptake rate was 39.1% and 52.9%, respectively, of the control value at pH=5.5), whereas the opposite was true for the uptake of ammonia (60.1% and 50.1%). Treatment with Al also decreased the free amino-acid level to similar extent in both cultivars, mostly due to the significantly decreased level of asparagine (p = 0.003 and 0.026, respectively), the dominant amino-acid in Lotus roots. On the other hand, accumulation of stress metabolite - proline was achieved that was up to 5 time higher than in control. No considerable differences in this accumulation in INIA Draco and in UFRGS were found, so it is rather unlikely that proline content could contribute to the differences in Al-tolerance between the cultivars.https://doi.org/10.2478/ats-2013-0001lotus corniculatustoleranceasparagineprolinehydroponic culturen availability
spellingShingle Palove-Balang Peter
Murinova Anna
Zelinova Veronika
Nitrogen Uptake and Free Amino-acid Accumulation in Roots of Lotus corniculatus Cultivars under Al-stress
Agricultura Tropica et Subtropica
lotus corniculatus
tolerance
asparagine
proline
hydroponic culture
n availability
title Nitrogen Uptake and Free Amino-acid Accumulation in Roots of Lotus corniculatus Cultivars under Al-stress
title_full Nitrogen Uptake and Free Amino-acid Accumulation in Roots of Lotus corniculatus Cultivars under Al-stress
title_fullStr Nitrogen Uptake and Free Amino-acid Accumulation in Roots of Lotus corniculatus Cultivars under Al-stress
title_full_unstemmed Nitrogen Uptake and Free Amino-acid Accumulation in Roots of Lotus corniculatus Cultivars under Al-stress
title_short Nitrogen Uptake and Free Amino-acid Accumulation in Roots of Lotus corniculatus Cultivars under Al-stress
title_sort nitrogen uptake and free amino acid accumulation in roots of lotus corniculatus cultivars under al stress
topic lotus corniculatus
tolerance
asparagine
proline
hydroponic culture
n availability
url https://doi.org/10.2478/ats-2013-0001
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