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- Title
Tissue and cellular localization of condensed tannins in poplar roots and potential association with nitrogen uptake.
- Authors
Westley, Rebecca; Dawei Ma; Hawkins, Barbara J.; Constabel, C. Peter
- Abstract
Condensed tannins are common in vegetative tissues of woody plants, including in roots. In hybrid poplar (Populus tremula x alba; also known as P. x canescens) CT assays indicated they were most concentrated in younger white roots and at the root tip. Furthermore, CT-specific staining of embedded tissue sections demonstrated accumulation in root cap cells and adjacent epidermal cells, as well as a more sporadic presence in cortex cells. In older, brown roots as well as roots with secondary growth (cork zone), CT concentration was significantly lower. The insoluble fraction of CTs was greatest in the cork zone. To determine if CT accumulation correlates with nutrient uptake in poplar roots, a microelectrode ion flux measurement (MIFE™) system was used to measure flux along the root axis. Greatest NH4+ uptake was measured near the root tip, but NO3- and Ca2+ did not vary along the root length. In agreement with earlier work, providing poplars with ample nitrogen led to higher accumulation of CTs across root zones. To test the functional importance of CTs in roots directly, CTmodified transgenic plants could be important tools.
- Subjects
EUROPEAN aspen; TANNINS; WOODY plants; NUTRIENT uptake; POPLARS; ROOT growth
- Publication
Frontiers in Plant Science, 2024, p1
- ISSN
1664-462X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3389/fpls.2024.1388549