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- Title
Zinc uptake by roots and accumulation in maize plants as affected by phosphorus application and arbuscular mycorrhizal colonization.
- Authors
Zhang, Wei; Chen, Xiu-Xiu; Liu, Yu-Min; Liu, Dun-Yi; Chen, Xin-Ping; Zou, Chun-Qin
- Abstract
Background and aims: Phosphorus (P) application reduces the zinc (Zn) concentration of cereal grain, but the mechanisms, including root Zn accumulation, remain controversial. Methods: Field and pot experiments were conducted to determine the degree to which root Zn accumulation, root arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) colonization, and other factors contribute to the negative interaction between P and Zn. Results: Root Zn accumulation was positively related to shoot Zn accumulation. In responding to P application, root Zn accumulation was more affected by changes in AM colonization than by changes in root dry weight (RDW). In the pot experiment without Zn supply, root Zn concentration (RZnC), RDW, and AM colonization together explained 98% (adjusted R value) of the decrease in root Zn accumulation with P application, while AM colonization and RDW explained 66% (adjusted R value) of decrease in total Zn accumulation. In the pot experiment with Zn sufficient supply, RZnC and RDW explained 89% (adjusted R value) of the decrease in root Zn accumulation with increasing P application, while RDW, RZnC, and AM colonization explained 53% (adjusted R value) of the decrease in total Zn accumulation. Conclusion: Especially in Zn-deficient soil, root Zn accumulation explains much of the negative interaction between P and Zn, and root Zn accumulation is greatly affected by AM colonization.
- Subjects
PLANT root physiology; VESICULAR-arbuscular mycorrhizas; CORN physiology; COLONIZATION (Ecology); GRAIN; SOIL testing
- Publication
Plant & Soil, 2017, Vol 413, Issue 1/2, p59
- ISSN
0032-079X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s11104-017-3213-1