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- Title
To what extent may changes in the root system architecture of Arabidopsis thaliana grown under contrasted homogenous nitrogen regimes be explained by changes in carbon supply? A modelling approach.
- Authors
Brun, François; Richard-Molard, Céline; Pagès, Loïc; Chelle, Michaël; Ney, Bertrand
- Abstract
Root system architecture adapts to low nitrogen (N) nutrition. Some adaptations may be mediated by modifications of carbon (C) fluxes. The objective of this study was to test the hypothesis that changes in root system architecture under different N regimes may be accounted for by using simple hypotheses of C allocation within the root system of Arabidopsis thaliana. With that purpose, a model during vegetative growth was developed that predicted the main traits of root system architecture (total root length, lateral root number, and specific root length). Different experimental data sets crossing three C levels and two N homogenous nutrition levels were generated. Parameters were estimated from an experiment carried out under medium C and high N conditions. They were then checked under other C×N conditions. It was found that the model was able to simulate correctly C effects on root architecture in both high and low N nutrition conditions, with the same parameter values. It was concluded that C flux modifications explained the major part of root system adaptation to N supply, even if they were not sufficient to simulate some changes, such as specific root length.
- Subjects
ARABIDOPSIS thaliana; PLANT roots; NITROGEN; EFFECT of nitrogen on plants; MORPHOGENESIS
- Publication
Journal of Experimental Botany, 2010, Vol 61, Issue 8, p2157
- ISSN
0022-0957
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1093/jxb/erq090