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Distribution pattern of aluminum in Panax notoginseng, a native medicinal plant adapted to acidic red soils
- Source :
- Plant and Soil. 423:375-384
- Publication Year :
- 2017
- Publisher :
- Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2017.
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Abstract
- Panax notoginseng is normally cultivated in acidic red soil with high soluble Al, however, the distribution pattern of Al in P. notoginseng is unknown. The aim of this study is to investigate the Al distribution in different organs of P. notoginseng grown in different acid soil, in order to get a deeper insight into the Al tolerance mechanism in this species. P. notoginseng was sampled from different sites and subjected to Al determination. Al tolerance and accumulation were investigated by exposing the seedlings to different Al concentrations in hydroponic solution. The expression of pectin methylesterase genes was determined by quantitative RT-PCR. The soil pH ranged from 4.68 to 6.13. The total Al concentration in soil was 76.7–168.5 g·kg−1 and active Al was 1.34–5.01 g·kg−1. Al concentration differed with organs of P. notoginseng, following the order: rootlet > rhizome > main root > leaf and stem. Furthermore, Al concentration in the cell wall, organelle and cytoplasmic supernatant of P. notoginseng was approximately 15:2:1 and most Al in the cell wall was bound to pectin component. Al treatment significantly increased the content of pectin and enhanced the expression of PME3, PME7, and PME40 of P. notoginseng root. P. notoginseng was able to grow under high active Al condition and accumulated high Al in its underground parts. The pectin component in the cell wall was the major binding site of Al of P. notoginseng root.
- Subjects :
- 0106 biological sciences
0301 basic medicine
food.ingredient
biology
Pectin
Chemistry
Soil Science
Plant Science
biology.organism_classification
Hydroponics
01 natural sciences
Pectinesterase
Rhizome
Cell wall
03 medical and health sciences
Horticulture
030104 developmental biology
food
Soil pH
Panax notoginseng
Red soil
010606 plant biology & botany
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Details
- ISSN :
- 15735036 and 0032079X
- Volume :
- 423
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Plant and Soil
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi...........7bc34ef23ef7e243d8cd2bfe2e84f46f