Plant root excretions in relation to the rhizosphere effect. I. The nature of root exudate from oats and peas. II. A study of the properties of root exudate and its effect on the growth of micro-organisms isolated from the rhizosphere and control soil. III. The effect of root exudate on the numbers and activity of micro-organisms in soil.
Plant root excretions in relation to the rhizosphere effect. I. The nature of root exudate from oats and peas. II. A study of the properties of root exudate and its effect on the growth of micro-organisms isolated from the rhizosphere and control soil. III. The effect of root exudate on the numbers and activity of micro-organisms in soil.
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10.1007/bf01343726
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1956-01-01
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4.9
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Rovira, A. D.
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Rovira, A. D.
This is a title only record which contains no abstract.In pea and oat seedlings grown under sterile conditions from Hg-sterilized seeds in sand cultures with nutrient solution, roots were rinsed with distilled water 10-21 days after planting and the washings (after centri-fuging and desalting) were subjected to descending paper-chromatography. The exudates given off by the roots during 21 days of growth amounted, in 5 ml of extract, to 71.6 mg and 31.8 mg acetone-HCl-soluble material with peas and oats respectively. The sloughed-off cell material from 50 plants of peas and oats amounted to 31.5 mg and 14.8 mg respectively. The amino compounds identified amounted to 22 in excretions of peas and to 14 in those of oats, the proportions of the various compounds differing in the two crops. The excretions also contained UV-absorbing and fluorescent compounds. The growth of micro-organisms isolated from soil and especially from the rhizosphere of pea seedlings was stimulated by the root exudates of pea and oats incorporated in the liquid media at the rate of 0.14-0.028%. For some organisms, the pea exudate showed similar growth-promoting effects as yeast extract did, and it could not completely be replaced by glucose, soil extract, vitamin-free casamino acids or a synthetic mixture of known growth factors. The activity of the root exudate tended to increase on heating and acted differently on three test organisms after being subjected to acid and alkaline hydrolysis or treatments with solvents (CHCI3, benzene) or adsorbents (charcoal, alumina). Incorporation of 0.14% root exudate in agar medium increased the plate count of organisms especially from the rhizosphere.In pea and oat seedlings grown under sterile conditions from Hg-sterilized seeds in sand cultures with nutrient solution, roots were rinsed with distilled water 10-21 days after planting and the washings (after centri-fuging and desalting) were subjected to descending paper-chromatography. The exudates given off by the roots during 21 days of growth amounted, in 5 ml of extract, to 71.6 mg and 31.8 mg acetone-HCl-soluble material with peas and oats respectively. The sloughed-off cell material from 50 plants of peas and oats amounted to 31.5 mg and 14.8 mg respectively. The amino compounds identified amounted to 22 in excretions of peas and to 14 in those of oats, the proportions of the various compounds differing in the two crops. The excretions also contained UV-absorbing and fluorescent compounds. The growth of micro-organisms isolated from soil and especially from the rhizosphere of pea seedlings was stimulated by the root exudates of pea and oats incorporated in the liquid media at the rate of 0.14-0.028%. For some organisms, the pea exudate showed similar growth-promoting effects as yeast extract did, and it could not completely be replaced by glucose, soil extract, vitamin-free casamino acids or a synthetic mixture of known growth factors. The activity of the root exudate tended to increase on heating and acted differently on three test organisms after being subjected to acid and alkaline hydrolysis or treatments with solvents (CHCI3, benzene) or adsorbents (charcoal, alumina). Incorporation of 0.14% root exudate in agar medium increased the plate count of organisms especially from the rhizosphere.Paper chromatographs showed that pea roots excreted considerable amounts of amino compounds during 21 days' seedling growth. Fructose and glucose were excreted only during the first 10 days. Fluorescent and ultra-violet-absorbing compounds were also excreted. Stimulation of soil and rhizosphere microorganisms by the exudate is described.-Inst. Microbiol., Uppsala, Sweden.