LEAF AND CHLOROPLAST DEVELOPMENT IN RELATION TO NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY
LEAF AND CHLOROPLAST DEVELOPMENT IN RELATION TO NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY
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DOI:
10.1016/s0176-1617(89)80145-2
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发表时间:
1989-07-01
影响因子:
4.3
通讯作者:
DIETZ, KJ
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作者:
DIETZ, KJ
Spinach plants grown in hydroponic culture on complete nutrient solutions were transferred to sulfate and phosphate deficient media for two weeks. After this period, the plants revealed a reduction in whole plant leaf area of 76% under sulfate starvation and 69% under phosphate starvation. All leaves were harvested and analyzed for anions, amino acids, protein, nucleic acids and chlorophyll content according to their relative age. Levels of inorganic phosphate, nitrate and sulfate were different in young versus old leaves under the various treatments. The distribution of anions reflected their relative mobility. Under all conditions total nucleic acids were highest in young leaves but reduced by 40 and 60 % under phosphate and sulfate deficiency as compared to the control. The protein distribution between leaves of various ages differed from the distribution of the nucleic acids. In sulfate deficient plants, protein content was lowest in young leaves and increased with leaf age; the chlorophyll content increased with increasing leaf age. Leaf area related photosynthetic CO2 fixation was reduced in leaves of phosphate and sulfate starved plants. There was a positive correlation between chlorophyll content and CO2 fixation rate. The results illustrate the flexibility of leaf metabolis, which enables plants to handle stress situations imposed by different kinds of nutrient deficiency.