Contributions of root uptake and remobilization to grain zinc accumulation in wheat depending on post-anthesis zinc availability and nitrogen nutrition

Kutman, Ümit Barış and Yıldız Kutman, Bahar and Ceylan, Yasemin and Ova, Emir Ali and Çakmak, İsmail (2012) Contributions of root uptake and remobilization to grain zinc accumulation in wheat depending on post-anthesis zinc availability and nitrogen nutrition. Plant and Soil, 361 (1-2). pp. 177-187. ISSN 0032-079X (Print) 1573-5036 (Online)

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Abstract

Background and aims Whether root Zn uptake during grain filling or remobilization from pre-anthesis Zn stores contributes more to grain Zn in wheat is subject to an on-going debate. This study investigated the effects of N nutrition and post-anthesis Zn availability on the relative importance of these sources. Methods Durum wheat plants were grown in nutrient solution containing adequate Zn (0.5 mu M) and three different N levels (0.5; 1.5; 4.5 mM). One third of the plants were harvested when they reached anthesis. One half of the remaining plants were grown to maturity with adequate Zn, whereas the Zn supply to the other half was discontinued at anthesis. Roots, straw and grains were harvested separately and analyzed for Zn and N. Results Depending on the N supply, Zn remobilization from pre-anthesis sources provided almost all of grain Zn when the Zn supply was withheld at anthesis; otherwise up to 100 % of grain Zn could be accounted for by Zn taken up post-anthesis. By promoting tillering and grain yield and extending the grain filling, higher N supply favored the contribution of Zn uptake to grain Zn accumulation. Conclusion Remobilization is critical for grain Zn accumulation when Zn availability is restricted during grain filling. However, where root uptake can continue, concurrent Zn uptake during grain development, favored by higher N supply, overshadows net remobilization.
Item Type: Article
Additional Information: Umit Baris Kutman and Bahar Yildiz Kutman are equally contributing first authors. Ismail Cakmak is the corresponding author.
Uncontrolled Keywords: Nitrogen, Post-anthesis, Remobilization, Uptake, Wheat, Zinc
Subjects: Q Science > QK Botany > QK710-899 Plant physiology
Divisions: Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences > Academic programs > Biological Sciences & Bio Eng.
Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences
Depositing User: Ümit Barış Kutman
Date Deposited: 02 Dec 2012 13:15
Last Modified: 17 Jan 2020 08:55
URI: https://research.sabanciuniv.edu/id/eprint/20448

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