Pedosphere 6(3): 233--241, 1996
ISSN 1002-0160/CN 32-1315/P
©1996 Soil Science Society of China
Published by Elsevier B.V. and Science Press
| Responses of two cultivars of winter wheat differing in sensitivity to aluminum toxicity |
| SHEN Zhen-Guo, LIAN Chun-Lan and WU Lie-Hong |
| Nanjing Agricutural University, Nanjing 210014 (China) |
| ABSTRACT |
| A experiment was carried to evaluate the effects of Al on growth, accumulations of free proline and amino acid in 2 wheat cultivars (Triticum aestivum L.), Yangmai No.5 and Jian 864, differing in Al sensitivity. Plants grew initially in a nutrient solution without Al for 13 days before the addition of Al and finally in a nutrient solution containing 0.5mmol Al (L-1) for 19 days. The results showed that there were marked decreases in dry weight, relative growth rate (RGR) and net assimilation rate (NAR) of Al-treated seedlings compared with control plants. The Al effects were more evident in Yangmai No.5 than Jian 864. Leaf area ratio(LAR) was little affected by Al. RGR was highly correlated with NAR rather than LAR. Aluminum increased the concentrations of free proline and total free amino acid in shoots of both the cultivars. The increases were greater in Yangmai No.5 than in Jian 864. The percentage of free proline in total amino acid in shoots was not affected by Al treatment. It was possible that accumulation of proline was merely a symptom of Al injury. The concentrations of total nitrogen in Al-treated plants did not significantly differ from those of control plants. Nitrate reductase activity (NRA) in leaves was severely decreased by Al, and a greater decrease was noted in Yangmai No.5 than in Jian 864, but NRA in roots of both the cultivars was not affected. The decreases in NRA might be an indirect (accumulation of amino acid) rather than a direct result of Al toxicity. |
| Key Words: aluminum toxicity, free proline, growth analysis, nitrate reductase activity, wheat |
| Citation: Shen, Z. G., Lian, C. L. and Wu, L. H. 1996. Responses of two cultivars of winter wheat differing in sensitivity to aluminum toxicity. Pedosphere. 6(3): 233-241. |
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