Citrate, Malate, and Succinate Concentration in Exudates from P-Sufficient and P-Stressed Medicago sativa L. Seedlings
- 1 October 1987
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Plant Physiology
- Vol. 85 (2), 315-317
- https://doi.org/10.1104/pp.85.2.315
Abstract
Under certain stress conditions roots exude organic molecules, which may facilitate the uptake of nutrients. The objective of this research was to identify and measure the effect of low P upon the exudation of organic acids by roots of alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) seedlings. Surface-sterilized alfalfa seeds were grown aseptically in sterile sand using an apparatus specially designed for the addition of .+-. P nutrient solutions and for the collection of root exodates. Citric, malic, and succinic acids were detected in the root exudates of 24-day-old alfalfa seedlings. Citrate exudation from the roots of P-stressed alfalfa was 182% that of plants receiving a complete nutrient solution. The increased release of citrate may provide a mechanism by which P-stressed plants enhance the availability of P in the rhizosphere.This publication has 4 references indexed in Scilit:
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