TY - JOUR
T1 - The potential of NO3--N utilization by a woody shrub species Lindera triloba
T2 - a cultivation test to estimate the saturation point of soil NO3--N for plants.
AU - Koyama, L.
AU - Tokuchi, N.
AU - Hirobe, M.
AU - Koba, K.
PY - 2001/11/20
Y1 - 2001/11/20
N2 - Responses of seedlings of a shrub species, Lindera triloba, grown in perlite culture medium, to nitrate (NO3--N) supply were investigated to estimate the saturating point of available NO3--N for plant utilization. NO3--N concentration and nitrate reductase activity (NRA) in leaves and roots were used as indicators of NO3--N uptake and assimilation by L. triloba. Root NRA increased with NO3--N supply when concentrations were low and reached a plateau at high NO3--N concentrations. On the other hand, root NO3--N concentration increased linearly with NO3--N supply; therefore, it is suggested that NO3--N uptake did not limit NO3--N assimilation by L. triloba. In contrast, leaf NRA and leaf NO3--N concentration were low and were not influenced by NO3--N supply. This may be caused by the lack of transport of NO3--N from roots to leaves. The NO3--N retained in perlite was compared with NO3--N pool sizes in soils from a forest where L. triloba occurs naturally to estimate the level of NO3--N availability to plants in the forest soil. The maximum NO3--N pool size in the forest soil was comparable to concentrations at which root NRA reached a plateau in perlite cultures. These results indicate that soil NO3--N availability is below the saturation point for NO3--N uptake by L. triloba, and it is the limiting factor of NO3--N utilization by L. triloba under field conditions in which this species naturally occurs.
AB - Responses of seedlings of a shrub species, Lindera triloba, grown in perlite culture medium, to nitrate (NO3--N) supply were investigated to estimate the saturating point of available NO3--N for plant utilization. NO3--N concentration and nitrate reductase activity (NRA) in leaves and roots were used as indicators of NO3--N uptake and assimilation by L. triloba. Root NRA increased with NO3--N supply when concentrations were low and reached a plateau at high NO3--N concentrations. On the other hand, root NO3--N concentration increased linearly with NO3--N supply; therefore, it is suggested that NO3--N uptake did not limit NO3--N assimilation by L. triloba. In contrast, leaf NRA and leaf NO3--N concentration were low and were not influenced by NO3--N supply. This may be caused by the lack of transport of NO3--N from roots to leaves. The NO3--N retained in perlite was compared with NO3--N pool sizes in soils from a forest where L. triloba occurs naturally to estimate the level of NO3--N availability to plants in the forest soil. The maximum NO3--N pool size in the forest soil was comparable to concentrations at which root NRA reached a plateau in perlite cultures. These results indicate that soil NO3--N availability is below the saturation point for NO3--N uptake by L. triloba, and it is the limiting factor of NO3--N utilization by L. triloba under field conditions in which this species naturally occurs.
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U2 - 10.1100/tsw.2001.378
DO - 10.1100/tsw.2001.378
M3 - Article
C2 - 12805806
AN - SCOPUS:0242401090
VL - 1 Suppl 2
SP - 514
EP - 519
JO - The Scientific World Journal
JF - The Scientific World Journal
SN - 1537-744X
ER -