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Organic acid exudation associated with aluminium stress tolerance in triticale and wheat

X. G. Zhang, R. S. Jessop and D. Alter

Australian Journal of Agricultural Research 54(10) 979 - 985
Published: 24 October 2003

Abstract

Three triticale cultivars differing in aluminium (Al) stress response, together with 1 Al-tolerant wheat cultivar (Carazinho) and 1 Al-tolerant wheat line (ET3), were used to investigate the root exudation of organic acids during Al stress. The likely relationship of organic acid exudation with Al tolerance, as assessed by root regrowth in nutrient solutions, was also examined. An enzymatic assay was used to detect malate release from both root tips and the whole root system; high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) was also used to measure the exudation of organic acids from Al-stressed root tips. The enzymatic assay revealed some associations between Al tolerance and malate efflux from Al-stressed wheat or triticale roots, although Al-tolerant triticale cvv. Tahara and 19th ITSN 70-4 released less malate than the Al-tolerant wheat. HPLC analysis indicated that malate and citrate were not the main exudates related to the different levels of Al tolerance in these triticale cultivars. A yet to be identified organic acid in 19th ITSN 70-4 showed significant concentration differences from 2 other cultivars tested. This study highlighted the importance and necessity of elucidating the biochemical mechanisms involved in Al stress tolerance in triticale and other crops.

Keywords: acid stress, enzymic assay, high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC), malate, root apex, root regrowth.

https://doi.org/10.1071/AR03013

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