Comparative study of the effect of nitrogen, phosphorus or sulphur deprivation on the lignification mechanism of maize adventitious roots (Zea mays L., Poaceae)
Abstract
Young maize plants (Zea mays L., Poaceae) were subject to nitrate, sulphate or phosphate deprivation for 12 days. These treatments resulted in variations concerning morphological and physiological characteristics of the 1st whorl of adventitious roots. Putting forward the working hypothesis that the lignification process is affected in a differential way by each treatment we examined: 1) the spatial and temporal allocation of the lignin polymer and its precursors in each treatment, 2) the characteristics of the lignin in each treatment, 3) the alterations of the energy characteristics of the root in each treatment, focusing our interest in the oxygen consumption and the ATP levels, 4) the effect of each treatment on PAL and TAL activities, considering that both are key enzymes of the lignin biosynthetic pathway, 5) the effect on the hydrogen peroxide levels, which are closely related to the lignin biosynthesis and 6) the role of both the reactive oxygen species and calcium as signal tr ...
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