Previous studies showed that limpograss, Hemarthria altissima (Poir), Stapf & C. E. Hubb (PI 364344) was tolerant to low temperature and to high concentrations of Al in acid soil, mine spoil and nutrient solution. Additional experiments were conducted to test the tolerance of this limpograss clone to excess Mn, another potential growth‐limiting factor in acid soils.
Cuttings from a single plant were grown in pots of Mn‐toxic Zanesville soil with no lime (pH 5.1) and 1250 ppm CaCO (pH 6.3) and in nutrient solutions containing 0, 4, 8, 16, 32 or 64 ppm Mn at pH 4.0. The grass was highly tolerant to excess Mn in both media. Liming the soil from pH 5.1 to 6.3 did not significantly affect top dry weight of the first harvest and significantly decreased that of the second. In nutrient solutions at pH 4.0 top dry weights were not significantly affected by Mn concentrations up to 64 ppm. Root dry weights were significantly increased by Mn additions of 16, 32 and 64 ppm. Limpograss (PI 364344) was not injured when Mn concentrations were as high as 930 and 9152 ppm in tops and roots, respectively. High Mn tolerance is yet another trait that should enhance the potential use of this grass in revegetating acid mine spoils and other acid sites. 相似文献
Abstract Induced effects by manganese (Mn) uptake on root cell walls of two tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum L.) genotypes KY 14 (Mn sensitive) and T.I. 1112 (Mn tolerant) were evaluated. The tobacco genotypes were grown in half‐strength Hoagland solutions containing 0 (deficient), 46 (non‐toxic), and 300 µM (toxic) Mn. Root cell walls were isolated and characterized for total polysaccharides, proteins, and individual sugars and amino acids. For both genotypes, the largest and significant difference (P ≤ 0.01) in cell wall polysaccharides and proteins were between Mn levels of 0 and 46 µM. Either deficient or toxic levels of Mn exposure decreased uronic acid, a component of cell wall pectins although the decrease was smaller in T.I. 1112 than in KY 14. Beside uronic acid, significant changes in arabinose, galactose, and rhamnose contents were also observed in cell wall pectins. In addition, toxic level of Mn exposure greatly elevated serine in T.I. 1112 whereas the Mn deficient condition generally reduced serine but increased proline in both genotypes. Serine and hydroxyl‐proline are major amino acid components of extension, a major cell wall structural protein. The results suggest that Mn deficiency and toxicity may affect both metal uptake and mechanical characteristics of tobacco root cell walls. Manganese‐induced changes in root cell wall chemistry appear to differ from the effects of metal stresses of non‐essential elements such as aluminum (Al) and sodium (Na). 相似文献