In this study three maize (Zea mays L.) genotypes, a single‐cross hybrid and its parents were evaluated for their efficiency to absorb Mn2+ and Cu2+. All experiments were run using excised roots and uptake efficiency was expressed as Vmax and Km. Also, the genotypes were investigated for possible mutual effects between Mn2+ and Cu2+ during their absorption by roots.
Vmax values for both Mn2+ and Cu2+ showed that an appreciable heterotic effect occurred, higher for Mn2+ than for Cu2+ At the same time the hybrid displayed with respect to the inbreds higher Km values for Mn2+ and only slightly lower Km values for Cu2+. Hence a clear positive level of heterosis was evidenced with reference to the maximum absorption capacity
(Vmax) but not to the affinity (1/Km) for substrates. Cu2+ inhibited uptake of Mn2+ in a non‐competitive fashion (Vmax for Mn2+ fell in the presence of Cu2+ while Km remained constant) and this effect appeared to a lesser extent in the hybrid than in its parentals. At the same time no relevant effects of Mn2+ on the uptake of Cu2+ could be evidenced. 相似文献
The uptake kinetics of nitrate and ammonium ions was compared for the annual range species: subclover ( Trifolium subterraneum L.), soft chess ( Bromus mollis L.), and broadleaved filaree ( Erodium botrys [Cav.] Bertol.) to study competitive interactions in nitrogen deficient soils. Fifteen-day-old seedlings were allowed to deplete solutions of nitrate or ammonium in the range of 5 to 500 μM concentrations for a 10-hour period during which net uptake (depletion) was monitored by a sensitive conductance technique. Subclover uptake rates were markedly less than those for soft chess and filaree for both nitrate and ammonium at both low and high concentrations. The evidence supports the hypothesis that subclover is a poor competitor for soil N in part because of this physiological difference. 相似文献