Aufnahme und Verlagerung von Natrium bei zwei Sorten von Lolium perenne

Uptake and translocation of sodium in two cultivars of Lolium perenne The uptake and translocation of Na was investigated in two Lolium perenne cultivars (Dolewi and NFG). With increasing Na⁺ concentration in the nutrient solution (0, 1, 2 and 4 mMNa) the Na⁺ uptake per pot increased from 1.4 to 11.9 me/1 Na⁺ for Dolewi and from 1.1 to 6.9 me/l Na⁺ for NFG. The higher Na uptake by Dolewi can only partly be explained by better growth, the higher Na⁺ selectivity playing also an important role. In another experiment plants of both types were grown in solution cultures for 41/2 weeks at 15°C and 25°C, respectively. Hereafter the plants were supplied with 1.25 mM ²⁴NaCl for six hours under equal conditions. Again the higher Na uptake and also a higher Na translocation (of about 20%) was found in Dolewi, whereas only 10% of the ²⁴Na uptake had been translocated by NFG. When plants were grown in a nutrient solution with a lower temperature (at 15°C) the root lipids showed a higher linolenic acid and oleic acid content than the plants grown in a medium at 25°C. At the same time the 24Na uptake was higher in the plants grown at the lower temperature, yet the relationship between root lipids and Na uptake still remains to be elucidated.