| Abstract: | Four barley genotypes (Tiantaiyangdamai, Xiyin2, Mimai114 and Tai94-Ce6) were exposed to0, 50, 100, and 150 μM of Al-containing solution with pH 4.5, to determine the differences in growth inhibi-tion, Al concentration and accumulation and mineral composition among genotypes. The results showed thatMimai114 and Tai94-Ce6 had significantly higher Al concentration and accumulation than Tiantaiyangdamiand Xiyin2, especially in roots, and the growth traits including root and shoot dry weights, shoot height, rootlength and tillers per plant were more inhibited in the former two genotypes. Al treatments caused a significantreduction of N, P, K, Ca, Mg and Mn content in both roots and shoots, of Cu in shoots ; and a significant increase in Fe and Zn content in both roots and shoots, of Cu in roots. The changed rates of mineral contentcaused by Al treatments, in terms of the content in 150 μM Al divided by the content in the control, differedsignificantly among four genotypes. Two Al-sensitive genotypes, Mimai114 and Tai94-Ce6 had much greater changesin mineral content than other two Al-tolerant genotypes Tiantaiyangdamai and Xiyin2 when subjected to Al stress incomparison with the control. It is indicated that the Al-tolerant genotype is characterized by less uptake and accumula-tion of Al in roots and smaller disorders in mineral metabolism and ion homeostasis. |
