Abstract
The roots of barley plants (Hordeum vulgare L. cv Steptoe) were monitored before and after excision for net uptake of carbon dioxide, oxygen, ammonium, potassium, nitrate, and chloride and for their content of sucrose, glucose, fructose, and malic acid. All fluxes began to attenuate within 2 hours after excision. Net potassium uptake returned to control levels 6 hours after excision, but carbon dioxide, oxygen, ammonium, and nitrate fluxes continued to diminish for the remainder of the observation period. The addition of 0.1 molar glucose or 0.1 molar sucrose to excision medium had no significant effect on these changes in ion and gas fluxes. Net chloride uptake was negligible for all treatments. Sugar and malic acid content of the root declined after excision. Sucrose and glucose levels remained depressed for the entire observation period, whereas fructose and malic acid returned to control levels after 9 hours. These results indicate that excision has profound, adverse effects on root respiration and the absorption of mineral nitrogen.
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