Abstract
Aluminum (Al) partitioning in intact roots of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) cultivars that differ in sensitivity to Al was investigated. Roots of intact seedlings were exposed to Al for up to 24 hours and distribution of Al was assessed visually by hematoxylin staining or by direct measurement of concentration of Al by atomic absorption spectrophotometry or ion chromatography. Major differences in Al accumulation between Al-tolerant (Atlas 66) and Al-sensitive (Tam 105) cultivars were found in the growing regions 0 to 2 and 2 to 5 millimeters from the root apex. Al content was 9 to 13 times greater in the 0 to 2 millimeters root tips of cv Tam 105 than in the tips of cv Atlas 66 when exposed to 50 micromolar Al for 19 to 24 hours. The oxidative phosphorylation inhibitor carbonyl cyanide m-chlorophenylhydrazone and the protein synthesis inhibitor cycloheximide increased Al uptake by intact root tips of cv Atlas 66. Also, loss of Al from the roots of both cultivars was measured after the roots were “pulsed” with 50 micromolar Al for 2 hours and then placed in an Al-free nutrient solution for 6 hours. The 0 to 2 millimeter root tips of cv Tam 105 lost 30% of the absorbed Al, whereas the tips of cv Atlas 66 lost 60%. In light of these results, we conclude that the differential Al sensitivity in wheat correlates with the concentration of Al in the root meristems. The data support the hypothesis that part of the mechanism for Al tolerance in wheat is based on a metabolism-dependent exclusion of Al from the sensitive meristems.
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