Table II.
Cumulative 14C activity lost from root to solution 4.5 h (measured) and 20 h (estimated) after the end of the pulse feed to leaf 2 of intact and partially defoliated plants of wheat
Values represent means ± sem (n = 3). Significant differences (P < 0.05) as determined by two-tailed unpaired t test are indicated by different postscripts.
Treatment
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Cumulative 14C Export from Fed Leaf 2 at 20 h
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Cumulative 14C Root Exudation
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Cumulative 14C Root Exudation
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4.5 h | 20 h | |||
% of total 14C fixed | % of 14C export | |||
Intact | 82.4 ± 1.7a | 1.8 ± 0.3a | 3.1 ± 0.7 | 3.8 ± 0.8a |
Defoliated | 86.2 ± 0.6a | 0.3 ± 0.1b | 0.9 ± 0.1 | 1.1 ± 0.1a |