Abstract
Abstract To test the hypothesis that rhizosphere
acidification would enhance the hydrolyzation of
organic phosphates by increasing phosphatase activity.
A Petri dish experiment with sterile agar and a pot
experiment with a low P soil were used. In the Petri dish
experiment, roots of each plant were cultured in two
compartments, each of which contained agar with one
of three nitrogen combinations: NH4
+/N0 (N0 =
nitrogen free), NH4
+/NO3
-, and NO3-/N0. Phytin was
supplied as the sole phosphorus (P) source to all
compartments. In the pot experiment, the soil in each
pot was treated with N0, KNO3, or (NH4)2SO4)
together with 0 or 75 mg kg-1 phytin-P. Dry weight,
P concentration, and P content of roots were highest in
the NH4
+ compartments in the Petri dish experiment.
In the pot experiment, dry weight, P concentration, and
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 13-24 |
Journal | Plant and Soil |
Volume | 349 |
Issue number | 1-2 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2011 |
Keywords
- triticum-aestivum l.
- phosphorus acquisition
- deficient conditions
- soil
- ph
- root
- plants
- microorganisms
- availability
- hydrolysis