Differential physiological responses of portuguese bread wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) genotypes under aluminium stress

The major limitation of cereal production in acidic soils is aluminium (Al) phytotoxicity which inhibits root growth. Recent evidence indicates that different genotypes within the same species have evolved different mechanisms to cope with this stress. With these facts in mind, root responses of two...

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Main Authors: García Oliveira, A.L., Martins Lopes, P., Tolra, R., Poschenrieder, Charlotte, Guedes-Pinto, H., Benito, C.
Format: Journal Article
Language:Inglés
Published: MDPI 2016
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/79338
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author García Oliveira, A.L.
Martins Lopes, P.
Tolra, R.
Poschenrieder, Charlotte
Guedes-Pinto, H.
Benito, C.
author_browse Benito, C.
García Oliveira, A.L.
Guedes-Pinto, H.
Martins Lopes, P.
Poschenrieder, Charlotte
Tolra, R.
author_facet García Oliveira, A.L.
Martins Lopes, P.
Tolra, R.
Poschenrieder, Charlotte
Guedes-Pinto, H.
Benito, C.
author_sort García Oliveira, A.L.
collection Repository of Agricultural Research Outputs (CGSpace)
description The major limitation of cereal production in acidic soils is aluminium (Al) phytotoxicity which inhibits root growth. Recent evidence indicates that different genotypes within the same species have evolved different mechanisms to cope with this stress. With these facts in mind, root responses of two highly Al tolerant Portuguese bread wheat genotypes—Barbela 7/72/92 and Viloso mole—were investigated along with check genotype Anahuac (Al sensitive), using different physiological and histochemical assays. All the assays confirmed that Barbela 7/72/92 is much more tolerant to Al phytotoxicity than Viloso Mole. Our results demonstrate that the greater tolerance to Al phytotoxicity in Barbela 7/72/92 than in Viloso Mole relies on numerous factors, including higher levels of organic acid (OAs) efflux, particularly citrate efflux. This might be associated with the lower accumulation of Al in the root tips, restricting the Al-induced lipid peroxidation and the consequent plasma membrane integrity loss, thus allowing better root regrowth under Al stress conditions. Furthermore, the presence of root hairs in Barbela 7/72/92 might also help to circumvent Al toxicity by facilitating a more efficient uptake of water and nutrients, particularly under Al stress on acid soils. In conclusion, our findings confirmed that Portuguese bread wheat genotype Barbela 7/72/92 represents an alternative source of Al tolerance in bread wheat and could potentially be used to improve the wheat productivity in acidic soils.
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spelling CGSpace793382025-11-11T10:33:27Z Differential physiological responses of portuguese bread wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) genotypes under aluminium stress García Oliveira, A.L. Martins Lopes, P. Tolra, R. Poschenrieder, Charlotte Guedes-Pinto, H. Benito, C. phytotoxicity physiological response aluminium stress bread wheat histochemical assays The major limitation of cereal production in acidic soils is aluminium (Al) phytotoxicity which inhibits root growth. Recent evidence indicates that different genotypes within the same species have evolved different mechanisms to cope with this stress. With these facts in mind, root responses of two highly Al tolerant Portuguese bread wheat genotypes—Barbela 7/72/92 and Viloso mole—were investigated along with check genotype Anahuac (Al sensitive), using different physiological and histochemical assays. All the assays confirmed that Barbela 7/72/92 is much more tolerant to Al phytotoxicity than Viloso Mole. Our results demonstrate that the greater tolerance to Al phytotoxicity in Barbela 7/72/92 than in Viloso Mole relies on numerous factors, including higher levels of organic acid (OAs) efflux, particularly citrate efflux. This might be associated with the lower accumulation of Al in the root tips, restricting the Al-induced lipid peroxidation and the consequent plasma membrane integrity loss, thus allowing better root regrowth under Al stress conditions. Furthermore, the presence of root hairs in Barbela 7/72/92 might also help to circumvent Al toxicity by facilitating a more efficient uptake of water and nutrients, particularly under Al stress on acid soils. In conclusion, our findings confirmed that Portuguese bread wheat genotype Barbela 7/72/92 represents an alternative source of Al tolerance in bread wheat and could potentially be used to improve the wheat productivity in acidic soils. 2016-12-07 2017-01-23T09:39:45Z 2017-01-23T09:39:45Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/79338 en Open Access application/pdf MDPI Garcia-Oliveira, A.L., Martins-Lopes, P., Tolrà, R., Poschenrieder, C., Guedes-Pinto, H. & Benito, C. (2016). Differential physiological responses of portuguese bread wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) genotypes under aluminium stress. Diversity, 8(4), 26. 1-12.
spellingShingle phytotoxicity
physiological response
aluminium stress
bread wheat
histochemical assays
García Oliveira, A.L.
Martins Lopes, P.
Tolra, R.
Poschenrieder, Charlotte
Guedes-Pinto, H.
Benito, C.
Differential physiological responses of portuguese bread wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) genotypes under aluminium stress
title Differential physiological responses of portuguese bread wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) genotypes under aluminium stress
title_full Differential physiological responses of portuguese bread wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) genotypes under aluminium stress
title_fullStr Differential physiological responses of portuguese bread wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) genotypes under aluminium stress
title_full_unstemmed Differential physiological responses of portuguese bread wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) genotypes under aluminium stress
title_short Differential physiological responses of portuguese bread wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) genotypes under aluminium stress
title_sort differential physiological responses of portuguese bread wheat triticum aestivum l genotypes under aluminium stress
topic phytotoxicity
physiological response
aluminium stress
bread wheat
histochemical assays
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/79338
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