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Influx and Efflux of P in Roots of Intact Maize Plants ¹

Double-Labeling with ³²P and ³³P

Department of Land, Air and Water Resources, University of California, Davis, California 95616

Rates of P influx and efflux were determined in whole plants at ambient P concentrations comparable to those found in soil solutions. Maize (Zea mays L. var NC+59) seedlings were trimmed (endosperm and adventitious roots removed) and grown in a greenhouse in solution cultures at P concentrations of approximately 0.4 and 1.8 micromolar. Roots of intact plants previously exposed to ³²P-labeled solutions at 0.2 and 2.0 micromolar P for 48 hours were rinsed 10 minutes in P-free solution and exposed to ³³P solutions at 0.2 and 2.0 micromolar for 10 minutes. Net depletion of ³³P from and appearance of ³²P in the ambient solution were used to measure influx and efflux. The ration of ³²P efflux to ³³P influx was about 0.68 at 0.2 micromolar and 0.08 at 2.0 micromolar. When plants were allowed to deplete P from solutions, the P concentration in the medium dropped to about 0.15 micromolar within 24 hours and 0.05 micromolar within 60 hours. Results indicate that P efflux is a substantial component of net P accumulation at P concentrations normally found in soil solutions.

¹ Supported by a grant from Allied Chemical Company.

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