TY - JOUR
T1 - Interrelationship between phosphorus toxicity and sugar metabolism in Verticordia plumosa L
AU - Silber, Avner
AU - Ben-Jaacov, Jaacov
AU - Ackerman, Alexander
AU - Bar-Tal, Asher
AU - Levkovitch, Irit
AU - Matsevitz-Yosef, Tania
AU - Swartzberg, Dvora
AU - Riov, Josef
AU - Granot, David
PY - 2002/8
Y1 - 2002/8
N2 - Phosphorus, an essential plant nutrient, may become toxic when accumulated by plants to high concentrations. Certain plant species such as Verticordia plumosa L. suffer from P toxicity at solution concentrations far lower than most other plant species. In this study, exposure of V. plumosa plants to a solution containing as low as 3 mg l-1 P resulted in significant growth inhibition and typical symptoms of P toxicity. In a wide range of P levels studied, micronutrient concentrations in V. plumosa leaves were within the range considered adequate for optimal growth. Notably, tomato plants with high hexokinase activity due to overexpression of Arabidopsis hexokinase (AtHXK1) exhibited senescence symptoms similar to those of P toxic V. plumosa. The resemblance in senescence symptoms between P-toxic tomato plants and those with high hexokinase activity suggested that increased sugar metabolism could play a role in P toxicity in plants. To test this hypothesis, we determined the amount of hexose phosphate, the product of hexokinase, in V. plumosa leaves grown at various P levels in the nutrient solution. Positive correlations were found between concentration in the medium, P concentration in the plant, hexose phosphate concentration in leaves and P toxicity symptoms. Foliar Zn application suppressed P toxicity symptoms and reduced the level of hexose phosphate in leaves. Furthermore, Zn also inhibited hexokinase activity in vitro. Based on these results we suggest that P toxicity involves sugar metabolism via increased activity of hexokinase that accelerates senescence.
AB - Phosphorus, an essential plant nutrient, may become toxic when accumulated by plants to high concentrations. Certain plant species such as Verticordia plumosa L. suffer from P toxicity at solution concentrations far lower than most other plant species. In this study, exposure of V. plumosa plants to a solution containing as low as 3 mg l-1 P resulted in significant growth inhibition and typical symptoms of P toxicity. In a wide range of P levels studied, micronutrient concentrations in V. plumosa leaves were within the range considered adequate for optimal growth. Notably, tomato plants with high hexokinase activity due to overexpression of Arabidopsis hexokinase (AtHXK1) exhibited senescence symptoms similar to those of P toxic V. plumosa. The resemblance in senescence symptoms between P-toxic tomato plants and those with high hexokinase activity suggested that increased sugar metabolism could play a role in P toxicity in plants. To test this hypothesis, we determined the amount of hexose phosphate, the product of hexokinase, in V. plumosa leaves grown at various P levels in the nutrient solution. Positive correlations were found between concentration in the medium, P concentration in the plant, hexose phosphate concentration in leaves and P toxicity symptoms. Foliar Zn application suppressed P toxicity symptoms and reduced the level of hexose phosphate in leaves. Furthermore, Zn also inhibited hexokinase activity in vitro. Based on these results we suggest that P toxicity involves sugar metabolism via increased activity of hexokinase that accelerates senescence.
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U2 - 10.1023/A:1020432512980
DO - 10.1023/A:1020432512980
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AN - SCOPUS:1842426957
SN - 0032-079X
VL - 245
SP - 249
EP - 260
JO - Plant and Soil
JF - Plant and Soil
IS - 2
ER -