Exsudação de ácido málico e alongamento radicular de genótipos de milho tratados com níveis tóxicos de alumínio / Malic exudation and root elongation in maize genotypes treated with toxic levels of aluminum

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DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO

2007

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Aluminum effects on malic acid exudation and root elongation were evaluated in two maize genotypes: UFVM 100 e UFVM 200, selected from a group of six genotypes developed by the Agronomy Department of the Federal University of Viçosa, Viçosa, MG, Brazil. Five days-old seedlings of the six genotypes were exposed to Al 50 M in 0.4 mM CaCl2, pH 4.0, for 24 h and, based on growth inhibition of the main root, they were classified into two categories: a) Al sensitive (≥ 68% inhibition): UFVM 8 and UFVM 100; and b) Al tolerant (≤ 64% inhibition): UFVM 6, UFVM 7, UFVM 9 and UFVM 200. The genotypes: UFVM 100 and UFVM 200 were selected for the following experiments. Seedlings of both genotypes were treated with different Al concentrations and different time of exposition to the metal and then the Al effect on root elongation was evaluated. The elongation of the main root decreased with increasing Al concentration in both genotypes, especially in the UFVM 100 genotype. Differences between cultivar were higher at lower concentration but decreased as Al concentration was increased in the growth medium. Inhibition in the elongation of the main root was evident from the beginning of Al treatment and increased linearly with the time of exposition to Al. The UFVM 200 genotype always showed higher Al tolerance than the UFVM 100 genotype and the differences between them were bigger at Al concentration between 25 and 50 M. Aluminum contents in leaves were always low in comparison with the roots, but the UFVM 200 genotype showed higher Al contents than the UFVM 100 genotype. In the roots Al contents increased with increasing Al concentration in the growth medium and they were always higher in the UFVM 100 genotype. The activity of the malate dehydrogenase (MDH) was higher in roots, but it increased with Al treatment only in leaves of the tolerant genotype. Malic acid exudation to the growth medium was observed in control plants of both genotypes. In Al-treated plants of both genotypes malic acid exudation increased with increasing Al concentration in the growth medium but UFVM 200 genotype always showed higher exudation at all Al concentrations. Maximum malic exudation occurred at estimated Al concentration of 133 and 197 M for the genotypes UFVM 200 e UFVM 100, respectively. Although, both genotypes have exudated malic acid to the growth medium, in none of them the amount of malic acid was enough to detoxify the Al in the nutrient solution.

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corn malic acido root growth aluminum toxidez toxicity crescimento radicular alumínio Ácido málico fisiologia vegetal milho

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