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The values of influx (Ji) and efflux (Jo) of phosphates through intact maize roots (primary, seed roots) have confirmed the dependence of the P concentration in nutrient medium on the activity and efficiency of transport mechanism with respect to the accumulation of phosphates (J) by roots. The phosphate accumulation is about 97–99 % of the total uptake. If the P concentration is < 1 mM the efflux is negligible, and Ji <=g Jo. In contrast, if the P concentration is τ 1 mM, the proportion of efflux significantly increases, up to 45 % of the whole influx. The approximation to the conditions of equilibrium of phosphate flows ( Ji = Jo) depends on the P concentration in root cells, the accumulation of phosphates being determined by the relation Ji τ Jo. In the roots growing in P-containing medium the values of efflux are much higher than in the roots lacking P.
The positive effect of Ca2+ ions on the accumulation of phosphates is caused by the decreased proportion of efflux. The factors instigating the integrity or non-integrity of the cell structure (Ca2+, SDS, EDTA, Sorbitol,etc.) and thus its effectiveness determine the accumulation of phosphates by roots. Analogously, the factors stimulating the ability of accepted phosphate to be metabolized, and their use in the form of organic compounds decrease the proportion of efflux; these activities are shown in the increased efficiency of the phosphate uptake. The presented results show the importance of the integrity of the cell structure, the functioning of membranes and of metabolism efficiency for the accumulation of phosphates by plant roots. The main form of phosphorus transport in xylem exudate is inorganic phosphorus. Its share is from 79 to 82 % of the total amount of transported P. The utilization of P in the roots in the form of organic, slowly motabolizable P compounds (mannose-6-phosphate) and inhibition of acid phosphatase activity effectively restrains P transport over long distances. The correlation of P transport from roots into shoots with phosphatase activity was established (correlation coefficient is 0.74++). It can be summarized that long-distance P tran sport is a function of dephosphorylating reactions.
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Michalík, I. The function of metabolism in phosphorus accumulation in plant roots and its transport over long distances. Biol Plant 29, 204–213 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02876831
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