Mechanisms of oat (Avena sativa L.) acclimation to phosphate deficiency.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Deficiency of available forms of phosphorus is common in most soils and causes reduction of crop plants growth and yield. Recently, model plants responses to phosphate (Pi) deficiency have been intensively studied. However, acclimation mechanisms of cereals like oat (Avena sativa L.), to low Pi stress remains not fully understood. Oat plants have been usually cultured on poor soils, with a low nutrient content, but their responses to such conditions are not well known, therefore the main goal of the study was to investigate the mechanisms that enable oat plants to grow under low Pi conditions.

Methods

Four oat cultivars (A. sativa, cv. Arab, Krezus, Rajtar and Szakal) were grown for three weeks in a nutrient media with various P sources: inorganic-KH

SUBMITTER: Zebrowska E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5671117 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature