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The partitioning of nitrate assimilation between root and shoot of higher plants

ANDREWS, M.·1986·Plant, Cell & Environment
DOI 10.1111/1365-3040.ep11616228
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Abstract The partitioning of nitrate assimilation between root and shoot of higher plant species is indicated by the relative proportions of total plant nitrate reductase activity (NRA) in the two plant parts and the relative concentrations of nitrate and reduced N in the xylem sap. These have been collated here from the literature and temperate and tropical species compared. Both the distribution of NRA and xylem sap nitrate: reduced N indicate that the following four generalizations can be made. Temperate, perennial species growing in low external nitrate concentrations (about 1 mol m−3) carry out most of their nitrate assimilation in the root. As external nitrate concentration increases (in the range found in agricultural soils, 1–20 mol m−3), shoot nitrate assimilation becomes increasingly important. Temperate, annual legume species growing in low external nitrate concentrations carry out most of their nitrate assimilation in the root. Shoot nitrate assimilation increases in importance as external nitrate concentration is increased. Temperate, annual non‐legume species vary greatly in their partitioning of nitrate assimilation between root and shoot when growing in low external nitrate concentrations. Regardless of the proportion carried out in the root at low external nitrate concentrations, nitrate assimilation in the shoot becomes increasingly important as external nitrate concentration is increased. Tropical and subtropical species, annual and perennial, carry out a substantial proportion of their nitrate assimilation in the shoot when growing in low external nitrate concentrations. The partitioning of nitrate assimilation between root and shoot remains constant as external nitrate concentration increases. It is proposed that a greater proportion of nitrate assimilation occurs in the shoot when an increase in the rate of nitrate uptake does not induce an increase in NR level in the root. Thus, a greater proportion of the nitrate taken up remains unassimilated and is passed into the xylem. A constant partitioning of nitrate assimilation between root and shoot is achieved by balancing NR levels in the root with rates of nitrate uptake. The advantages and disadvantages of assimilating nitrate in either the root or shoot are discussed in relation to temperate and tropical habitats.

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Authors
ANDREWS, M.
Venue
Plant, Cell & Environment
Publisher
Wiley
Published
1986-09
Volume
9
Issue
7
Pages
511-519
ISSN
  • 0140-7791 (ISSN-L)
  • 1365-3040
DOI
10.1111/1365-3040.ep11616228
OpenAlex
W2146990764
Cited by
474
References
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FWCI
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Type
journal article
Language
en
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