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The role of lateral roots in bypass flow in rice (Oryza sativa L.).
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  19930130     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Although an apoplastic pathway (the so-called bypass flow) is implicated in the uptake of Na(+) by rice growing in saline conditions, the point of entry of this flow into roots remains to be elucidated. We investigated the role of lateral roots in bypass flow using the tracer trisodium-8-hydroxy-1,3,6-pyrenetrisulphonic acid (PTS) and the rice cv. IR36. PTS was identified in the vascular tissue of lateral roots using both epifluorescence microscopy and confocal laser scanning microscopy. Cryo-scanning electron microscopy and epifluorescence microscopy of sections stained with berberine-aniline blue revealed that the exodermis is absent in the lateral roots. We conclude that PTS can move freely through the cortical layers of lateral roots, enter the stele and be transported to the shoot via the transpiration stream.
Authors:
Bualuang Faiyue; Mohammed J Al-Azzawi; Timothy J Flowers
Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article     Date:  2009-11-17
Journal Detail:
Title:  Plant, cell & environment     Volume:  33     ISSN:  1365-3040     ISO Abbreviation:  Plant Cell Environ.     Publication Date:  2010 May 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-06-03     Completed Date:  2010-08-18     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9309004     Medline TA:  Plant Cell Environ     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  702-16     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Biology and Environmental Science, School of Life Sciences, University of Sussex, Brighton BN19QG, UK. B.Faiyue@sussex.ac.uk
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Biological Transport
Humidity
Microscopy, Confocal
Microscopy, Electron, Scanning
Microscopy, Fluorescence
Oryza sativa / anatomy & histology,  physiology*
Plant Roots / anatomy & histology*,  physiology*
Plant Shoots / chemistry
Plant Transpiration
Polyethylene Glycols / pharmacology
Pyrenes / metabolism
Silicon / pharmacology
Sulfonic Acids / metabolism
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/8-hydroxy-1,3,6-pyrenetrisulfonic acid; 0/Polyethylene Glycols; 0/Pyrenes; 0/Sulfonic Acids; 7440-21-3/Silicon

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