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Does ethylene mediate cluster root formation under iron deficiency?

H Zaid1, R El Morabet, H G Diem

  • 1Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, University Mohammed V-Agdal, BP 1014, Avenue Ibn Battouta, Rabat, Morocco. zaid@fsr.ac.ma

Annals of Botany
|September 12, 2003
PubMed
Summary

Ethylene plays a key role in the development of proteoid (cluster) roots in Casuarina glauca plants under iron deficiency. Inhibiting ethylene action or biosynthesis prevents cluster root formation.

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Area of Science:

  • Plant Biology
  • Plant Physiology
  • Biochemistry

Background:

  • Casuarina glauca species exhibit proteoid (cluster) root development as a response to iron deficiency.
  • Ethylene's role in the initiation and morphogenesis of cluster roots (CR) in Casuarina glauca is not fully understood.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the involvement of ethylene in the initiation and morphogenesis of cluster roots (CR) in Casuarina glauca.
  • To determine if ethylene signaling is essential for the plant's morphological response to iron deficiency.

Main Methods:

  • Hydroponic cultivation of Casuarina glauca.
  • Application of silver thiosulfate (Ag+) to inhibit ethylene action.
  • Use of ethylene biosynthesis inhibitors: aminoethoxyvinylglycine, 1-aminobutyric acid, aminoxyacetic acid, and cobalt chloride.

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  • Treatment with the ethylene precursor 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylic acid.

    • Main Results:

    • Inhibition of ethylene action or biosynthesis prevented cluster root formation in iron-deficient plants.
    • Ethylene inhibitors blocked the positive effect of iron deficiency on cluster root development.
    • Application of 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylic acid stimulated cluster root formation, even with sufficient iron supply, though not to the level seen in iron-deficient plants.

    Conclusions:

    • Ethylene is crucial for the morphological response of cluster root formation in Casuarina glauca under iron deficiency.
    • An ethylene-mediated signaling pathway is involved in the process of cluster root formation in this species.