Muscolo, Adele;
Sidari, Maria;
Panuccio, Maria Rosaria;
De Santis, Carmelinda;
Finocchiaro, Angela
Early effects of phenolic compounds, extracted from two forest litters, on ammonium uptake and assimilation in Pinus laricio and Pinus pinaster seedlings
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Media type:
E-Article
Title:
Early effects of phenolic compounds, extracted from two forest litters, on ammonium uptake and assimilation in Pinus laricio and Pinus pinaster seedlings
Contributor:
Muscolo, Adele;
Sidari, Maria;
Panuccio, Maria Rosaria;
De Santis, Carmelinda;
Finocchiaro, Angela
Published:
Springer, 2005
Published in:
Plant and Soil, 269 (2005) 1/2, Seite 309-320
Language:
English
ISSN:
0032-079X;
1573-5036
Origination:
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Description:
The early effects of low molecular weight phenolic compounds, released by Pinus laricio and Pinus pinaster litter, on ammonium uptake and its assimilation in two Pinus species were studied. In Pinus laricio seedlings, the exposure to phenols extracted from Pinus laricio litter increased not only the ammonium uptake but also the activity of the main enzymes involved in its assimilation, whereas the phenols extracted from Pinus pinaster litter had a negative effect on these metabolic processes. In Pinus pinaster seedlings, the exposure to both phenols decreased the ammonium uptake and the activity of the main enzymes involved in its assimilation. Histological analysis carried out in Pinus laricio roots showed that phenols extracted from Pinus laricio litter induced the greatest growth of cortex, element through which occurs the ions uptake in plants, whereas phenol extracted from Pinus pinaster litter inhibited cortex development. On the other hand, in Pinus pinaster seedlings the observation showed that both phenols inhibited cortex growth indicating a strict correlation between cortex development and ammonium uptake and its assimilation.