ISSN:
1432-2048
Keywords:
Phloem loading
;
Potassium
;
Salix
;
Sodium
;
Sugar loading
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Biology
Notes:
Abstract Potassium as the chloride, nitrate or sulphate or sodium as the chloride, were applied at a concentration of 50 mM either to the xylem of stem segments or to the cambial surface of bark strips of willow. Potassium chloride increased the concentration of sucrose in sieve tube exudate collected via severed aphid stylets, without significantly affecting the volume flow rate, or the concentration of potassium in the exudate. The increase in the sucrose level in the sieve tube sap was shown to be due to a stimulation of loading, rather than to an enhancement of longitudinal transport. Potassium nitrate and sulphate or sodium chloride, were not as effective as potassium chloride in stimulating the loading of sucrose. It is suggested that uptake of the cation into cells supplying sugars to the sieve tube is linked to the rate of release of sugars by the supplying cells.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00385503
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