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Short-term 32P uptake experiments were conducted with intact seedlings of loblolly pine (Pinus taeda L.) to examine possible seed source variation in net accumulation of 32P in roots and shoots, and in rates of unidirectional influx. Seed source had a highly significant effect on biomass and P concentrations of shoots and roots. Seedlings from two seed sources representing fast-growing populations (a broadly-adapted and wet-site seed source) accumulated over 60% more total seedling P than smaller seedlings from a drought-hardy seed source, reflecting higher biomass and root P concentrations. Rates of unidirectional 32P influx in seedlings from the drought-hardy seed source were more than twice the rates of the seedlings from the broadly-adapted seed source. However, after 24 h in labeled uptake solution, net accumulation of 32P was similar, suggesting that rates of unidirectional efflux from roots of the drought-hardy seed source were also high. Although there were no significant differences in biomass and tissue P concentrations between the two fast-growing seed sources, rates of unidirectional influx in seedlings from the broadly-adapted seed source were 42% lower than rates in seedlings from the wet-site source. Yet, after 24 h in labeled uptake solution, net accumulation of 32P in seedlings from the broadly-adapted seed source was 50% higher. Unidirectional efflux out of the root may regulate net uptake of P as much, if not more, than influx in loblolly pine seedlings-at least under high-P growth conditions. The results in this study do not support previous studies with herbaceous plants suggesting that fast-growing species typically exhibit higher rates of nutrient uptake than slow-growing species.
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Topa, M.A. Seed source variation in 32P uptake in inus taeda L. seedlings: A possible regulation by efflux. Plant Soil 182, 259–265 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00029057
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