Paper · 2011 · American Journal of Plant Sciences

Low Magnesium with High Potassium Supply Changes Sugar Partitioning and Root Growth Pattern Prior to Visible Magnesium Deficiency in Leaves of Rice (Oryza sativa L.)

Yuchuan Ding; Guohua Xu

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Abstract

This research was conducted to investigate the effects of low magnesium (Mg) with high potassium (K) supply on the Mg concentration, sugar partitioning and root growth of rice (Oryza sativa L. cv. Wuyunjing 7) plants grown in hydroponics under greenhouse conditions, at Nanjing Agricultural University, China. The nutrient solution contained 0.01 and 1.0 mM Mg concentration, with K at 1.0 and 6.0 mM. Compared with the control (1mM Mg and K) treatment, the soluble sugar content at the treatment of low Mg (0.01 mM) with high K (6 mM) decreased by 35.7% in leaves, whereas increased 29.2% in roots at day 15 after treatment initiation. The shoot dry weight (DW) declined 12.9%, but root DW increased 12.1% leading to the significant increase in the root to shoot ratio at day 30. Furthermore, the total root length, total root surface area, root volume, average root diameter, total length of 0 - 0.5 mm and 0.5 - 1.0 mm diameter roots at day 30 significantly increased by 11.8%, 16.4%, 25.3%, 8.1%, 16.6% and 12.5%, respectively. Correlation analysis revealed the root to shoot ratio is closely related to the soluble sugar contents in roots and root morphological parameters of rice at day 15 and day 30. The typical visible symptoms of Mg deficiency in leaves of rice were obtained in the treatment of low Mg with high K at day 35. These findings indicated that low Mg with high K supply altered sugar partitioning and root morphological parameters, resulting in the increased root to shoot ratio prior to visible Mg deficiency symptoms in rice leaves. The increase in root to shoot ratio maybe an important adaptive mecha-nism for rice plants to respond to low-Mg stress during the early growth stage.

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultmeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Low Mg with high K decreased soluble sugar content in rice leaves by 35.7% at day 15 compared with the control.

Taxon
Oryza sativa L.Oryza sativae0
Organ / stage
leavese1
Treatment
low Mg (0.01 mM) with high K (6 mM)e1
Outcome
soluble sugar contente1
Direction
decreasede1
Value
35.7%e1
Qualifier
at day 15 after treatment initiatione1
Comparator
control (1mM Mg and K)e1
Setting
greenhouse conditionse0

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Oryza sativa
Oryza sativa · Taxon · picture from its Wikimedia Commons categoryDesmanthus4food · CC BY-SA 3.0 us · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“the effects of low magnesium (Mg) with high potassium (K) supply on the Mg concentration, sugar partitioning and root growth of rice (Oryza sativa L. cv. Wuyunjing 7) plants grown in hydroponics under greenhouse conditions”

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“Compared with the control (1mM Mg and K) treatment, the soluble sugar content at the treatment of low Mg (0.01 mM) with high K (6 mM) decreased by 35.7% in leaves, whereas increased 29.2% in roots at day 15 after treatment initiation”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultmeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Low Mg with high K increased soluble sugar content in rice roots by 29.2% at day 15 compared with the control.

Taxon
Oryza sativa L.Oryza sativae0
Organ / stage
rootse1
Treatment
low Mg (0.01 mM) with high K (6 mM)e1
Outcome
soluble sugar contente1
Direction
increasede1
Value
29.2%e1
Qualifier
at day 15 after treatment initiatione1
Comparator
control (1mM Mg and K)e1

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Oryza sativa
Oryza sativa · Taxon · picture from its Wikimedia Commons categoryDesmanthus4food · CC BY-SA 3.0 us · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“the effects of low magnesium (Mg) with high potassium (K) supply on the Mg concentration, sugar partitioning and root growth of rice (Oryza sativa L. cv. Wuyunjing 7) plants grown in hydroponics under greenhouse conditions”

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e1

“Compared with the control (1mM Mg and K) treatment, the soluble sugar content at the treatment of low Mg (0.01 mM) with high K (6 mM) decreased by 35.7% in leaves, whereas increased 29.2% in roots at day 15 after treatment initiation”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultmeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Low Mg with high K decreased shoot dry weight of rice by 12.9% at day 30.

Taxon
Oryza sativa L.Oryza sativae0
Organ / stage
shoote2
Treatment
low Mg (0.01 mM) with high K (6 mM)e1
Outcome
shoot dry weight (DW)e2
Direction
declinede2
Value
12.9%e2
Comparator
control (1mM Mg and K)e1

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Oryza sativa
Oryza sativa · Taxon · picture from its Wikimedia Commons categoryDesmanthus4food · CC BY-SA 3.0 us · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“the effects of low magnesium (Mg) with high potassium (K) supply on the Mg concentration, sugar partitioning and root growth of rice (Oryza sativa L. cv. Wuyunjing 7) plants grown in hydroponics under greenhouse conditions”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 43–265 · show in text ↑
e1

“Compared with the control (1mM Mg and K) treatment, the soluble sugar content at the treatment of low Mg (0.01 mM) with high K (6 mM) decreased by 35.7% in leaves, whereas increased 29.2% in roots at day 15 after treatment initiation”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 402–635 · show in text ↑
e2

“The shoot dry weight (DW) declined 12.9%, but root DW increased 12.1% leading to the significant increase in the root to shoot ratio at day 30”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultmeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Low Mg with high K increased root dry weight of rice by 12.1% at day 30.

Taxon
Oryza sativa L.Oryza sativae0
Organ / stage
roote2
Treatment
low Mg (0.01 mM) with high K (6 mM)e1
Outcome
root DWe2
Direction
increasede2
Value
12.1%e2
Comparator
control (1mM Mg and K)e1

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Oryza sativa
Oryza sativa · Taxon · picture from its Wikimedia Commons categoryDesmanthus4food · CC BY-SA 3.0 us · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“the effects of low magnesium (Mg) with high potassium (K) supply on the Mg concentration, sugar partitioning and root growth of rice (Oryza sativa L. cv. Wuyunjing 7) plants grown in hydroponics under greenhouse conditions”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 43–265 · show in text ↑
e1

“Compared with the control (1mM Mg and K) treatment, the soluble sugar content at the treatment of low Mg (0.01 mM) with high K (6 mM) decreased by 35.7% in leaves, whereas increased 29.2% in roots at day 15 after treatment initiation”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 402–635 · show in text ↑
e2

“The shoot dry weight (DW) declined 12.9%, but root DW increased 12.1% leading to the significant increase in the root to shoot ratio at day 30”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 637–779 · show in text ↑
Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivesignificant (as stated)measured

Claim · model-written summary

Low Mg with high K significantly increased the root to shoot ratio of rice at day 30.

Taxon
Oryza sativa L.Oryza sativae0
Treatment
low Mg (0.01 mM) with high K (6 mM)e1
Outcome
root to shoot ratioe2
Direction
increasee2
Qualifier
at day 30e2
Comparator
control (1mM Mg and K)e1

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Oryza sativa
Oryza sativa · Taxon · picture from its Wikimedia Commons categoryDesmanthus4food · CC BY-SA 3.0 us · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“the effects of low magnesium (Mg) with high potassium (K) supply on the Mg concentration, sugar partitioning and root growth of rice (Oryza sativa L. cv. Wuyunjing 7) plants grown in hydroponics under greenhouse conditions”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 43–265 · show in text ↑
e1

“Compared with the control (1mM Mg and K) treatment, the soluble sugar content at the treatment of low Mg (0.01 mM) with high K (6 mM) decreased by 35.7% in leaves, whereas increased 29.2% in roots at day 15 after treatment initiation”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 402–635 · show in text ↑
e2

“The shoot dry weight (DW) declined 12.9%, but root DW increased 12.1% leading to the significant increase in the root to shoot ratio at day 30”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 637–779 · show in text ↑
Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivesignificant (as stated)measured

Claim · model-written summary

Low Mg with high K significantly increased total root length of rice by 11.8% at day 30.

Taxon
Oryza sativa L.Oryza sativae0
Treatment
low Mg (0.01 mM) with high K (6 mM)e1
Outcome
total root lengthe3
Direction
significantly increasede3
Value
11.8%e3
Qualifier
at day 30e3
Comparator
control (1mM Mg and K)e1

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Oryza sativa
Oryza sativa · Taxon · picture from its Wikimedia Commons categoryDesmanthus4food · CC BY-SA 3.0 us · Wikimedia Commons ↗

Verbatim

e0

“the effects of low magnesium (Mg) with high potassium (K) supply on the Mg concentration, sugar partitioning and root growth of rice (Oryza sativa L. cv. Wuyunjing 7) plants grown in hydroponics under greenhouse conditions”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 43–265 · show in text ↑
e1

“Compared with the control (1mM Mg and K) treatment, the soluble sugar content at the treatment of low Mg (0.01 mM) with high K (6 mM) decreased by 35.7% in leaves, whereas increased 29.2% in roots at day 15 after treatment initiation”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 402–635 · show in text ↑
e3

“Furthermore, the total root length, total root surface area, root volume, average root diameter, total length of 0 - 0.5 mm and 0.5 - 1.0 mm diameter roots at day 30 significantly increased by 11.8%, 16.4%, 25.3%, 8.1%, 16.6% and 12.5%, respectively”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivesignificant (as stated)measured

Claim · model-written summary

Low Mg with high K significantly increased total root surface area of rice by 16.4% at day 30.

Taxon
Oryza sativa L.Oryza sativae0
Treatment
low Mg (0.01 mM) with high K (6 mM)e1
Outcome
total root surface areae3
Direction
significantly increasede3
Value
16.4%e3
Qualifier
at day 30e3
Comparator
control (1mM Mg and K)e1

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Oryza sativa
Oryza sativa · Taxon · picture from its Wikimedia Commons categoryDesmanthus4food · CC BY-SA 3.0 us · Wikimedia Commons ↗

Verbatim

e0

“the effects of low magnesium (Mg) with high potassium (K) supply on the Mg concentration, sugar partitioning and root growth of rice (Oryza sativa L. cv. Wuyunjing 7) plants grown in hydroponics under greenhouse conditions”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 43–265 · show in text ↑
e1

“Compared with the control (1mM Mg and K) treatment, the soluble sugar content at the treatment of low Mg (0.01 mM) with high K (6 mM) decreased by 35.7% in leaves, whereas increased 29.2% in roots at day 15 after treatment initiation”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 402–635 · show in text ↑
e3

“Furthermore, the total root length, total root surface area, root volume, average root diameter, total length of 0 - 0.5 mm and 0.5 - 1.0 mm diameter roots at day 30 significantly increased by 11.8%, 16.4%, 25.3%, 8.1%, 16.6% and 12.5%, respectively”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivesignificant (as stated)measured

Claim · model-written summary

Low Mg with high K significantly increased root volume of rice by 25.3% at day 30.

Taxon
Oryza sativa L.Oryza sativae0
Treatment
low Mg (0.01 mM) with high K (6 mM)e1
Outcome
root volumee3
Direction
significantly increasede3
Value
25.3%e3
Qualifier
at day 30e3
Comparator
control (1mM Mg and K)e1

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Oryza sativa
Oryza sativa · Taxon · picture from its Wikimedia Commons categoryDesmanthus4food · CC BY-SA 3.0 us · Wikimedia Commons ↗

Verbatim

e0

“the effects of low magnesium (Mg) with high potassium (K) supply on the Mg concentration, sugar partitioning and root growth of rice (Oryza sativa L. cv. Wuyunjing 7) plants grown in hydroponics under greenhouse conditions”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 43–265 · show in text ↑
e1

“Compared with the control (1mM Mg and K) treatment, the soluble sugar content at the treatment of low Mg (0.01 mM) with high K (6 mM) decreased by 35.7% in leaves, whereas increased 29.2% in roots at day 15 after treatment initiation”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 402–635 · show in text ↑
e3

“Furthermore, the total root length, total root surface area, root volume, average root diameter, total length of 0 - 0.5 mm and 0.5 - 1.0 mm diameter roots at day 30 significantly increased by 11.8%, 16.4%, 25.3%, 8.1%, 16.6% and 12.5%, respectively”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivesignificant (as stated)measured

Claim · model-written summary

Low Mg with high K significantly increased average root diameter of rice by 8.1% at day 30.

Taxon
Oryza sativa L.Oryza sativae0
Treatment
low Mg (0.01 mM) with high K (6 mM)e1
Outcome
average root diametere3
Direction
significantly increasede3
Value
8.1%e3
Qualifier
at day 30e3
Comparator
control (1mM Mg and K)e1

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Oryza sativa
Oryza sativa · Taxon · picture from its Wikimedia Commons categoryDesmanthus4food · CC BY-SA 3.0 us · Wikimedia Commons ↗

Verbatim

e0

“the effects of low magnesium (Mg) with high potassium (K) supply on the Mg concentration, sugar partitioning and root growth of rice (Oryza sativa L. cv. Wuyunjing 7) plants grown in hydroponics under greenhouse conditions”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 43–265 · show in text ↑
e1

“Compared with the control (1mM Mg and K) treatment, the soluble sugar content at the treatment of low Mg (0.01 mM) with high K (6 mM) decreased by 35.7% in leaves, whereas increased 29.2% in roots at day 15 after treatment initiation”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 402–635 · show in text ↑
e3

“Furthermore, the total root length, total root surface area, root volume, average root diameter, total length of 0 - 0.5 mm and 0.5 - 1.0 mm diameter roots at day 30 significantly increased by 11.8%, 16.4%, 25.3%, 8.1%, 16.6% and 12.5%, respectively”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivesignificant (as stated)measured

Claim · model-written summary

Low Mg with high K significantly increased the total length of 0 - 0.5 mm diameter roots of rice by 16.6% at day 30.

Taxon
Oryza sativa L.Oryza sativae0
Treatment
low Mg (0.01 mM) with high K (6 mM)e1
Outcome
total length of 0 - 0.5 mme3
Direction
significantly increasede3
Value
16.6%e3
Qualifier
at day 30e3
Comparator
control (1mM Mg and K)e1

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Oryza sativa
Oryza sativa · Taxon · picture from its Wikimedia Commons categoryDesmanthus4food · CC BY-SA 3.0 us · Wikimedia Commons ↗

Verbatim

e0

“the effects of low magnesium (Mg) with high potassium (K) supply on the Mg concentration, sugar partitioning and root growth of rice (Oryza sativa L. cv. Wuyunjing 7) plants grown in hydroponics under greenhouse conditions”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 43–265 · show in text ↑
e1

“Compared with the control (1mM Mg and K) treatment, the soluble sugar content at the treatment of low Mg (0.01 mM) with high K (6 mM) decreased by 35.7% in leaves, whereas increased 29.2% in roots at day 15 after treatment initiation”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 402–635 · show in text ↑
e3

“Furthermore, the total root length, total root surface area, root volume, average root diameter, total length of 0 - 0.5 mm and 0.5 - 1.0 mm diameter roots at day 30 significantly increased by 11.8%, 16.4%, 25.3%, 8.1%, 16.6% and 12.5%, respectively”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 781–1030 · show in text ↑
Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivesignificant (as stated)measured

Claim · model-written summary

Low Mg with high K significantly increased the total length of 0.5 - 1.0 mm diameter roots of rice by 12.5% at day 30.

Taxon
Oryza sativa L.Oryza sativae0
Treatment
low Mg (0.01 mM) with high K (6 mM)e1
Outcome
0.5 - 1.0 mm diameter rootse3
Direction
significantly increasede3
Value
12.5%e3
Qualifier
at day 30e3
Comparator
control (1mM Mg and K)e1

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Oryza sativa
Oryza sativa · Taxon · picture from its Wikimedia Commons categoryDesmanthus4food · CC BY-SA 3.0 us · Wikimedia Commons ↗

Verbatim

e0

“the effects of low magnesium (Mg) with high potassium (K) supply on the Mg concentration, sugar partitioning and root growth of rice (Oryza sativa L. cv. Wuyunjing 7) plants grown in hydroponics under greenhouse conditions”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 43–265 · show in text ↑
e1

“Compared with the control (1mM Mg and K) treatment, the soluble sugar content at the treatment of low Mg (0.01 mM) with high K (6 mM) decreased by 35.7% in leaves, whereas increased 29.2% in roots at day 15 after treatment initiation”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 402–635 · show in text ↑
e3

“Furthermore, the total root length, total root surface area, root volume, average root diameter, total length of 0 - 0.5 mm and 0.5 - 1.0 mm diameter roots at day 30 significantly increased by 11.8%, 16.4%, 25.3%, 8.1%, 16.6% and 12.5%, respectively”

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Associationobservedoriginal resultmeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Root to shoot ratio is closely related to soluble sugar contents in roots and to root morphological parameters of rice.

Compound
soluble sugar contentse4
Outcome
root to shoot ratioe4
Qualifier
closely relatede4

Not reportedDirection

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Oryza sativa
Oryza sativa · Taxon · picture from its Wikimedia Commons categoryDesmanthus4food · CC BY-SA 3.0 us · Wikimedia Commons ↗

Verbatim

e4

“Correlation analysis revealed the root to shoot ratio is closely related to the soluble sugar contents in roots and root morphological parameters of rice at day 15 and day 30”

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Observationobservedoriginal resultmeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Typical visible symptoms of Mg deficiency appeared in rice leaves under low Mg with high K at day 35.

Organ / stage
leavese5
Treatment
low Mg with high Ke5
Outcome
visible symptoms of Mg deficiencye5
Qualifier
at day 35e5

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Oryza sativa
Oryza sativa · Taxon · picture from its Wikimedia Commons categoryDesmanthus4food · CC BY-SA 3.0 us · Wikimedia Commons ↗

Verbatim

e5

“The typical visible symptoms of Mg deficiency in leaves of rice were obtained in the treatment of low Mg with high K at day 35”

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Mechanismhypothesisoriginal resultbasis n/a

Claim · model-written summary

The increase in root to shoot ratio may be an adaptive mechanism of rice to low-Mg stress in the early growth stage.

Treatment
low-Mg stresse6
Outcome
root to shoot ratioe6
Qualifier
adaptive mecha-nisme6

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Oryza sativa
Oryza sativa · Taxon · picture from its Wikimedia Commons categoryDesmanthus4food · CC BY-SA 3.0 us · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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e6

“The increase in root to shoot ratio maybe an important adaptive mecha-nism for rice plants to respond to low-Mg stress during the early growth stage”

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