Abstract
E107 is a pleiotropic mutant of peaPisum sativum cv. ‘Sparkle’, characterized by forming few nodules and developing bronze necrotic spots on older leaves. The mutant accumulates Al and has symptoms typical of Al toxicity. The lateral roots of E107 are fewer (40%) and shorter (50%) than those of its parent. High concentrations of Al accumulate in E107 shoots (1000 mg kg-1) and roots (3000 mg kg-1), and three-week old E107 plants extrude 2.5 times more protons than ‘Sparkle’ plants of similar age. Al concentrations of the roots of the mutant and of its parent ‘Sparkle’ are similar for the first two weeks of growth. Thereafter they differ. In 2 week old plants Al continues to accumulate in excessive amounts in E107 primary and lateral roots whereas in ‘Sparkle’ roots, it reaches a plateau. In E107, Al is erratically distributed in the walls of root hairs and epidermal cells in both primary and lateral roots. Some of these cells have also Al in their nucleus.
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Guinel, F.C., LaRue, T.A. Excessive aluminium accumulation in the pea mutant E107 (brz). Plant Soil 157, 75–82 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02390229
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