New insights into N-utilization efficiency in tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) under N limiting condition

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Veröffentlicht in:Plant physiology and biochemistry : PPB. - 1991. - 166(2021) vom: 01. Sept., Seite 634-644
1. Verfasser: Aci, M M (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Lupini, A, Mauceri, A, Sunseri, F, Abenavoli, M R
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2021
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:Plant physiology and biochemistry : PPB
Schlagworte:Journal Article NUtE Nitrate assimilation Nitrate remobilization Nitrate storage Nitrate transport Nitrogen deficiency Nitrates Nitrate Reductase EC 1.7.99.4 mehr... Nitrogen N762921K75
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Zusammenfassung:Copyright © 2021. Published by Elsevier Masson SAS.
Understanding Nitrogen Use Efficiency (NUE) physiological and molecular mechanisms in high N demanding crops has become decisive for improving NUE in sustainable cropping systems. How the Nitrogen Utilization Efficiency (NUtE) component contributes to the NUE enhancement under nitrate limiting conditions in tomato remains to be elucidated. This study deals with the changes in several important nitrate metabolism related gene expressions (nitrate assimilation, transport, remobilization and storage/sequestration) engendered by short and long-term limiting nitrate exposure in two selected NUE-contrasting genotypes, Regina Ostuni (RO) and UC82, efficient and inefficient, respectively. At short-term, nitrate limiting supply triggered higher SlCLCa and SlNRT1.7 expressions in RO root and shoot, respectively, suggesting a higher nitrate storage and remobilization compared to UC82, explaining how RO withstood the nitrate deficiency better than UC82. At long-term, nitrate reductase (SlNR) and nitrite reductase (SlNIR) expression were not significantly different between nitrate treatments in RO, while significantly down-regulated under nitrate limiting treatment in UC82. In addition, SlCLCa and SlNRT1.8 transcript levels were significantly lower in RO, while those of SlNRT1.5 and SlNR appeared significantly higher. This suggested that the efficient genotype stored less nitrate compared to UC82, which was allocated and assimilated to the shoot. More interestingly, the expression of SlNRT2.7 was significantly higher in RO shoot compared to UC82 and strongly correlated to RO higher growth as well as to NUE and NUtE component. Our findings underlined the differential regulation of N-metabolism genes that may confer to NUtE component a pivotal role in NUE enhancement in tomato
Beschreibung:Date Completed 07.09.2021
Date Revised 07.12.2022
published: Print-Electronic
Citation Status MEDLINE
ISSN:1873-2690
DOI:10.1016/j.plaphy.2021.06.046