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| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 821-824 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science |
| Volume | 178 |
| Issue number | 6 |
| Publication status | Published - 1 Dec 2015 |
Abstract
Despite the importance of mucilage for soil-plant relations, little is known about the effect of soil drying on mucilage exudation. We introduce a method to collect mucilage from maize growing in wet and dry soils. Mucilage was collected from brace roots. The amount of mucilage exuded did not change with soil water content and transpiration rate. Mucilage exuded in dry soils had a higher degree of hydrophobicity, suggesting that the wetting properties of mucilage change in response to soil drying.
Keywords
- Brace root, Contact angle, Maize, Rhizosphere, Root mucilage, Soil water content
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences(all)
- Soil Science
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences(all)
- Plant Science
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In: Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science, Vol. 178, No. 6, 01.12.2015, p. 821-824.
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TY - JOUR
T1 - Effect of soil drying on mucilage exudation and its water repellency
T2 - A new method to collect mucilage
AU - Ahmed, Mutez A.
AU - Holz, Maire
AU - Woche, Susanne K.
AU - Bachmann, Jörg
AU - Carminati, Andrea
N1 - Publisher Copyright: © 2015 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim. Copyright: Copyright 2016 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2015/12/1
Y1 - 2015/12/1
N2 - Despite the importance of mucilage for soil-plant relations, little is known about the effect of soil drying on mucilage exudation. We introduce a method to collect mucilage from maize growing in wet and dry soils. Mucilage was collected from brace roots. The amount of mucilage exuded did not change with soil water content and transpiration rate. Mucilage exuded in dry soils had a higher degree of hydrophobicity, suggesting that the wetting properties of mucilage change in response to soil drying.
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KW - Brace root
KW - Contact angle
KW - Maize
KW - Rhizosphere
KW - Root mucilage
KW - Soil water content
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DO - 10.1002/jpln.201500177
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JO - Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science
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SN - 1436-8730
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