Trade‐offs between root‐secreted acid phosphatase and root morphology traits, and their contribution to phosphorus acquisition in Brassica napus

Li, H., Wang, C. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7663-7433, Zhang, B., Liu, H., Hammond, J. P. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6241-3551, Wang, X., Ding, G., Cai, H. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1430-5126, Wang, S., Xu, F. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3564-1644 and Shi, L. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5312-8521 (2024) Trade‐offs between root‐secreted acid phosphatase and root morphology traits, and their contribution to phosphorus acquisition in Brassica napus. Physiologia Plantarum, 176 (2). e14247. ISSN 0031-9317 doi: 10.1111/ppl.14247

Abstract/Summary

Oilseed rape (Brassica napus) is one of the most important oil crops in the world and shows sensitivity to low phosphorus (P) availability. In many soils, organic P (Po) is the main component of the soil P pool. Po must be mineralised to Pi through phosphatases, and then taken up by plants. However, the relationship between root-secreted acid phosphatases (APase) and root morphology traits, two important P-acquisition strategies in response to P deficiency, is unclear among B. napus genotypes. This study aimed to understand their relationship and how they affect P acquisition, which is crucial for the sustainable utilisation of agricultural P resources. This study showed significant genotypic variations in root-secreted APase activity per unit root fresh weight (SAP) and total root-secreted APase activity per plant (total SAP) among 350 B. napus genotypes. Seed yield was positively correlated with total SAP but not significantly correlated with SAP. Six root traits of 18 B. napus genotypes with contrasting root biomass were compared under normal Pi, low Pi and Po. Genotypes with longer total root length (TRL) reduced SAP, but those with shorter TRL increased SAP under P deficiency. Additionally, TRL was important in P-acquisition under three P treatments, and total SAP was also important in P-acquisition under Po treatment. In conclusion, trade-offs existed between the two P-acquisition strategies among B. napus genotypes under P-deficient conditions. Total SAP was an important root trait under Po conditions. These results might help to breed B. napus with greater P-acquisition ability under low P availability conditions.

Item Type	Article
URI	https://reading-clone.eprints-hosting.org/id/eprint/115959
Identification Number/DOI	10.1111/ppl.14247
Refereed	Yes
Divisions	Life Sciences > School of Agriculture, Policy and Development > Department of Crop Science
Publisher	Wiley
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