The effects of magnetic treatment on nitrogen absorption and distribution in seedlings of Populus × euramericana ‘Neva’ under NaCl stress

Abstract A potted experiment with Populus × euramericana ‘Neva’ was carried out to assess whether there are positive effects of magnetic treatment of saline water (MTSW) on nitrogen metabolism under controlled conditions in a greenhouse. Growth properties, nitrogen contents, enzyme activities and me...

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Autores principales: Xiumei Liu, Hong Zhu, Lu Wang, Sisheng Bi, Zhihao Zhang, Shiyuan Meng, Ying Zhang, Huatian Wang, Chengdong Song, Fengyun Ma
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Publicado: Nature Portfolio 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://doaj.org/article/dce3941b778b4e7a857ec0663be0b689
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Sumario:Abstract A potted experiment with Populus × euramericana ‘Neva’ was carried out to assess whether there are positive effects of magnetic treatment of saline water (MTSW) on nitrogen metabolism under controlled conditions in a greenhouse. Growth properties, nitrogen contents, enzyme activities and metabolite concentrations were determined based on field experiments and laboratory analysis after a 30-day treatment. The results were as follows: (1) Biomass accumulation, root morphological properties and total nitrogen content were improved by MTSW. (2) Magnetization led to a greater increase in nitrate-nitrogen (NO3 −-N) content in roots than in leaves, accompanied by greater NO3 − efflux and activated nitrate reductase. (3) MTSW led to a higher ammonium-nitrogen (NH4 +-N) content and greater uptake of net NH4 + in the leaves than that in the roots. (4) Magnetization stimulated glutamine synthase, glutamate dehydrogenase and glutamate synthase activities, whereas the concentrations of glutathione and oxidized glutathione were increased in leaves but decreased in roots, and the total glutathione content was increased. Overall, these results indicated some beneficial impacts of MTSW on nitrogen translocation under field conditions, especially for equilibrating the distribution of NO3 −-N and NH4 +-N. Moreover, these findings confirmed the potential of using low-quality water for agriculture.