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Variation in morphological and physiological parameters in herbaceous perennial legumes in response to phosphorus supply

Pang, J., Ryan, M. H., Tibbett, M. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0143-2190, Cawthray, G. R., Siddique, K. H. M., Bolland, M. D. A., Denton, M. D. and Lambers, H. (2010) Variation in morphological and physiological parameters in herbaceous perennial legumes in response to phosphorus supply. Plant and Soil, 331 (1-2). pp. 241-255. ISSN 0032-079X

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To link to this item DOI: 10.1007/s11104-009-0249-x

Abstract/Summary

Change in morphological and physiological parameters in response to phosphorus (P) supply was studied in 11 perennial herbaceous legume species, six Australian native (Lotus australis, Cullen australasicum, Kennedia prorepens, K. prostrata, Glycine canescens, C. tenax) and five exotic species (Medicago sativa, Lotononis bainesii, Bituminaria bituminosa var albomarginata, Lotus corniculatus, Macroptilium bracteatum). We aimed to identify mechanisms for P acquisition from soil. Plants were grown in sterilised washed river sand; eight levels of P as KH2PO4 ranging from 0 to 384 μg P g−1 soil were applied. Plant growth under low-P conditions strongly correlated with physiological P-use efficiency and/or P-uptake efficiency. Taking all species together, at 6 μg P g−1 soil there was a good correlation between P uptake and both root surface area and total root length. All species had higher amounts of carboxylates in the rhizosphere under a low level of P application. Six of the 11 species increased the fraction of rhizosphere citrate in response to low P, which was accompanied by a reduction in malonate, except L. corniculatus. In addition, species showed different plasticity in response to P-application levels and different strategies in response to P deficiency. Our results show that many of the 11 species have prospects for low-input agroecosystems based on their high P-uptake and P-use efficiency.

Item Type:Article
Refereed:No
Divisions:Life Sciences > School of Agriculture, Policy and Development > Department of Sustainable Land Management > Centre for Agri-environmental Research (CAER)
ID Code:42819
Publisher:Springer

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