3. Contents
Introduction
Al-toxicity symptoms in plants
Site of al accumulation
Injury mechanisms
Genetics of Al Toxicity Resistance
Sources Mineral Toxicity Resistance
Creation of mineral toxicity environment
Selection criteria Al resistance
Characters associated Al toxicity resistance
Al toxicity resistance varieties
conclusion
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4. Introduction
Micro element but not essential element
Al toxicity-soil low pH<5.0
Free Al ions soluble in low pH
in Acidity soil-Fe,Mn,Al toxicity found
Mn toxicity and deficiency of P,Ca,Mg also
interplay in manifestion of Al toxicity
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6. Al-TOXICITY SYMPTOMS IN PLANTS
Poor or stunted growth
Leaf tip death and marginal chlorosis
Deficiency symptoms of Fe,Ca
Effect on leaf area ,chlorophyll content and
Hill activity
Stunted and deformed roots- it become
stibbier and thicker ,low specific surface
Lateral root thickened and turn brown
Callose formation
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10. SITE OF Al ACCUMALATION
Primary accumalation in Root maristem
At cellular level in cell wall and nucleus
Specific site is cellular membrane of younger and
outer root cells
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11. INJURY MECHANISMS
Reduced root growth-
Main effect
Inhibits cell division in root meristem and cell
elongatin
Decrease extensibilityby cross linking protien
in middle lamella
Increase viscocity of protoplasm..
Inhibition of DNA synthesis
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12. Effect of Al-toxicity on nutrient uptake-
Ca,Mg,P,Fe and NO俗続 deficiency
Al toxicity affects pollen germination
Chromosomal abnormality and reducesed
DNA synthesis
Effect of Al toxicity on cell and cellular
components- damaged cytoplasm,disruption
of golgi bodies , extesive vacuoleation,cell
distortion,cytoplam density
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13. Genetics of Al Toxicity Resistance
Generally polygenic trait
Monogenic in Barley,Maize
MAIZE - Lte2
BARLEY- Alp
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14. GENETICS OF Al TOXICITY RESISTANCE
CROP GENETIC CONTROL HERITABI
LITY
REMARKS
BARLEY Alp -- --
WHEAT 5AL,6A,2DL,4DL,4BL,5D,7D -- --
RYE 3R, 4R,6R
-- supressed when
intercross with wheat
MAIZE Single gene with multiple alleles:pleotropic
effect of Lte2
-- Lte2 specifies heat
SORGHUM polygenic high Selection would be
effective
ALFALFA polygenic -- --
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15. Sources Mineral Toxicity Resistance
Old varieties adopted to acid soil and mineral
toxicity
Cultivated varieties bred and cultivated in acid
soil region
eg- Brazalian wheats
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16. Creation of mineral toxicity
environment
Field having mineral toxicity
Pots filled with problem soil
In nutrient solution based on hydrophonics
or sand culture
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20. Selection criteria Al resistance
Shoot dry matter - in pot and nutrient culture
Root length-
Root wieght- In hydrophonics
Root deformation
Root discolouration
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21. Al exclusion from roots-
Eg- In wheat, stained with haematoxylin,donot
take up stain are resistance
In field expt- yield is used to measure the
resistance , evaluate in normal and stress
condition,it suited for parents and F1
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22. Characters associate with Al toxicity
resistance
Plant raise pH of their rhizosphere
Al excluded from entering root from mucilage
Al compartmentalized in roots chelation of
organic acid in root
Al accumalation in older leaves eg-tea
Al resistance involve nutritional aspect-NH4,
NO3,Ca deficiency,P deficiency
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23. Problems in Al toxicity resistance
breeding
Toxicity profile varies with location
Specific Al resistance may not serve the
purpose
Al toxicity interact with other mineral Ca,Mg,P
so care should be taken during selection
Hydrophonics is expensive and skill required
Double work load- stress and non stresse
condition evaluation
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24. Al toxicity resistance varieties
Rice- IR-64, Basmati370,Atlas66,IR-24
Wheat- BH1146,kedett
Maize- sikuni,B37,C525-M
Sorghum-PaB8A,B37
Barley-Aura
Soybean-No.62,Lachang
Groundnut-TAG-24,TCGA-5,-6,-10,-34,JL-220
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