Techniques to Determine the Effects of Jasmonates on Root Hydraulic Conductivity. 2020

Beatriz Sánchez-Romera, and Ricardo Aroca
Department of Soil Microbiology and Symbiotic Systems, Estación Experimental del Zaidín (CSIC), Granada, Spain.

Plants subjected to drought and saline stress conditions suffer from tissue dehydration. Such dehydration is caused by the imbalance between root water uptake by roots and water loss by transpiration. Therefore, determination of root hydraulic properties is crucial to understand plant water balance. Root hydraulic conductivity (L) can be used to estimate root water transport capacity. L depends on root architecture (length and diameter of the root and proliferation of secondary roots), radial water transport pathway (root xylem vessels, plasmodesmata, apoplastic space, caspary bands), and on intrinsic membrane permeability to water (aquaporins, water membrane protein channels). Different methods have been developed to measure L, such as Pressure Chamber, Free Exudation, High-Pressure Flowmeter (HPFM), and Root Pressure Probe (RPP). In this chapter, we will focus on Pressure Chamber, Free Exudation, and HPFM methods which have been used to determine the effect of jasmonates (JA) on root hydraulic conductivity.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D009994 Osmolar Concentration The concentration of osmotically active particles in solution expressed in terms of osmoles of solute per liter of solution. Osmolality is expressed in terms of osmoles of solute per kilogram of solvent. Ionic Strength,Osmolality,Osmolarity,Concentration, Osmolar,Concentrations, Osmolar,Ionic Strengths,Osmolalities,Osmolar Concentrations,Osmolarities,Strength, Ionic,Strengths, Ionic
D011312 Pressure A type of stress exerted uniformly in all directions. Its measure is the force exerted per unit area. (McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 6th ed) Pressures
D002463 Cell Membrane Permeability A quality of cell membranes which permits the passage of solvents and solutes into and out of cells. Permeability, Cell Membrane
D003517 Cyclopentanes A group of alicyclic hydrocarbons with the general formula R-C5H9. Cyclopentadiene,Cyclopentadienes,Cyclopentene,Cyclopentenes,Cyclopentane
D001692 Biological Transport The movement of materials (including biochemical substances and drugs) through a biological system at the cellular level. The transport can be across cell membranes and epithelial layers. It also can occur within intracellular compartments and extracellular compartments. Transport, Biological,Biologic Transport,Transport, Biologic
D014867 Water A clear, odorless, tasteless liquid that is essential for most animal and plant life and is an excellent solvent for many substances. The chemical formula is hydrogen oxide (H2O). (McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 4th ed) Hydrogen Oxide
D052584 Xylem Plant tissue that carries water up the root and stem. Xylem cell walls derive most of their strength from LIGNIN. The vessels are similar to PHLOEM sieve tubes but lack companion cells and do not have perforated sides and pores. Xylems
D054883 Oxylipins Eighteen-carbon cyclopentyl polyunsaturated fatty acids derived from ALPHA-LINOLENIC ACID via an oxidative pathway analogous to the EICOSANOIDS in animals. Biosynthesis is inhibited by SALICYLATES. A key member, jasmonic acid of PLANTS, plays a similar role to ARACHIDONIC ACID in animals. Oxylipin
D018517 Plant Roots The usually underground portions of a plant that serve as support, store food, and through which water and mineral nutrients enter the plant. (From American Heritage Dictionary, 1982; Concise Dictionary of Biology, 1990) Plant Bulbs,Plant Root,Bulb, Plant,Bulbs, Plant,Plant Bulb,Root, Plant,Roots, Plant

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