Studies on the mechanism of aluminum tolerance in pea (Pisum sativum L.) using aluminum-tolerant cultivar 'Alaska' and aluminum-sensitive cultivar 'Hyogo'
Kobayashi, Y.; Yamamoto, Y.; Matsumoto, H.
Soil Science and Plant Nutrition 50(2): 197-204
2004
ISSN/ISBN: 0038-0768 DOI: 10.1080/00380768.2004.10408468
Accession: 004332135
The mechanism of aluminium (Al) tolerance was investigated in an Al-tolerant cultivar (Alaska) and an Al-sensitive cultivar (Hyogo) of pea (Pisum sativum L.) seedlings. Al sensitivity was evaluated as the degree of root elongation inhibition in a calcium solution. Fifty percent inhibition of the elongation was observed after 24-h treatment with 5 micro M Al in Alaska and with less than 2.5 micro M Al in Hyogo. At 10 micro M Al, both cultivars exhibited more than 70% inhibition.