Variation in the angiosperm ionome

The ionome is defined as the elemental composition of a subcellular structure, cell, tissue, organ or organism. The subset of the ionome comprising mineral nutrients is termed the functional ionome. A ‘standard functional ionome’ of leaves of an ‘average’ angiosperm, defined as the nutrient composit...

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Main Authors: Neugebauer, Konrad, Broadley, Martin R., El-Serehy, Hamed A., George, Timothy S., McNicol, James W., de Moraes, Milton Ferreira, White, Philip J.
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Published: Wiley 2018
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author Neugebauer, Konrad
Broadley, Martin R.
El-Serehy, Hamed A.
George, Timothy S.
McNicol, James W.
de Moraes, Milton Ferreira
White, Philip J.
author_facet Neugebauer, Konrad
Broadley, Martin R.
El-Serehy, Hamed A.
George, Timothy S.
McNicol, James W.
de Moraes, Milton Ferreira
White, Philip J.
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description The ionome is defined as the elemental composition of a subcellular structure, cell, tissue, organ or organism. The subset of the ionome comprising mineral nutrients is termed the functional ionome. A ‘standard functional ionome’ of leaves of an ‘average’ angiosperm, defined as the nutrient composition of leaves when growth is not limited by mineral nutrients, is presented and can be used to compare the effects of environment and genetics on plant nutrition. The leaf ionome of a plant is influenced by interactions between its environment and genetics. Examples of the effects of the environment on the leaf ionome are presented and the consequences of nutrient deficiencies on the leaf ionome are described. The physiological reasons for (1) allometric relationships between leaf nitrogen and phosphorus concentrations and (2) linear relationships between leaf calcium and magnesium concentrations are explained. It is noted that strong phylogenetic effects on the mineral composition of leaves of angiosperm species are observed even when sampled from diverse environments. The evolutionary origins of traits including (1) the small calcium concentrations of Poales leaves, (2) the large magnesium concentrations of Caryophyllales leaves, and (3) the large sulfur concentrations of Brassicales leaves are traced using phylogenetic relationships among angiosperm orders, families and genera. The rare evolution of hyperaccumulation of toxic elements in leaves of angiosperms is also described. Consequences of variation in the leaf ionome for ecology, mineral cycling in the environment, strategies for phytoremediation of contaminated land, sustainable agriculture, and the nutrition of livestock and humans are discussed.
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spelling nottingham-496942018-10-05T07:43:59Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/49694/ Variation in the angiosperm ionome Neugebauer, Konrad Broadley, Martin R. El-Serehy, Hamed A. George, Timothy S. McNicol, James W. de Moraes, Milton Ferreira White, Philip J. The ionome is defined as the elemental composition of a subcellular structure, cell, tissue, organ or organism. The subset of the ionome comprising mineral nutrients is termed the functional ionome. A ‘standard functional ionome’ of leaves of an ‘average’ angiosperm, defined as the nutrient composition of leaves when growth is not limited by mineral nutrients, is presented and can be used to compare the effects of environment and genetics on plant nutrition. The leaf ionome of a plant is influenced by interactions between its environment and genetics. Examples of the effects of the environment on the leaf ionome are presented and the consequences of nutrient deficiencies on the leaf ionome are described. The physiological reasons for (1) allometric relationships between leaf nitrogen and phosphorus concentrations and (2) linear relationships between leaf calcium and magnesium concentrations are explained. It is noted that strong phylogenetic effects on the mineral composition of leaves of angiosperm species are observed even when sampled from diverse environments. The evolutionary origins of traits including (1) the small calcium concentrations of Poales leaves, (2) the large magnesium concentrations of Caryophyllales leaves, and (3) the large sulfur concentrations of Brassicales leaves are traced using phylogenetic relationships among angiosperm orders, families and genera. The rare evolution of hyperaccumulation of toxic elements in leaves of angiosperms is also described. Consequences of variation in the leaf ionome for ecology, mineral cycling in the environment, strategies for phytoremediation of contaminated land, sustainable agriculture, and the nutrition of livestock and humans are discussed. Wiley 2018-03-23 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en cc_by https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/49694/8/Neugebauer_et_al-2017-Physiologia_Plantarum.pdf Neugebauer, Konrad, Broadley, Martin R., El-Serehy, Hamed A., George, Timothy S., McNicol, James W., de Moraes, Milton Ferreira and White, Philip J. (2018) Variation in the angiosperm ionome. Physiologia Plantarum, 163 (3). pp. 306-322. ISSN 1399-3054 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/ppl.12700 doi:10.1111/ppl.12700 doi:10.1111/ppl.12700
spellingShingle Neugebauer, Konrad
Broadley, Martin R.
El-Serehy, Hamed A.
George, Timothy S.
McNicol, James W.
de Moraes, Milton Ferreira
White, Philip J.
Variation in the angiosperm ionome
title Variation in the angiosperm ionome
title_full Variation in the angiosperm ionome
title_fullStr Variation in the angiosperm ionome
title_full_unstemmed Variation in the angiosperm ionome
title_short Variation in the angiosperm ionome
title_sort variation in the angiosperm ionome
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