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Metal uptake by oats depending on plant responses to Fe-deficiency stress was investigated. Coker 227 oats classified as Fe-efficient and TAM 0–312 oats as Fe-inefficient cultivars (Hopkins et al., 1992) were grown either alone or in combination in three sandy soils using a pot experiment. These soils were from a field trial with sludge-borne metals applications leading to an increased metal content. Plant shoots were harvested one month after growth. Because soil pH increased from 5.4 to 6.8, shoot Fe level decreased in the Fe-inefficient TAM 0–312 oats compared to Coker 227 oats when plants were grown alone. In combination, TAM 0–312 oats had a negative impact on the availability of Fe in the Fe-efficient Coker 227 oats. Especially, Coker 227 and TAM 0–312 shoots showed chlorosis in mixed culture with high Zn and Mn content in the soil (soil B). However, Fe content in TAM 0–312 shoots in mixed culture did not increase compared to monoculture in all soils. In metal-contaminated soils, TAM 0–312 oats grown alone obtained less Zn and Cd than Coker 227 oats. Additionally at soil pH 6.8, shoot Ni and Mn levels were also lower in TAM 0–312 oats than in Coker 227 oats. Shoot Zn, Cd, and Ni levels decreased in Coker 227 oats from mixed cultures, and were not different compared to those in TAM 0–312 oats. Cu uptake was similar in all treatments except for the mixed culture in soil B. Coker 227 oats have been found to release a phytosiderophore whereas TAM 0–312 did not (Brown et al., 1991). Results indicated that phytosiderophores may lead to a higher Zn, Cd and Ni supply in the rhizosphere of Coker 227 oats and to higher metal contents in their shoots than in TAM 0–312 oats which did not activate such mechanisms.
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Mench, M.J., Fargues, S. Metal uptake by iron-efficient and inefficient oats. Plant Soil 165, 227–233 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00008066
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