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Interactions between aluminum and boron in tea (Camellia sinensis) plants

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Response of tea plants (Camellia sinensis (L.) O. Kontze) to Al (300 µM AlCl3 for 14 weeks) was studied in combination with deficient (−B) or adequate B supply (+B) in hydroponics. Aluminum improved plant growth under B deficiency. This positive Al effect in (−B) plants was related to an Al-induced increase of B contents in the root cell walls (CW). Moreover, in (−B) plants more Al was partitioned into CW-bound fractions in both leaves and roots than in (+B) plants; an indication that B deficiency reduced the mobility of Al in the tea plants. In general, the highest activities of phenylalanine ammonia lyase, polyphenol oxidase, and soluble and CW-bound fractions of peroxidases were observed in (+Al/−B) plants. In (−B) plants Al supply caused a reduction of CW-bound phenolic acids and lignin, while the concentrations of soluble phenolics increased in the leaves. In the roots, however, Al treatment of B-deficient plants caused a significant increase of CW-bound phenolic acids, but not of lignin. Our results suggest that increased B partitioning into CW and reduction of lignification were important causes for Al-mediated amelioration of growth in B-deficient plants. In addition, the observation that in (+Al/−B) roots CW binding of both Al and phenolic acids was enhanced indicates that in the B-deficient roots Al was mainly bound to the CW phenolic acids; this, in turn, reduced their availability for enzymatic reactions and lignin synthesis.

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  1. Center of Excellence for Biodiversity, Faculty of Natural Sciences, University of Tabriz, 51666-14779, Tabriz, Iran

    Roghieh Hajiboland

  2. Plant Science Department, University of Tabriz, 51666-14779, Tabriz, Iran

    Roghieh Hajiboland, Soodabe Bastani & Sara Bahrami-Rad

  3. Plant Physiology Laboratory, Bioscience Faculty, Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona, 08193, Bellaterra, Spain

    Charlotte Poschenrieder

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Hajiboland, R., Bastani, S., Bahrami-Rad, S. et al. Interactions between aluminum and boron in tea (Camellia sinensis) plants. Acta Physiol Plant 37, 54 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11738-015-1803-1

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