δ15N values in plants are determined by both nitrate assimilation and circulation

Cui Jing, Lamade Emmanuelle, Fourel François, Tcherkez Guillaume. 2020. δ15N values in plants are determined by both nitrate assimilation and circulation. New Phytologist, 226 (6) : 1696-1707.

Quartile : Outlier, Sujet : PLANT SCIENCES

Résumé : Nitrogen (N) assimilation is associated with 14N/15N fractionation such that plant tissues are generally 15N‐depleted compared to source nitrate. In addition to nitrate concentration, the δ15N value in plants is also influenced by isotopic heterogeneity amongst organs and metabolites. However, our current understanding of δ15N values in nitrate is limited by the relatively small number of compound‐specific data. We extensively measured δ15N in nitrate at different time points, in sunflower and oil palm grown at fixed nitrate concentration, with nitrate circulation being varied using potassium (K) conditions and waterlogging. There were strong interorgan δ15N differences for contrasting situations between the two species, and a high 15N‐enrichment in root nitrate. Modelling shows that this 15N‐enrichment can be explained by nitrate circulation and compartmentalisation whereby despite a numerically small flux value, the backflow of nitrate to roots via the phloem can lead to a c. 30‰ difference between leaves and roots. Accordingly, waterlogging and low K conditions, which down‐regulate sap circulation, cause a decrease in the leaf‐to‐root isotopic difference. Our study thus suggests that plant δ15N can be used as a natural tracer of N fluxes between organs and highlights the potential importance of δ15N of circulating phloem nitrate.

Mots-clés Agrovoc : assimilation des nitrates, fractionnement isotopique, Engorgement du sol, Helianthus annuus, Elaeis guineensis, transport des substances nutritives, utilisation des nutriments

Mots-clés libres : Fractionation, Modelling, Nitrate, Nitrogen isotope, Oil palm, Potassium, Sunflower, Waterlogging

Classification Agris : F61 - Physiologie végétale - Nutrition
F60 - Physiologie et biochimie végétale

Champ stratégique Cirad : CTS 2 (2019-) - Transitions agroécologiques

Auteurs et affiliations

• Cui Jing, ANU (AUS)
• Lamade Emmanuelle, CIRAD-PERSYST-UPR Systèmes de pérennes (FRA) ORCID: 0000-0002-4909-0997
• Fourel François, UCLB (FRA)
• Tcherkez Guillaume, ANU (AUS) - auteur correspondant

Source : Cirad-Agritrop (https://agritrop.cirad.fr/595335/)

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