Journal Article

FZJ-2025-04556

http://join2-wiki.gsi.de/foswiki/pub/Main/Artwork/join2_logo100x88.png Comparing apoplastic root barrier formation and morphology in six crop species cultivated in soil vs. hydroponics

Carvajal, J. (Corresponding author) ; Suresh, K. ; Bhattacharyya, S. ; Zeisler-Diehl, V. V. ; Wojciechowski, T.FZJ* ; Schreiber, L.

2025
Springer Heidelberg

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Please use a persistent id in citations: doi:10.1007/s00425-025-04862-3  doi:10.34734/FZJ-2025-04556

Abstract: Hydroponic cultivation is commonly used in plant physiology studies; however, studies involving soil are rare.The response of 3 monocotyledonous and 3 dicotyledonous species to cultivation in soil compared with that to cultiva-tion in hydroponic solution was investigated along with the quantification of relevant morphological parameters. The rootanatomy was studied with the help of histochemical and microscopic analyses. Root suberin and lignin content were quanti-fied via gas chromatography and mass spectrometry. Transcriptional changes were assessed via RNA-Seq analyses whichcompared the two growth conditions of barley plants. The results revealed that the plants of all the species cultivated in soilpresented significantly longer roots and higher suberin and lignin contents. The above-ground organs of the plants grown inthe hydroponic solution presented greater biomass accumulation, with greater shoot dry weights and leaf surface areas. Weconclude that across a range of crop genera, the different physicochemical characteristics of the two cultivation media havea pronounced influence on plant morphology, root system architecture, and apoplastic barrier formation.

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Contributing Institute(s):

1. Pflanzenwissenschaften (IBG-2)

Research Program(s):

1. 2171 - Biological and environmental resources for sustainable use (POF4-217) (POF4-217)

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