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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
agricultural and biological sciences
Biological nitrification inhibition (BNI) activity in sorghum and its characterization
Plant and Soil, Volume 366, No. 1-2, Year 2013
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Aims: The ability to suppress soil nitrification through the release of nitrification inhibitors from plant roots is termed 'biological nitrification inhibition' (BNI). Here, we aimed at the quantification and characterization of the BNI function in sorghum that includes inhibitor production, their chemical identity, functionality and factors regulating their release. Methods: Sorghum was grown in solution culture and root exudate was collected using aerated NH4Cl solutions. A bioluminescence assay using recombinant Nitrosomonas europaea was employed to determine the BNI activity. Activity-guided chromatographic fractionation was used to isolate biological nitrification inhibitors (BNIs). The chemical structure was analyzed using NMR and mass spectrometry; pH-stat systems were deployed to analyze the role of rhizosphere pH on BNIs release. Results: Sorghum roots released two categories of BNIs: hydrophilic- and hydrophobic-BNIs. The release rates for hydrophilic- and hydrophobic- BNIs ranged from 10 to 25 ATU g-1 root dwt. d-1. Addition of hydrophilic BNIs (10 ATU g-1 soil) significantly inhibited soil nitrification (40 % inhibition) during a 30-d incubation test. Two BNI compounds isolated are: sakuranetin (ED80 0. 6 μM; isolated from hydrophilic-BNIs fraction) and sorgoleone (ED80 13. 0 μM; isolated from hydrophobic-BNIs fraction), which inhibited Nitrosomonas by blocking AMO and HAO enzymatic pathways. The BNIs release required the presence of NH4+ in the root environment and the stimulatory effect of NH4+ lasted 24 h. Unlike the hydrophobic-BNIs, the release of hydrophilic-BNIs declined at a rhizosphere pH >5. 0; nearly 80 % of hydrophilic-BNI release was suppressed at pH ≥7. 0. The released hydrophilic-BNIs were functionally stable within a pH range of 5. 0 to 9. 0. Sakuranetin showed a stronger inhibitory activity (ED50 0. 2 μM) than methyl 3-(4-hydroxyphenyl) propionate (MHPP) (ED50 100 μM) (isolated from hydrophilic-BNIs fraction) in the in vitro culture-bioassay, but the activity was non-functional and ineffective in the soil-assay. Conclusions: There is an urgent need to identify sorghum genetic stocks with high potential to release functional-BNIs for suppressing nitrification and to improve nitrogen use efficiency in sorghum-based production systems. © 2012 Springer Science+Business Media B.V.
Authors & Co-Authors
Subbarao, Guntur Venkata
Japan, Tsukuba
Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences
Nakahara, Kazuhiko
Japan, Tsukuba
Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences
Yoshida, Mitsuru
Japan, Tsukuba
National Agriculture and Food Research Organization, Naro
Yoshihashi, Tadashi
Japan, Tsukuba
Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences
Deshpande, Santosh Pandurang
India, Patancheru
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-arid Tropics
Hash, Charles Tom
India, Patancheru
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-arid Tropics
Sahrawat, Kanwar Lal
India, Patancheru
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-arid Tropics
Statistics
Citations: 128
Authors: 7
Affiliations: 5
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1007/s11104-012-1419-9
ISSN:
0032079X
Research Areas
Genetics And Genomics