Hostname: page-component-76fb5796d-5g6vh Total loading time: 0 Render date: 2024-04-25T11:45:42.569Z Has data issue: false hasContentIssue false
  • English
  • Français

Leakage of K, Mg, Cl, Ca and Mn from imbibing seeds, grains and isolated seed parts

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 September 2008

John N. A. Lott ,
Vandy Cavdek  and
Joanne Carson
John N. A. Lott*
Affiliation:
Department of Biology, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada L8S 4K1
Vandy Cavdek
Affiliation:
Department of Biology, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada L8S 4K1
Joanne Carson
Affiliation:
Department of Biology, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada L8S 4K1
*
* Correspondence
Get access Rights & Permissions [Opens in a new window]

Abstract

Instrumental neutron activation analysis (NAA) was used to quantify the amounts of K, Mg, Cl, Ca and Mn leaked into water from imbibing dry seeds, dry fruits and isolated seed parts. A number of intact monocot and dicot dry seeds or fruits were studied as were some isolated parts such as testa, endosperm and embryo. All samples studied leaked detectable amounts of the five elements measured but the amounts leaked varied greatly. In most cases K was leaked in greater amounts than the other elements while Mn was leaked least. The leakage of Ca was highest from isolated seed coats and from mericarps of three umbelliferous species. Comparisons of the amount of element leaked with the total amount of that element present in the starting material showed that leakage, especially of K, represents a substantial loss of mineral nutrient reserves. The degree of leakage of elements did not appear to be closely related to the types of organic storage reserves present.

Keywords

grainsimbibitionleakage of elementsneutron activation analysispotassiumseeds
Type
Research Papers
Information
Seed Science Research , Volume 1 , Issue 4 , December 1991 , pp. 229 - 233
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1991

Access options

Get access to the full version of this content by using one of the access options below. (Log in options will check for institutional or personal access. Content may require purchase if you do not have access.)

References

Becwar, M.R., Stanwood, P.C. and Roos, E.E. (1982) Dehydration effects on imbibitional leakage from desiccation sensitive seeds. Plant Physiology 69, 1132–1135.Google Scholar
Bruggink, H., Kraak, H.L., Dijkema, M.H.G.E. and Bekendam, J. (1991) Some factors influencing electrolyte leakage from maize (Zea mays L.) kernels. Seed Science Research 1, 15–20.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Cavdek, V., Lott, J.N.A. and Kerr, P. (1987) Cell wall wrinkling and solute leakage in imbibing squash and carrot seeds. Scanning Microscopy 1, 1413–1421.Google Scholar
Corliss, W.R. (1964) Neutron activation analysis. US Atomic Energy Commission, Division of Technical Information 1–27.Google Scholar
Duke, S.H. and Kakefuda, G. (1981) Role of the testa in preventing cellular rupture during imbibition of legume seeds. Plant Physiology 67, 449–456.Google Scholar
Duke, S.H., Kakefuda, G. and Harvey, T.M. (1983) Differential leakage of intracellular substances from imbibing soybean seeds. Plant Physiology 72, 919–924.Google Scholar
Givelberg, A., Horowitz, M. and Poljakoff-Mayber, A. (1984) Solute leakage from Solanum nigrum L. seeds exposed to high temperatures during imbibition. Journal of Experimental Botany 35, 1754–1763.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Ishida, N., Kano, H., Kobayashi, T., Hamaguchi, H. and Yoshida, T. (1988) The relationship between imbibitional damage and initial water content of soybeans. Agricultural and Biological Chemistry 52, 2771–2775.Google Scholar
Larson, L.A. (1968) The effect soaking pea seeds with or without seedcoats has on seedling growth. Plant Physiology 43, 255–259.CrossRefGoogle ScholarPubMed
Loomis, E.L. and Smith, O.E. (1980) The effect of artificial aging on the concentration of Ca, Mg, Mn, K and Cl in imbibing cabbage seed. Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science 105, 647–650.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Lott, J.N.A. (1984) Accumulation of seed reserves of phosphorus and other minerals. pp. 139–166 in Murray, D.R. (Ed.) Seed Physiology Vol. I Development. Sydney, Australia, Academic Press.Google Scholar
Marbach, I. and Mayer, A.M. (1985) The effect of temperature change on leakage from pea seeds. Journal of Experimental Botany 36, 353–358.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
McDonald, M.B. Jr., Vertucci, C.N. and Roos, E.E. (1988) Seed coat regulation of soybean seed imbibition. Crop Science 28, 987–992.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
McKersie, B.D. and Stinson, R.H. (1980) Effect of dehydration on leakage and membrane structure in Lotus corniculatus L. seeds. Plant Physiology 66, 316–320.Google Scholar
Nargowalla, S.S. and Przybylowicz, E.P. (1973) Activation analysis with neutron generators. New York, USA, John Wiley.Google Scholar
Parrish, D.J. and Leopold, A.C. (1977) Transient changes during soybean imbibition. Plant Physiology 59, 1111–1115.Google Scholar
Perry, D.A. and Harrison, J.G. (1970) The deleterious effect of water and low temperature on germination of pea seed. Journal of Experimental Botany 21, 504–512.Google Scholar
Powell, A.S. and Matthews, S. (1981) A physical explanation for solute leakage from dry pea embryos during imbibition. Journal of Experimental Botany 32, 1045–1050.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Powell, A.S., Olivera, M.A. and Matthews, S. (1986) The role of imbibition damage in determining the vigour of white and coloured seed lots of dwarf french beans (Phaseolus vulgaris). Journal of Experimental Botany 37, 716–722.Google Scholar
Rowland, G.G. and Gusta, L.V. (1977) Effects of soaking, seed moisture content, temperature and seed leakage on germination of faba beans (Vicia faba) and peas (Pisum sativum). Canadian Journal of Plant Science 57, 401–406.Google Scholar
Schoettle, A.W. and Leopold, A.C. (1984) Solute leakage from artificially aged soybean seeds after imbibition. Crop Science 24, 835–838.Google Scholar
Simon, E.W. (1974) Phospholipids and plant membrane permeability. New Phytologist 73, 377–420.Google Scholar
Simon, E.W. and RajaHarun, R.M. (1972) Leakage during seed imbibition. Journal of Experimental Botany 23, 1076–1085.Google Scholar
Spaeth, S.C. (1987) Pressure driven extrusion of intracellular substances from bean and pea cotyledons during imbibition. Plant Physiology 85, 217–223.CrossRefGoogle ScholarPubMed
Spaeth, S.C. (1989) Extrusion of protoplasm and protein bodies through pores in cell walls of pea, bean and faba bean cotyledons during imbibition. Crop Science 29, 452–459.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Spitzer, E. and Lott, J.N.A. (1982) Protein bodies in umbelliferous seeds III. Characterization of calcium-rich crystals. Canadian Journal of Botany 60, 1399–1403.Google Scholar