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FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE
Volume 14, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
FRONTIERS MEDIA SA
DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2023.1070472
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ammonium; nitrate; ammonium-toxicity; landraces; photosynthetic performance; C metabolism; oxygen-isotope fractionation; alternative- oxidase
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Chenopodium quinoa ecotypes from Altiplano and the south of Chile exhibit different physiological and biochemical responses to nitrate and ammonium, impacting their growth and productivity.
Chenopodium quinoa Willd. is a native species that originated in the High Andes plateau (Altiplano) and its cultivation spread out to the south of Chile. Because of the different edaphoclimatic characteristics of both regions, soils from Altiplano accumulated higher levels of nitrate ( NO (-)(3) ) than in the south of Chile, where soils favor ammonium (NH4 (+)) accumulation. To elucidate whether C. quinoa ecotypes differ in several physiological and biochemical parameters related to their capacity to assimilate NO (-)(3) and NH4 (+), juvenile plants of Socaire (from Altiplano) and Faro (from Lowland/South of Chile) were grown under different sources of N ( NO (-)(3) or NH4 (+)). Measurements of photosynthesis and foliar oxygen-isotope fractionation were carried out, together with biochemical analyses, as proxies for the analysis of plant performance or sensitivity to NH4 (+). Overall, while NH4 (+) reduced the growth of Socaire, it induced higher biomass productivity and increased protein synthesis, oxygen consumption, and cytochrome oxidase activity in Faro. We discussed that ATP yield from respiration in Faro could promote protein production from assimilated NH4 (+) to benefit its growth. The characterization of this differential sensitivity of both quinoa ecotypes for NH4 (+) contributes to a better understanding of nutritional aspects driving plant primary productivity.
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