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  • Research Article   
  • Adv Crop Sci Tech 2015, Vol 3(1): 162
  • DOI: 10.4172/2329-8863.1000162

Hydraulic Redistribution from Wet to Drying Roots of Potatoes (Solanum tubersosum L.) During Partial Rootzone Drying

Hamad Saeed1*, Ivan G. Grove2, Peter S. Kettlewell2, Nigel W. Hall2, Ian J. Fairchild3 and Ian Boomer3
1Department of Agriculture, Wiltshire College, Lacock, Chippenham, Wiltshire, UK
2Crop and Environment Research Centre, Harper Adams University, Newport, Shropshire, UK
3School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Birmingham, UK
*Corresponding Author : Hamad Saeed, Department of Agriculture, Wiltshire College, Lacock, Chippenham, Wiltshire, UK, Tel: +44(0)7590622741, Email: hamadsaeed@yahoo.com

Received Date: Feb 11, 2015 / Accepted Date: Feb 19, 2015 / Published Date: Feb 21, 2015

Abstract

Hydraulic redistribution, redistribution of water upward or downward within a soil profile through roots as
a consequence of root-soil water potential gradients, can be an important mechanism in transporting chemical signals (i.e. abscisic acid) to the shoot for stomatal closure or in maintaining the root system during dry periods of partial rootzone drying (PRD). PRD involves alternate irrigation to two sides of a plant root system. The study reported here investigated the occurrence and magnitude of hydraulic redistribution in glasshouse-grown potatoes (Solanum tuberosum L.) under PRD. Deuterium labelled water was applied to only one half of the root system to field capacity at tuber initiation. The roots from the drying side of the dual pot were extracted at 3, 6, 12, 18 and 24 h following watering by the dry sieving method. Water from the roots was extracted by azeotropic distillation and analysed for hydrogen isotope ratios. Hydraulic redistribution occurred the most at night when stomatal conductance was considerably lower and leaf water potential was higher (less negative). The magnitude of the redistributed water, however, did not exceed 3.5%, indicating limited water redistribution under PRD. The observed water redistribution would probably be of little significance for the survival of roots present in the upper drier portion of the soil under higher water demanding conditions but its role in sending the chemical signals to the shoot to conserve water by reducing transpiration would be of particular significance during drying periods of partial rootzone drying.

Keywords: Potatoes; Partial rootzone drying; Hydraulic redistribution; Water utilization; Stomatal conductance; Leaf water potential

Citation: Saeed H, Grove IG, Kettlewell PS, Hall NW, Fairchild IJ, et al. (2015) Hydraulic Redistribution from Wet to Drying Roots of Potatoes (Solanum    tubersosum L.) During Partial Rootzone Drying. Adv Crop Sci Tech 3:162. Doi: 10.4172/2329-8863.1000162

Copyright: © 2015 Saeed H, et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.

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