Author/Authors :
TISTAMA, RADITE Bogor Agriculture University, Darmaga Campus - Faculty of Mathemathics and Natural Sciences, Research Center for Bioresources and Biotechnology - Department of Biology, Indonesia , WIDYASTUTI, UTUT Bogor Agriculture University, Darmaga Campus - Faculty of Mathemathics and Natural Sciences, Research Center for Bioresources and Biotechnology - Department of Biology, Indonesia , SOPANDIE, DIDY Bogor Agricultural University, Darmaga Campus - Faculty of Agricultural - Department of Agronomy and Horticulture, Indonesia , YOKOTA, AKIHO Nara Institute for Science and Technology, Japan , AKASHI, KINYA Nara Institute for Science and Technology, Japan , SUHARSONO Bogor Agriculture University, Darmaga Campus - Faculty of Mathemathics and Natural Sciences, Research Center for Bioresources and Biotechnology - Department of Biology, Indonesia
Abstract :
We investigated J. curcas responses to aluminum stress, histochemically and biochemically. Histochemical stainings were observed to analysis aluminum accumulation, lipid peroxidation and the loss of plasma membrane integrity on the surface and tissue of the root apex. Enzymatic analysis was conducted to measure malate content in leaf, root and malate efflux in the medium. We used M. malabathricum as a comparison for Al-tolerance plant. J. curcas root elongation was inhibited by 0.4 mM AlCl3, while M. malabathricum root elongation was inhibited by 0.8 mM AlCl3 treatment. Inhibition of root elongation has high correlation with Al accumulation in the root apex, which caused lipid degradation and cell death. Generally, malate content in J. curcas leaf and root was higher than that in M. malabathricum. In the contrary malate efflux from the root into the medium was lower. J. curcas root has a different pattern compared to M. malabathricum in malate synthesis and malate secretion when treated with a different Al concentration. We categorized J. curcas acc IP3 as more sensitive to aluminum than M. malabathricum.
