Tissue-specific element profiles in Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) needles

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Key message: Element profile signatures of needle tissues differentiated four tissues: epidermis (main contributor: calcium), endodermis (main contributors: magnesium, sulphur and manganese), mesophyll (main contributor: potassium), and transfusion parenchyma (main contributor: zinc). Abstract: Distribution of elements in cross-sections of Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) needles was investigated using micro-proton-induced X-ray emission. Tissue-specific distributions of magnesium (Mg), sulphur (S), calcium (Ca), phosphorus (P), potassium (K), chlorine (Cl), manganese (Mn), iron (Fe), zinc (Zn), aluminium (Al) and silicon (Si) were resolved in a quantitative manner. Distribution maps and tissue-specific concentrations revealed the largest concentration of Ca in epidermis, of Mg, S and Mn in endodermis, of K in mesophyll and phloem and of Zn in transfusion parenchyma. Phosphorus, Cl, Fe, Al and Si did not exhibit apparent tissue-specific distribution. Inverse allocation of P and Ca was observed, a likely mechanism to prevent their precipitation. Taking the area of tissues into account, relative element distribution calculations indicated that mesophyll contained the majority of the elements studied, except Ca, which predominated in the epidermis (79% of total Ca concentration) and Mn, which predominated in the endodermis (40% of total Mn concentration). When considering a complete element profile of a particular tissue, four clusters were differentiated, which generally supported single-element observations. The first cluster differentiated mesophyll, xylem, phloem, transfusion tracheids and Strasburger cells with predominance of K, the second cluster differentiated epidermis on the basis of Ca, the third cluster differentiated endodermis with contributions from Mg, S and Mn, and the fourth cluster differentiated transfusion parenchyma with contribution from Zn. Information on tissue-specific-element allocations will complement structural and functional knowledge of needle tissues and advance our understanding of element/nutrient transfers in Scots pine.

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Pongrac, P., Baltrenaite, E., Vavpetič, P., Kelemen, M., Kladnik, A., Budič, B., … Pelicon, P. (2019). Tissue-specific element profiles in Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) needles. Trees - Structure and Function, 33(1), 91–101. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00468-018-1761-5

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