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https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2024-2628
https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2024-2628
11 Oct 2024
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Technical note: Investigating saline water uptake by roots using spectral induced polarization 

Solomon Ehosioke, Sarah Garre, Johan Alexander Huisman, Egon Zimmermann, Mathieu Javaux, and Frederic Nguyen

Abstract. There has been some improvements in the methods available for root investigation in recent years that has enabled many studies to be carried out on the root, which represents the hidden half of the plant. Despite the increased studies on roots, there are still knowledge gaps in our understanding of the electromagnetic processes in plant roots which will be useful to quantify plant properties, and monitor plant physiological responses to dynamic environmental factors amidst climate change. In this study, we evaluated the suitability of spectral induced polarization for non-invasive assessment of root activity. We investigated the electrical properties of the primary roots of Brachypodium distachyon L. and Zea mays L. during the uptake of fresh and saline water using SIP measurements in a frequency range from 1 Hz to 45 kHz. The results show that SIP is able to detect the uptake of water and saline water in both species, and that their electrical signature were influenced by the solute concentration. The resistivity and phase response of both species increased with solute concentration until a certain threshold before it decreased. This concentration threshold was much higher in Maize than in Brachypodium, which implies that tolerance to salinity varies with the species, and that Maize is more tolerant to salinity than Brachypodium. We conclude that spectral induced polarization is a useful tool for monitoring root activity, and could be adapted for early detection of salt stress in plants.

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Solomon Ehosioke, Sarah Garre, Johan Alexander Huisman, Egon Zimmermann, Mathieu Javaux, and Frederic Nguyen

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Solomon Ehosioke, Sarah Garre, Johan Alexander Huisman, Egon Zimmermann, Mathieu Javaux, and Frederic Nguyen
Solomon Ehosioke, Sarah Garre, Johan Alexander Huisman, Egon Zimmermann, Mathieu Javaux, and Frederic Nguyen

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We investigated the electrical properties of the primary roots of Brachypodium and Maize plants during the uptake of fresh and saline water using SIP measurements in a frequency range from 1 Hz to 45 kHz. Our results indicate that salinity tolerance varies with the species, and that Maize is more tolerant to salinity than Brachypodium.