Phenolic Acids in Soils and their Influence on Plant Growth and Soil Microbial Processes

Hartley, Roy D.; Whitehead, David

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“…The small difference observed between extracts 1 and 2 suggested that little humic acid was extracted by the procedure. This was not unexpected, since humic acid is only sparingly soluble in water (Hartley and Whitehead, 1985). The total phenolic acid estimated for extracts 1 and 2 by the FC method were 16.75 and 15 times higher, respectively, than that determined by the HPLC method.…”

Section: Soil Extractionmentioning

confidence: 76%

“…An unequivocal quantification of the "available" fraction of phenolic acids in soil pools has not been made for any soil. The amounts of phenolic acids recovered from a given soil depend on a variety of factors, including the extractant and the extraction procedures used (Hartley and Whitehead, 1985;Dalton et al, 1987). In general, however, most researchers would agree that extractants such as water, low concentrations of calcium hydroxide, sodium acetate, or mild chelating agents provide the most biologically meaningful estimates of the "available" phenolic acid pools.…”

Section: Soil Extractionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The presence of simple phenolic acids, usually in bound form, such as caffeic, ferulic, p-coumaric, p-hydroxybenzoic, protocatechuic, sinapic, syringic, and vanillic, is almost universal in plant tissue (Bates-Smith, 1956;Harborne, 1980). All of the above listed phenolic acids have been isolated from soils (Whitehead et al, 1982;Hartley and Whitehead, 1985;Kuiters and Denneman, 1987) and have been identified as potential allelopathic agents (Rice, 1984).…”

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confidence: 99%

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Phenolic acid content of soils from wheat-no till, wheat-conventional till, and fallow-conventional till soybean cropping systems

et al. 1991

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Soil core (0-2.5 and/or 0-10 cm) samples were taken from wheat no till, wheat-conventional till, and fallow-conventional till soybean cropping systems from July to October of 1989 and extracted with water in an autoclave. The soil extracts were analyzed for seven common phenolic acids (p-coumaric, vanillic,p-hydroxybenzoic, syringic, caffeic, ferulic, and sinapic; in order of importance) by high-performance liquid chromatography. The highest concentration observed was 4 μg/g soil forp-coumaric acid. Folin & Ciocalteu's phenol reagent was used to determine total phenolic acid content. Total phenolic acid content of 0- to 2.5-cm core samples was approximately 34% higher than that of the 0- to 10-cm core samples. Phenolic acid content of 0- to 2.5-cm core samples from wheat-no till systems was significantly higher than those from all other cropping systems. Individual phenolic acids and total phenolic acid content of soils were highly correlated. The last two observations were confirmed by principal component analysis. The concentrations were confirmed by principal component analysis, tions of individual phenolic acids extracted from soil samples were related to soil pH, water content of soil samples, total soil carbon, and total soil nitrogen. Indirect evidence suggested that phenolic acids recovered by the water-autoclave procedure used came primarily from bound forms in the soil samples.

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Section: Soil Extractionmentioning

confidence: 76%

Section: Soil Extractionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Phenolic acid content of soils from wheat-no till, wheat-conventional till, and fallow-conventional till soybean cropping systems

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“…For example, exposure of plants to allelochemicals reduces water use (Holappa and Blum 1991), inhibits foliar expansion (Blum and Rebbeck 1989) and root elongation (Pramanik et al 2000), and decreases nutrient uptake (Lyu and Blum 1990;Bergmark et al 1992;Booker et al 1992;Abenavoli et al 2010). However, although the aerial parts are strongly influenced by allelochemicals, the root system is likely to be the first organ influenced by these compounds, interfering with its form and functions (Hartley and Whitehead 1985;Blum 1996). Many authors have observed the effects of coumarin (Svensson 1971;Aliotta et al 1993;Abenavoli et al 2001;Lupini et al 2010;Lupini et al 2014), umbelliferone (Jankay and Muller 1976;Kupidlowska et al 1994;Abenavoli et al 2008), and cinnamic acids (Vaughan and Ord 1991;Yu and Matsui 1997;Abenavoli et al 2008) on root morphology and physiology.…”

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confidence: 99%

Morphological and physiological effects of trans-cinnamic acid and its hydroxylated derivatives on maize root types

et al. 2015

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Roots encounter cinnamic acid and its hydroxylated derivatives that are commonly found in soils. However, root systems consist of different root types with different morphological and physiological characteristics. Very little is known about the responses and adaptation mechanisms of the root types to cinnamic acid and its hydroxylated derivatives. In this study, the morphological and physiological responses of different maize root types exposed to different concentrations of t-cinnamic, ferulic, caffeic or p-coumaric acids were investigated. The results showed that the effects of allelochemicals were dependent on concentration, chemical structure, root type and process considered. In particular, t-cinnamic acid was characterized by higher allelopathic activity when compared with its derivatives, where a hydroxyl or methyl groups were present in aromatic ring. Among root types it was possible to delineate the following tolerance hierarchy: primary [ seminal [ nodal [ lateral of the primary = lateral of the seminal roots. Moreover, primary and seminal roots showed a different strategy to cope the chemical stress by either increasing or decreasing specific root length. Finally, an electrophysiological approach identified an involvement of proton pump activity and consequently a decrease in nitrate uptake.

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“…In the literature on allelopathy, phenolic acids are often mentioned as allelochemicals and are perhaps the most commonly investigated compounds among potential allelochemicals (Inderjiti, 1996). In addition, phenolic chemicals are found in a wide range of soils, and their phytotoxic potential against various plants has been demonstrated under controlled conditions (Dalton, 1999;Hartley and White, 1985). In particular, ferulic acid was used as a representative allelochemical that is commonly found in whole plants (Harborne, 1993;Siqueira et al, 1991;Tsuzuki and Yamamoto, 1987), leaf leachates (Abdul-Rahman and Habig, 1989), root exudates (Tang, 1986;Tang and Young, 1982), plant debris (Blum et al, 1991;Kuiters, 1990), and soils (Blum et al, 1991;Kuiters and Denneman, 1987;Whitehead et al, 1982).…”

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Molecular Genetic Analysis of QTLs for Ferulic Acid Content in Dried Straw of Rice (Oryza sativa L.)

et al. 2005

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Phenolic acids are secondary metabolic organic compounds produced by plants and often are mentioned as allelochemicals. This study was conducted to determine the genetic basis controlling the ferulic acid content of rice straw in a recombinant inbred (RI) population derived from a cross between a japonica variety, Asominori, with a higher content of ferulic acid, and an indica variety, IR24, with a lower content, using 289 RFLP markers. Continuous distributions and transgressive segregations of ferulic acid content were observed in the RI population, which showed that ferulic acid content in rice straw was quantitatively inherited. Single marker analysis and composite interval mapping identified three quantitative trait loci (QTLs) for ferulic acid content with LOD values of 2.03 (chromosome 3), 3.16 (chromosome 6), and 3.06 (chromosome 7); all three had increased additive effects (13.5, 18.3, and 18.1 microg g(-1)) from the Asominori parent and accounted for 5.5, 16.9, and 12.8% of total phenotypic variation, respectively. This is the first report on the identification of QTLs associated with ferulic acid and their chromosomal localization on the molecular map of rice. The tightly linked molecular markers that flank the QTLs might be useful in breeding and selection of varieties with higher phenolic acid content.

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Phenolic Acids in Soils and their Influence on Plant Growth and Soil Microbial Processes

Cited by 37 publications

References 106 publications

Phenolic acid content of soils from wheat-no till, wheat-conventional till, and fallow-conventional till soybean cropping systems

Phenolic acid content of soils from wheat-no till, wheat-conventional till, and fallow-conventional till soybean cropping systems

Morphological and physiological effects of trans-cinnamic acid and its hydroxylated derivatives on maize root types

Molecular Genetic Analysis of QTLs for Ferulic Acid Content in Dried Straw of Rice (Oryza sativa L.)

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