Plant Electrophysiological Information Manifests the Composition and Nutrient Transport Characteristics of Membrane Protein

Abstract

Background: Almost all life activities of plants are accompanied by electrophysiological information. Plant electrical parameters are considered to be the fastest response to environment.Results: In this study, the theoretically intrinsic relationships between the clamping force and leaf resistance (R), capacitive reactance (Xc) and inductive reactance (XL) were revealed as 3-parameter exponential decay based on bioenergetics for the first time. The intrinsic resistance (IR), intrinsic capacitive reactance (IXc) and intrinsic inductive reactance (IXL) in plant leaves were monitored via these relationships for the first time, and the nutrient transport capacity (NTC) in plant cells based on IR, IXc and IXL was first defined. The results indicate that IXc and IXL could be used to manifest the composition of surface and binding proteins in cell membrane, plant with high crude proteins and crude ash had higher NTC, and which accurately revealed the nutrient transport strategies in tested plants. Conclusions: This study highlights that plant electrophysiological information could effectively manifest the composition and nutrient transport characteristics of membrane protein in plant cells.