Natural 13C distribution in oil palm (Elaeis guineensis Jacq.) and consequences for allocation pattern
PLANT CELL AND ENVIRONMENT(2016)
Abstract
Oil palm has now become one of the most important crops, pahn oil representing nearly 25% of global plant oil consumption. Many studies have thus addressed oil palm ecophysiology and photosynthesis-based models of carbon allocation have been used. However, there is a lack of experimental data on carbon fixation and redistribution within pahn trees, and important C-sinks have not been fully characterized yet. Here, we carried out extensive measurement of natural "C-abundance (delta C-13) in oil palm tissues, including fruits at different maturation stages. We Ind a C-13-enrichment in heterotrophic organs compared to mature leaves, with roots being the most C-13-enriched. The delta C-13 in fruits decreased during maturation, reflecting the accumulation in "C-depleted lipids. We further used observed delta C-13 values to compute plausible carbon fluxes using a steady-state model of C-13-distribution including metabolic isotope effects (1211131,). The results suggest that fruits represent a major respiratory loss (approximate to 39% of total tree respiration) and that sink organs such as fruits are fed by sucrose from leaves. That is, glucose appears to be a quantitatively important compound in palm tissues, but computations indicate that it is involved in dynamic starch metabolism rather that C-exchange between organs.
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Key words
carbon allocation,isotope composition,oleosynthesis cost,respiratory losses,C-13/C-12 fractionation
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