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Significance of Long-Distance Transport

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Molecular Physiology and Ecophysiology of Sulfur

Part of the book series: Proceedings of the International Plant Sulfur Workshop ((PIPSW))

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Sulfur cycling in plants is essential, not only to distribute this nutrient to the sites of its demand in growth and development, but also to signal the sulfur status of the plant and to control whole plant sulfur nutrition. Under most environmental conditions, uptake of sulfur compounds from the soil and their transport in the xylem to the shoot ensures adequate sulfur supply. However, metabolism of sulfur compounds in roots as well as in the shoot can result in both a surplus and a deficiency of individual sulfur compounds. Sinks and sources for individual sulfur compounds may change during the annual growth cycle, plant developmental stage and in response to environmental changes. In addition to the xylem, a second long-distance transport path, i.e. the phloem, plays an important role in whole plant sulfur cycling because it connects source and sink organs. However, a particular organ can change from source to sink and vice versa depending on environmental conditions as well as plant growth and developmental stage. Signaling of the sulfur demand is not only systemically, but also locally controlled. Still ‘the systemic signal’ does not appear to exist. Sulfate as a potential systemic signal communicating environmental stress from the roots to the shoot will be discussed.

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The author thanks Heinz Rennenberg for critical reading of the manuscript and for supporting her research throughout the years. Financial support of the DFG is also gratefully acknowledged.

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Herschbach, C. (2015). Significance of Long-Distance Transport. In: De Kok, L., Hawkesford, M., Rennenberg, H., Saito, K., Schnug, E. (eds) Molecular Physiology and Ecophysiology of Sulfur. Proceedings of the International Plant Sulfur Workshop. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-20137-5_3

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