Silicon isotope fractionation between plant parts in banana: In situ vs. in vitro |
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| Authors: | S Opfergelt D Cardinal C Henriet L Andr B Delvaux |
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| Institution: | aSoil Science Unit, Université catholique de Louvain, Place Croix du Sud 2/10, B-1348 Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium;bDepartment of Geology and Mineralogy, Musée Royal de l'Afrique Centrale, Leuvensesteenweg 13, B-3080 Tervuren, Belgium |
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| Abstract: | We recently showed that silicon isotopic fractionation in banana (Musa acuminata Colla, cv Grande Naine) was related to phytolith production, and therefore to silica content in plant. The present study focuses on isotopic fractionation between the different plant parts. Silicon isotopic compositions were measured using a Nu plasma multicollector plasma source mass spectrometer (MC–ICP–MS) operating in dry plasma mode. The results are expressed as δ29Si relatively to the NBS28 standard, with an average precision and accuracy of ± 0.08‰ (± 2σ). On mature banana (Musa acuminata Colla, cv Grande Naine) from Cameroon, δ29Si ranged from + 0.13‰ in the petiole to + 0.49‰ in the lamina, yielding to a 0.36‰ change towards heavier isotopic composition in the upper parts of the plant. This strongly accords with results obtained on in vitro banana plantlets cultivated in hydroponics, where the δ29Si increase from pseudostems to lamina is 0.26‰. These preliminary results on in situ banana show a trend of intra-plant fractionation comparable with that of in vitro hydroponics banana plantlets and with previous data obtained on bamboo. |
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| Keywords: | Banana Cameroon δ 29Si Silicon Isotopic fractionation Phytoliths |
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