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Here we compared the differences of kiwifruit plants between -Fe and +Bic in: (1) the traits of 57Fe uptake and translocation within plants, (2) Fe forms in roots, and (3) some acidic ions and metabolites in roots. The concentration of 57Fe derived from nutrient solution (57Fedfs) in roots was less reduced in +Bic than -Fe treatment, despite similar decrease in shoots of both treatments. +Bic treatment increased 57Fedfs distribution in fine roots but decreased it in new leaves and stem, thereby displaying the inhibition of 57Fedfs translocation from roots to shoots and from fine roots to xylem of coarse roots. Moreover, +Bic imposition induced the accumulation of water-soluble Fe and apoplastic Fe in roots. However, the opposite was observed in -Fe-treated plants. Additionally, the cell wall Fe and hemicellulose Fe in roots were less reduced by +Bic than -Fe treatment. +Bic treatment also triggered the reduction in H+ extrusion and the accumulation of NH4+, succinic acid, and some amino acids in roots. These results suggest that, contrary to -Fe, +Bic treatment inhibits Fe translocation to shoots by accumulating water-soluble and apoplastic Fe and slowing down the release of hemicellulose Fe in the cell wall in kiwifruit roots, which may be related to the decreased H+ extrusion and the imbalance between C and N metabolisms.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/plants9111578","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2020,11,16]],"date-time":"2020-11-16T22:48:47Z","timestamp":1605566927000},"page":"1578","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":15,"title":["Direct and Bicarbonate-Induced Iron Deficiency Differently Affect Iron Translocation in Kiwifruit Roots"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"9","author":[{"given":"Nannan","family":"Wang","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"College of Horticulture, Northwest A&amp;F University, Yangling 712100, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Xiaoke","family":"Dong","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"College of Horticulture, Northwest A&amp;F University, Yangling 712100, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Yuanlei","family":"Chen","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"College of Horticulture, Northwest A&amp;F University, Yangling 712100, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-5066-8269","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Baiquan","family":"Ma","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"College of Horticulture, Northwest A&amp;F University, Yangling 712100, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Chunchao","family":"Yao","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"College of Horticulture, Northwest A&amp;F University, Yangling 712100, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-0608-2521","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Fengwang","family":"Ma","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"College of Horticulture, Northwest A&amp;F University, Yangling 712100, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Zhande","family":"Liu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"College of Horticulture, Northwest A&amp;F University, Yangling 712100, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2020,11,14]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"71","DOI":"10.1016\/S1161-0301(01)00125-3","article-title":"Iron deficiency and chlorosis in orchard and vineyard ecosystems","volume":"15","author":"Tagliavini","year":"2001","journal-title":"Eur. 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