Soil microbes influence the ecology and evolution of plant plasticity
New Phytologist,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Jan. 8, 2025
Summary
Stress
often
induces
plant
trait
plasticity,
and
microbial
communities
also
alter
traits.
Therefore,
it
is
unclear
how
much
plasticity
results
from
direct
responses
to
stress
vs
indirect
due
stress‐induced
changes
in
soil
communities.
To
test
microbes
community
affect
the
ecology
potentially
evolution
of
I
grew
plants
four
environments
(salt,
herbicide,
herbivory,
no
stress)
with
that
had
responded
these
same
or
sterile
inoculant.
Plants
delayed
flowering
under
only
when
inoculated
live
communities,
this
was
maladaptive.
However,
ways
accelerated
across
all
environments.
Microbes
affected
expression
genetic
variation
for
time
specific
leaf
area,
as
well
both
traits,
disrupted
a
positive
correlation
response
herbicide
herbivory
stress,
suggesting
may
pace
evolution.
Together,
highlight
an
important
role
plastic
suggest
plasticity.
Language: Английский
Soil microbes influence the ecology and evolution of plant plasticity
bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory),
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Oct. 25, 2024
SUMMARY
Stress
often
induces
plant
trait
plasticity,
and
microbial
communities
also
alter
traits.
Therefore,
it
is
unclear
how
much
plasticity
results
from
direct
responses
to
stress
versus
indirect
due
stress-induced
changes
soil
communities.
To
test
microbes
community
affect
the
ecology
potentially
evolution
of
I
grew
plants
in
four
environments
(salt,
herbicide,
herbivory,
no
stress)
with
that
had
responded
these
same
or
sterile
inoculant.
Plants
delayed
flowering
under
only
presence
live
communities,
this
was
maladaptive.
However,
ways
accelerated
across
all
environments.
Microbes
affected
expression
genetic
variation
for
time
specific
leaf
area,
as
well
both
traits,
disrupted
a
positive
correlation
response
herbicide
herbivory
stress,
suggesting
may
pace
evolution.
Together,
highlight
an
important
role
plastic
suggest
plasticity.
Language: Английский