Evidence for clonal integration of clones contributing to unexpectedly higher benefits for interspecific neighbours DOI
Quan Zhou, Yujie Chen, Hui Zhang

и другие.

Physiologia Plantarum, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 176(6)

Опубликована: Ноя. 1, 2024

Abstract Clonal plants benefit from the ability to translocate resources among interconnected ramets colonize stress habitats. Despite fact that physiological integration of clones may influence their general performance and competitiveness, we still lack an understanding how alters compete with neighbours. In a greenhouse experiment, investigated clonal perennial herbaceous Cynodon dactylon , which originated two flooding ecotypes, influenced growth, functional traits, biomass allocation relative competitiveness intraspecific interspecific We also used reciprocal transplant experiment assess plasticity adaptation test ‘home‐field’ advantage on The findings showed that, for low‐stress significantly enhanced specific root length, storage, root‐shoot ratio, competitive neighbours, but it had little effect overall neighbours across ecotypes. Interestingly, such encouragement helped expand, suggesting physiologically independent can one another. home‐field advantages were demonstrated by home site more than away site. This study provides novel evidence facilitation between has implications environments where both high levels clonality are expected occur.

Язык: Английский

Species-specific functional trait responses of canopy-forming and rosette-forming macrophytes to nitrogen loading: Implications for water–sediment interactions DOI Creative Commons
Min Tao, Chang Zhang, Zhiqiang Zhang

и другие.

Environment International, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 185, С. 108557 - 108557

Опубликована: Март 1, 2024

Globally intensified lake eutrophication, attributed to excessive anthropogenic nitrogen loading, emerges as a significant driver of submerged vegetation degradation. Consequently, the impact on decline macrophytes has received increasing attention. However, functional trait-based approach exploring response loading and its environmental feedback mechanism was unclear. Our study utilized two different growth forms (canopy-forming Myriophyllum spicatum, rosette-forming Vallisneria natans) established "submerged macrophytes-water–sediment" microcosms. We assessed influence across four targeted total concentrations (original control, 2, 5, 10 mg/L), plant traits, water parameters, sediment properties, enzyme activities, microbial characteristics. findings revealed that high (10 mg/L) adversely impacted relative rate fresh biomass chlorophyll content in canopy-forming M. while a/b free amino acid increased. On contrary, photosynthetic traits resource-conservative V. natans were not affected by loading. Functional (growth, photosynthetic, stoichiometric) spicatum but exhibited correlations with variables. Nitrogen significantly increased concentration components overlying pore water. The presence reduced ammonia both water, decreased organic carbon inhibited extracellular planting mitigated their negative effects. Furthermore, rhizosphere bacterial interactions less compact compared bare eukaryotic communities complexity connectivity. Path modeling indicated direct effects amplified indirect also attenuating enzymes. restoration can mitigate eutrophication resulting from through species-specific changes or mechanisms water–sediment system.

Язык: Английский

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Parental effects of physiological integration on growth of a clonal herb DOI Creative Commons
Limin Zhang, Lili Zheng,

Fei-Hai Yu

и другие.

Frontiers in Plant Science, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 15

Опубликована: Янв. 17, 2025

Although numerous studies have independently tested the roles of physiological integration and parental effects on performance clonal plant species, few assessed them simultaneously. Moreover, capacity for differs greatly within species plants. We conducted a greenhouse experiment with eight genotypes herb Hydrocotyle verticillata. In first phase, we either severed or maintained connections between original proximal nodes (the basal portion) new distal apical each genotype. second ramets in portion produced phase were selected cultivated, their subjected to same severance treatments. negative balanced positive portion, resulting no net effect total mass, leaf stem ramet number whole clone. mass H. verticillata varied among genotypes. Additionally, offspring generations was greater clone one genotype when intact than they severed, whereas it another intact. Our results suggest that can influence these may differ species.

Язык: Английский

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Ecological mechanisms of microbial assembly in clonal plant Glechoma longituba : from soil to endosphere DOI Creative Commons
Yunshi Li, Na Qu, Shuang Li

и другие.

Applied and Environmental Microbiology, Год журнала: 2025, Номер unknown

Опубликована: Май 12, 2025

ABSTRACT Climate change presents significant challenges to plant growth and reproduction. Clonal plants, with low genetic diversity, are particularly vulnerable due their limited adaptive capacity. Plant-associated microbiomes can play a crucial role in enhancing clonal survival adaptability, yet the mechanisms governing microbial community assembly along soil-episphere-endosphere continuum remain unclear. In this study, we investigated patterns Glechoma longituba . Our findings demonstrate that of communities is primarily driven by host-related factors rather than external environmental filtering. First, host selection reduced α-diversity network complexity while increasing β-diversity stability. Second, transitioned from stochastic dominance bulk soil epiphytic compartments deterministic processes within endophytic niches. Third, taxonomic structure exhibited turnover continuum, accompanied functional redundancy maintain ecosystem functions. The results support hypothesis optimizes composition reducing diversity ensuring stability key microorganisms. study emphasizes critical host-microbe interactions sustaining advantages offering insights into managing sustainable under climate change. IMPORTANCE This highlights vital plant-associated helping which have adapt By examining , research reveals itself plays shaping its communities, factors. Host simplifies but enhances efficiency. These suggest plants optimize work provides valuable how microbes interact improve resilience, potential strategies for changing climate. understanding these mechanisms, better ecosystems agricultural practices face global challenges.

Язык: Английский

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Inferior plant competitor allocates more biomass to belowground as a result of greater competition for resources in heterogeneous habitats DOI Creative Commons
Jian Zhou,

Ziwen Ma,

Yuehui Jia

и другие.

Frontiers in Plant Science, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 14

Опубликована: Сен. 19, 2023

Nutrient heterogeneity in soil widely exists nature and can have significant impacts on plant growth, biomass allocation, competitive interactions. However, limited research has been done to investigate the interspecific intensity between two clonal species a heterogeneous habitat. Therefore, this greenhouse experiment was conducted with species, Phragmites australis Scirpus planiculumis , exposed homogeneous patches of nutrients at five different planting ratios (0:4, 1:3, 2:2, 3:1 4:0), assess effects both competition growth. It found that nutrient significantly enhanced P. ’ capacity by promoting 20% increase belowground allocation. Interestingly, ratio did not affect magnitude net outcome. In contrast, superior competitor S. exhibit change growth indicators patches. These findings imply uncertainties associated human-induced redistribution may lead shift dominance from other those like which strong foraging abilities response emergent wetland communities.

Язык: Английский

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Nitrogen fertilization practices alter microbial communities driven by clonal integration in Moso bamboo DOI
Tingting Cao, Man Shi, Junbo Zhang

и другие.

The Science of The Total Environment, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 924, С. 171581 - 171581

Опубликована: Март 11, 2024

Язык: Английский

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Growth Characteristics of Ramet System in Phyllostachys praecox Forest under Mulch Management DOI Creative Commons

Guibin Gao,

Xing Wen,

Wu Zhizhuang

и другие.

Plants, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 13(13), С. 1761 - 1761

Опубликована: Июнь 26, 2024

The ramet system is a typical structural type in the life history of clonal plants. This massive structure formed by many similar ramets connected underground rhizomes, which are independent and mutually influential. Therefore, unique to bamboo forests, its role construction, maintenance, productivity populations irreplaceable. Mulch management high-level cultivation model for forests that used cultivate shoots. However, basic conditions systems this managed poorly understood. study analyzed rhizome morphology, bud bank, branching Phyllostachys praecox C.D. Chu et C.S. Chao ‘Prevernalis’ forest explore growth patterns fields. In mulched distributed intermediate positions system, were long with lateral buds branches, those at initial distal ends short few branches. end reduced part expanded promoted regeneration. Owing continuous reduction, expansion, renewal systems, demonstrates mobility adaptability. found higher level increased possibility artificial fragmentation improving efficiency was beneficial maintaining high vitality. Thus, provides crucial reference guiding precise regulation forests.

Язык: Английский

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1

Influence of the size of clonal fragment on the nitrogen turnover processes in a bamboo ecosystem DOI Creative Commons
Zan Zou, Li Yang, Huixing Song

и другие.

Frontiers in Plant Science, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 14

Опубликована: Ноя. 23, 2023

Different sizes of clonal fragments contain various number ramets with different spacer lengths, which strongly affects the redistribution photosynthetic assimilates. Although integration significantly rhizosphere processes via microbial enzymes under heterogeneous conditions, effects fragment size (ramet and length) on N turnover remain poorly understood. Here, we sampled Phyllostachys bissetii ramet numbers lengths to determine relative resource availability. We found that had positive C availability shaded in numbers, owing large storage fragment. However, it only promoted dissolved organic carbon lengths. Results regression analyses indicated response ratios soil variables first increased when length was about less than 30 cm then decreased became longer (about >30 cm), suggesting a cost–benefit tradeoff The contribution process higher integration, whereas its opposite effect. These results further revealed mechanism affecting stressed ramets, is critical for adaptation P. habitats bamboo ecosystem climate change.

Язык: Английский

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Clonal integration benefits Calystegia soldanella in heterogeneous habitats DOI Creative Commons
Mingyan Li, Siyu Jiang, Tong Wang

и другие.

AoB Plants, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 16(3)

Опубликована: Май 20, 2024

Abstract Abstract. Land-use change and tourism development have seriously threatened the ecosystems of coastal protection forests beaches. Light nutrients are spatially heterogeneously distributed between two ecosystems. Clonal plants, such as Calystegia soldanella, which play a crucial role in maintaining ecological stability habitats, likely to encounter diverse environments. In this study, we investigated clonal integration division labour C. soldanella under heterogeneous (high nutrient low light [HNLL]; high [LNHL]) homogeneous habitats. We cultivated pairs connected severed ramets these Our results showed total biomass (TB) was higher than that environments, suggesting enhances growth The root shoot ratio significantly lower HNLL LNHL conditions for ramets, demonstrating conditions. However, parameters propagation did not differ indicating no propagation. benefit from integration. Connected habitats exhibited TB one ramet consistently LNHL, irrespective ramet’s states, suggests soil may enhance growth. conclude has capability achieve but conditions, establishment light) foster soldanella.

Язык: Английский

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Evidence for clonal integration of clones contributing to unexpectedly higher benefits for interspecific neighbours DOI
Quan Zhou, Yujie Chen, Hui Zhang

и другие.

Physiologia Plantarum, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 176(6)

Опубликована: Ноя. 1, 2024

Abstract Clonal plants benefit from the ability to translocate resources among interconnected ramets colonize stress habitats. Despite fact that physiological integration of clones may influence their general performance and competitiveness, we still lack an understanding how alters compete with neighbours. In a greenhouse experiment, investigated clonal perennial herbaceous Cynodon dactylon , which originated two flooding ecotypes, influenced growth, functional traits, biomass allocation relative competitiveness intraspecific interspecific We also used reciprocal transplant experiment assess plasticity adaptation test ‘home‐field’ advantage on The findings showed that, for low‐stress significantly enhanced specific root length, storage, root‐shoot ratio, competitive neighbours, but it had little effect overall neighbours across ecotypes. Interestingly, such encouragement helped expand, suggesting physiologically independent can one another. home‐field advantages were demonstrated by home site more than away site. This study provides novel evidence facilitation between has implications environments where both high levels clonality are expected occur.

Язык: Английский

Процитировано

0