The reproductive strategy of the clonal helophyte Leersia oryzoides (L.) Swartz. in response to variable submergence conditions and diferent harvest times
The reproductive strategy of the clonal helophyte Leersia oryzoides (L.) Swartz. in response to variable submergence conditions and diferent harvest times
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克隆植物 Leersia oryzoides (L.) Swartz 的繁殖策略。
DOI:
10.1007/s10682-020-10092-8
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发表时间:
2021
影响因子:
1.9
通讯作者:
Renqing Wang
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作者:
Tong Wang;Runyu Shao;Pengcheng Zhu;Renqing Wang
Clonal plants can reproduce both sexually and asexually. Selection of reproductive strategies is crucial for the evolution of clonal plants. Nevertheless, little is known about the reproductive strategy of clonal aquatic plants in diverse environments and at diferent harvest times. In this study, the reproduction of the clonal aquatic plant species Leersia oryzoides (L.) Swartz. was investigated under two diferent submergence conditions: mesic and fooding in two diferent years. We collected data concerning specifc leaf area (SLA), a growth-related trait, during the growing season in both years. Seed output (total seed mass, seed number and seed mass) and rhizome mass, which refect sexual reproduction and asexual reproduction, respectively, were measured in the reproductive period. The correlation between sexual reproduction (total seed mass) and asexual propagation (rhizome mass) was subsequently analyzed. The correlations between SLA and each reproductive output—total seed mass and rhizome mass—were explored. Seed output (the seed number and total seed mass) decreased in the second-year harvest (H2) compared to the frst-year harvest (H1). Greater seed mass was observed at H2 than at H1 in the fooding treatment. The ratio of sexual to asexual reproductive output increased under fooding and decreased at H2. Generally, the SLA and rhizome mass were not signifcantly correlated, while a signifcant negative correlation was detected between SLA and total seed mass across all observations. A nonsignifcant correlation between rhizome mass and total seed mass was also detected. A decrease in sexual reproduction can occur over time, although disturbances such as fooding can promote the allocation of reproduction resources to the sexual approach. Leaf functional traits such as SLA may negatively predict the output of sexual reproduction, and the trade-of between SLA and asexual propagation is likely nonexistent. A trade-of between asexual reproduction and sexual reproduction does not exist for L. oryzoides.