Isotopic evidence of arbuscular mycorrhizal cheating in a grassland gentian species
Isotopic evidence of arbuscular mycorrhizal cheating in a grassland gentian species
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草原龙胆物种丛枝菌根作弊的同位素证据
DOI:
10.1007/s00442-020-04631-x
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发表时间:
2020
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影响因子:
2.7
通讯作者:
Hiroshi Tomimatsu
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作者:
Suetsugu Kenji; Matsubayashi Jun; Ogawa O. Nanako; Satoe Murata; Sato Risa; Hiroshi Tomimatsu
All orchids and pyroloids are mycoheterotrophic at least in the early stage. Many species are predisposed to mycoheterotrophic nutrition even in the adult stage, due to the initial mycoheterotrophy during germination. Although other green plants, such as gentian species, also produce numerous minute seeds, whose germination may depend on fungal associations to meet C demands, physiological evidence for partial mycoheterotrophy in the adult stage is lacking for most candidate taxa. Here, we compared the natural abundances of13C and15N isotopes in the AM-associated gentian speciesPterygocalyx volubilisgrowing in high-light-intensity habitats with those of co-occurring autotrophic C3and C4plants and AM fungal spores. We found thatP. volubiliswas significantly enriched in13C compared with the surrounding C3plants, which suggests the transfer of some C from the surrounding autotrophic plants through shared AM networks. In addition, the intermediate δ15N values ofP. volubilis, between those of autotrophic plants and AM fungal spores, provide further evidence for partial mycoheterotrophy inP. volubilis. Although it is often considered that light deficiency selects partial mycoheterotrophy, we show that partial mycoheterotrophy in AM-forming plants can evolve even under light-saturated conditions. The fact that there have been relatively few descriptions of partial mycoheterotrophy in AM plants may not necessarily reflect the rarity of such associations. In conclusion, partial mycoheterotrophy in AM plants may be more common than hitherto believed.