Sex-specific strategies of phosphorus (P) acquisition in Populus cathayana as affected by soil P availability and distribution
Sex-specific strategies of phosphorus (P) acquisition in Populus cathayana as affected by soil P availability and distribution
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受土壤磷有效性和分布影响的青杨磷(P)获取的性别特异性策略
DOI:
10.1111/nph.16170
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发表时间:
2020
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影响因子:
9.4
通讯作者:
Li Chunyang
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作者:
Xia Zhichao;He Yue;Yu Lei;Lv Rubing;Korpelainen Helena;Li Chunyang
Soil phosphorus (P) availability and its distribution influence plant growth and productivity, but how they affect the growth dynamics and sex‐specific P acquisition strategies of dioecious plant species is poorly understood.In this study, the impact of soil P availability and its distribution on dioeciousPopulus cathayanawas characterized.P. cathayanamales and females were grown under three levels of P supply, and with homogeneous or heterogeneous P distribution.Females had a greater total root length, specific root length (SRL), biomass and foliar P concentration under high P supply. Under P deficiency, males had a smaller root system than females but a greater exudation of soil acid phosphatase, and a higher colonization rate and arbuscular mycorrhizal hyphal biomass, suggesting a better capacity to mine P and a stronger association with arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi to forage P. Heterogeneous P distribution enhanced growth and root length density (RLD) in females. Female root proliferation in P‐rich patches was related to increased foliar P assimilation. Localized P application for increasing P availability did not enhance the biomass accumulation and the morphological plasticity of roots in males, but it raised hyphal biomass.The findings herein indicate that sex‐specific strategies in P acquisition relate to root morphology, root exudation and mycorrhizal symbioses, and they may contribute to sex‐specific resource utilization patterns and niche segregation.