Knowledge Resource Center for Ecological Environment in Arid Area
DOI | 10.1071/BT20122 |
The contribution of pathogenic soil microbes to ring formation in an iconic Australian arid grass, Triodia basedowii (Poaceae) | |
Ross, Neil D.; Moles, Angela T. | |
通讯作者 | Moles, AT (corresponding author), UNSW Sydney, Evolut & Ecol Res Ctr, Sch Biol Earth & Environm Sci, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia. |
来源期刊 | AUSTRALIAN JOURNAL OF BOTANY
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ISSN | 0067-1924 |
EISSN | 1444-9862 |
出版年 | 2021 |
卷号 | 69期号:3页码:113-120 |
英文摘要 | Ring-forming species of spinifex grasses ( Triodia spp.) are a dominant feature across much of Australia's arid and semi- arid zone. Researchers have long been curious about the mechanisms underpinning their striking growth form. However, none of the factors investigated to date provide a convincing explanation for ring formation. Here, we asked whether an accumulation of pathogenic soil microbes might impede seedling emergence and subsequent growth in the centre of Triodia basedowii rings. We collected soil from inside and outside naturally occurring spinifex rings and compared plants grown in soil with live microbes to plants grown in sterilised soil. Consistent with our hypothesis, we found that emergence of T. basedowii seedlings was lower in live soil from inside the rings than in live soil from outside the rings. Further, seedling emergence in soil from inside the rings increased significantly in response to soil sterilisation. We found no significant difference in growth between sterile and live soils. However, this might be due to a lack of power caused by high rates of seedling mortality in all treatments. Overall, our study provides evidence for the role of soil pathogens in shaping this iconic Australian grass. |
英文关键词 | arid zone Australia culm fire hummock grassland obligate seeder seedling emergence semi-arid zone spinifex soil pathogens Triodia basedowii clonal plants |
类型 | Article |
语种 | 英语 |
开放获取类型 | Other Gold |
收录类别 | SCI-E |
WOS记录号 | WOS:000634240300001 |
WOS类目 | Plant Sciences |
WOS研究方向 | Plant Sciences |
资源类型 | 期刊论文 |
条目标识符 | http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/349674 |
作者单位 | [Ross, Neil D.; Moles, Angela T.] UNSW Sydney, Evolut & Ecol Res Ctr, Sch Biol Earth & Environm Sci, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia |
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Ross, Neil D.,Moles, Angela T.. The contribution of pathogenic soil microbes to ring formation in an iconic Australian arid grass, Triodia basedowii (Poaceae)[J],2021,69(3):113-120. |
APA | Ross, Neil D.,&Moles, Angela T..(2021).The contribution of pathogenic soil microbes to ring formation in an iconic Australian arid grass, Triodia basedowii (Poaceae).AUSTRALIAN JOURNAL OF BOTANY,69(3),113-120. |
MLA | Ross, Neil D.,et al."The contribution of pathogenic soil microbes to ring formation in an iconic Australian arid grass, Triodia basedowii (Poaceae)".AUSTRALIAN JOURNAL OF BOTANY 69.3(2021):113-120. |
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