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Glomus mosseae promotes Xanthium italicum invasion

The relationship between mycorrhizal fungi and the invasiveness of alien plants is a controversial issue in plant invasion ecology. In this study, we investigated the influence of the mycorrhizal fungus Glomus mosseae on the physiological ecology, growth, and reproductive capacity of Xanthium ital...

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Main Authors: Tang, Jie Shi, Zhao, Zhi Long, Ma, Miao
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Published: Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2020
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spelling my-ukm.journal.159382020-12-10T21:25:26Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/15938/ Glomus mosseae promotes Xanthium italicum invasion Tang, Jie Shi Zhao, Zhi Long Ma, Miao The relationship between mycorrhizal fungi and the invasiveness of alien plants is a controversial issue in plant invasion ecology. In this study, we investigated the influence of the mycorrhizal fungus Glomus mosseae on the physiological ecology, growth, and reproductive capacity of Xanthium italicum Moretti. We found that the relative chlorophyll content and net photosynthetic rate of the leaves of potted X. italicum whose rhizosphere soil was supplemented with G. mosseae was higher than those of the control group. Plants in the treatment group had longer root length and plant height; increased root, stem, and fruit biomass; and more male and female inflorescences and fruits relative to control plants. Additionally, the ratio of female to male inflorescence number was close to 2:1 in the treatment group as compared to 1:1 in the control group, suggesting an enhanced reproductive capacity in the former. G. mosseae applied to the soil also increased phosphorus absorption and accumulation in the roots, stems, and leaves of X. italicum. Thus, G. mosseae promotes the growth and reproduction of X. italicum and thereby enhances its competitiveness and capacity for colonizing a new habitat. Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2020-10 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/15938/1/8.pdf Tang, Jie Shi and Zhao, Zhi Long and Ma, Miao (2020) Glomus mosseae promotes Xanthium italicum invasion. Sains Malaysiana, 49 (10). pp. 2425-2432. ISSN 0126-6039 http://www.ukm.my/jsm/malay_journals/jilid49bil10_2020/KandunganJilid49Bil10_2020.html
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description The relationship between mycorrhizal fungi and the invasiveness of alien plants is a controversial issue in plant invasion ecology. In this study, we investigated the influence of the mycorrhizal fungus Glomus mosseae on the physiological ecology, growth, and reproductive capacity of Xanthium italicum Moretti. We found that the relative chlorophyll content and net photosynthetic rate of the leaves of potted X. italicum whose rhizosphere soil was supplemented with G. mosseae was higher than those of the control group. Plants in the treatment group had longer root length and plant height; increased root, stem, and fruit biomass; and more male and female inflorescences and fruits relative to control plants. Additionally, the ratio of female to male inflorescence number was close to 2:1 in the treatment group as compared to 1:1 in the control group, suggesting an enhanced reproductive capacity in the former. G. mosseae applied to the soil also increased phosphorus absorption and accumulation in the roots, stems, and leaves of X. italicum. Thus, G. mosseae promotes the growth and reproduction of X. italicum and thereby enhances its competitiveness and capacity for colonizing a new habitat.
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author Tang, Jie Shi
Zhao, Zhi Long
Ma, Miao
spellingShingle Tang, Jie Shi
Zhao, Zhi Long
Ma, Miao
Glomus mosseae promotes Xanthium italicum invasion
author_facet Tang, Jie Shi
Zhao, Zhi Long
Ma, Miao
author_sort Tang, Jie Shi
title Glomus mosseae promotes Xanthium italicum invasion
title_short Glomus mosseae promotes Xanthium italicum invasion
title_full Glomus mosseae promotes Xanthium italicum invasion
title_fullStr Glomus mosseae promotes Xanthium italicum invasion
title_full_unstemmed Glomus mosseae promotes Xanthium italicum invasion
title_sort glomus mosseae promotes xanthium italicum invasion
publisher Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
publishDate 2020
url http://journalarticle.ukm.my/15938/1/8.pdf
http://journalarticle.ukm.my/15938/
http://www.ukm.my/jsm/malay_journals/jilid49bil10_2020/KandunganJilid49Bil10_2020.html
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