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Wang H, Wang X, Li Y, Gao R, Narsing Rao MP, Song J, Li Q. Effect of environmental factors on seed germination and seedling emergence of Viola prionantha, a cleistogamous plant. JOURNAL OF PLANT RESEARCH 2023; 136:631-641. [PMID: 37202494 DOI: 10.1007/s10265-023-01461-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2022] [Accepted: 04/13/2023] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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Environmental conditions during seed development and maturation can affect seed traits and germination behavior, yet systematic research on the effects of seed maturation time on seed traits, germination behavior and seedling emergence of cleistogamy plants is lacking. Here, we determined the difference in phenotypic characteristics of CH and CL (namely CL1, CL2 and CL3 based on maturation time, respectively) fruits/seeds that were collected from Viola prionantha Bunge, a cleistogamous perennial plant, and evaluated the effects of various environmental factors on seed germination and seedling emergence. The fruit mass, width, seed number per fruit and mean seed mass of CL1 and CL3 were greater than that of CH and CL2, while seed setting of CH was lower than that of CL1, CL2 and CL3. Germination of CH, CL1, CL2, and CL3 seeds was < 10% in the dark at 15/5 and 20/10 ℃, whereas germination (0%-99.2%) of CH, CL1, CL2, and CL3 seeds changed significantly under light conditions. In contrast, more than 71% (from 71.7 to 94.2%) germination of both CH, CL1, CL2 and CL3 seeds occurred under both light/dark conditions and continuous darkness at 30/20 ℃. Germination of CH, CL1, CL2 and CL3 seeds was sensitive to osmotic potential, but CL1 seeds were more resistant to osmotic stress, compared with CH, CL2 and CL3. Seedling emergence of CH seeds was more than 67% (from 67.8 to 73.3%) at a burial depth of 0 cm-2 cm, while all types of CL seeds were below 15% at a burial depth of 2 cm. Information gathered from this study indicates that CH and CL seeds of V. prionantha were different in fruit size, seed mass, thermoperiod and photoperiod sensitivity, osmotic potential tolerance and seedling emergence, especially, maturation time significantly affect phenotypic characteristics and germination behavior of CL seeds matured at different periods. These results indicate that V. prionantha adapts to unpredictable environmental conditions by developing a variety of adaptation strategies, and ensures the survival and reproduction of the populations.
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- Hongfei Wang
- The Key Laboratory of Plant Biotechnology of Liaoning Province, School of Life Science, Liaoning Normal University, No.1 Liu Shu South Street, Ganjingzi District, Dalian, 650081, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Plant Biotechnology of Liaoning Province, School of Life Science, Liaoning Normal University, No.1 Liu Shu South Street, Ganjingzi District, Dalian, 650081, China
- School of Life Science, East China Normal University, Shanghai, 200241, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Plant Biotechnology of Liaoning Province, School of Life Science, Liaoning Normal University, No.1 Liu Shu South Street, Ganjingzi District, Dalian, 650081, China
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- Dandong Forestry and Grassland Development Service Center, Dandong, 118000, China
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- Programa de Doctorado en Ciencias Aplicadas, Universidad Autonoma de Chile, 3460000, Talca, Chile
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- The Key Laboratory of Plant Biotechnology of Liaoning Province, School of Life Science, Liaoning Normal University, No.1 Liu Shu South Street, Ganjingzi District, Dalian, 650081, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Plant Biotechnology of Liaoning Province, School of Life Science, Liaoning Normal University, No.1 Liu Shu South Street, Ganjingzi District, Dalian, 650081, China.
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Ikeda H. Virtual issue: phylogeographic studies in the Japanese Archipelago: from geographic patterns of genetic variation to biodiversity in plants. JOURNAL OF PLANT RESEARCH 2023; 136:581-585. [PMID: 37462882 DOI: 10.1007/s10265-023-01478-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2023] [Accepted: 06/29/2023] [Indexed: 08/12/2023]
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Phylogeographic studies have investigated genetic variation and structure within species or closely related lineages and are fundamental for understanding factors and processes of genetic divergence as well as speciation. This virtual issue collects 35 papers on phylogeographic studies published in the Journal of Plant Research and focuses on three major topics in biodiversity: (1) biogeography, (2) systematics, and (3) evolution.
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- Hajime Ikeda
- Institute of Plant Science and Resources, Okayama University, 2-20-1 Chuo, Kurashiki, Okayama, 710-0046, Japan.
- Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, The University of Tokyo, 3-8-1 Komaba, Tokyo, Meguro-ku, 153-8902, Japan.
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Allopatric Lineage Divergence of the East Asian Endemic Herb Conandron ramondioides Inferred from Low-Copy Nuclear and Plastid Markers. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:ijms232314932. [PMID: 36499259 PMCID: PMC9740071 DOI: 10.3390/ijms232314932] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2022] [Revised: 11/18/2022] [Accepted: 11/23/2022] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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The evolutionary histories of ornamental plants have been receiving only limited attention. We examined the origin and divergence processes of an East Asian endemic ornamental plant, Conandron ramondioides. C. ramondioides is an understory herb occurring in primary forests, which has been grouped into two varieties. We reconstructed the evolutionary and population demography history of C. ramondioides to infer its divergence process. Nuclear and chloroplast DNA sequences were obtained from 21 Conandron populations on both sides of the East China Sea (ECS) to explore its genetic diversity, structure, and population differentiation. Interestingly, the reconstructed phylogeny indicated that the populations should be classified into three clades corresponding to geographical regions: the Japan (Honshu+Shikoku) clade, the Taiwan-Iriomote clade, and the Southeast China clade. Lineage divergence between the Japan clade and the Taiwan-Iriomote and Southeast China clades occured 1.14 MYA (95% HPD: 0.82-3.86), followed by divergence between the Taiwan-Iriomote and Southeast China clades approximately 0.75 MYA (95% HPD: 0.45-1.3). Furthermore, corolla traits (floral lobe length to tube length ratios) correlated with geographical distributions. Moreover, restricted gene flow was detected among clades. Lastly, the lack of potential dispersal routes across an exposed ECS seafloor during the last glacial maximum suggests that migration among the Conandron clades was unlikely. In summary, the extant Conandron exhibits a disjunct distribution pattern as a result of vicariance rather than long-distance dispersal. We propose that allopatric divergence has occurred in C. ramondioides since the Pleistocene. Our findings highlight the critical influence of species' biological characteristics on shaping lineage diversification of East Asian relic herb species during climate oscillations since the Quaternary.
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