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Wang ZY, Hu Y, Lv YW, Xiao Y, He ZH, Wu C, Hu XS. Population Structure and Genetic Diversity of the Toona ciliata (Meliaceae) Complex Assayed with Chloroplast DNA Markers. Genes (Basel) 2024; 15:320. [PMID: 38540379 PMCID: PMC10970150 DOI: 10.3390/genes15030320] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2024] [Revised: 02/13/2024] [Accepted: 02/26/2024] [Indexed: 06/14/2024] Open
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Toona ciliata is a deciduous or semi-deciduous tree species and belongs to the Toona genus of the Meliaceae family. Owing to low natural regeneration and over-exploitation, the species is listed as an endangered species at level II in China and its conservation has received increasing concern. Here, we sampled 447 individuals from 29 populations across the range-wide distribution of the T. ciliata complex in China and assessed their genetic variation using two chloroplast DNA markers. The results showed that the overall haplotype diversity and nucleotide diversity per site were high at h = 0.9767 and π = 0.0303 for the psbA-trnH fragment and h= 0.8999 and π = 0.0189 for the trnL-trnL fragment. Phylogenetic analysis supported the division of the natural distribution of T. ciliata complex into western and eastern regions. The genetic diversity was higher in the western region than in the eastern region, showing significant phylogeographic structure. Genetic differentiation among populations was moderate (Φst=42.87%), and the effects of isolation by distance (IBD) were significant. A neutrality test and mismatch distribution analysis indicated that the distribution of the T. ciliata complex generally did not expand, although a few local populations could likely expand after bottleneck effects. The overall results were complementary to and consolidated previous studies using mitochondrial and nuclear DNA markers. We finally discussed strategies for the genetic conservation of the T. ciliata complex.
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- Zi-Yun Wang
- College of Forestry and Landscape Architecture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China; (Z.-Y.W.); (Y.H.); (Y.-W.L.); (Y.X.); (Z.-H.H.); (C.W.)
- Guangdong Key Laboratory for Innovative Development and Utilization of Forest Plant Germplasm, Guangzhou 510642, China
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- College of Forestry and Landscape Architecture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China; (Z.-Y.W.); (Y.H.); (Y.-W.L.); (Y.X.); (Z.-H.H.); (C.W.)
- Guangdong Key Laboratory for Innovative Development and Utilization of Forest Plant Germplasm, Guangzhou 510642, China
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- College of Forestry and Landscape Architecture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China; (Z.-Y.W.); (Y.H.); (Y.-W.L.); (Y.X.); (Z.-H.H.); (C.W.)
- Guangdong Key Laboratory for Innovative Development and Utilization of Forest Plant Germplasm, Guangzhou 510642, China
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- College of Forestry and Landscape Architecture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China; (Z.-Y.W.); (Y.H.); (Y.-W.L.); (Y.X.); (Z.-H.H.); (C.W.)
- Guangdong Key Laboratory for Innovative Development and Utilization of Forest Plant Germplasm, Guangzhou 510642, China
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- College of Forestry and Landscape Architecture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China; (Z.-Y.W.); (Y.H.); (Y.-W.L.); (Y.X.); (Z.-H.H.); (C.W.)
- Guangdong Key Laboratory for Innovative Development and Utilization of Forest Plant Germplasm, Guangzhou 510642, China
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- College of Forestry and Landscape Architecture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China; (Z.-Y.W.); (Y.H.); (Y.-W.L.); (Y.X.); (Z.-H.H.); (C.W.)
- Guangdong Key Laboratory for Innovative Development and Utilization of Forest Plant Germplasm, Guangzhou 510642, China
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- College of Forestry and Landscape Architecture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China; (Z.-Y.W.); (Y.H.); (Y.-W.L.); (Y.X.); (Z.-H.H.); (C.W.)
- Guangdong Key Laboratory for Innovative Development and Utilization of Forest Plant Germplasm, Guangzhou 510642, China
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Li Y, Gu M, Liu X, Lin J, Jiang H, Song H, Xiao X, Zhou W. Sequencing and analysis of the complete mitochondrial genomes of Toona sinensis and Toona ciliata reveal evolutionary features of Toona. BMC Genomics 2023; 24:58. [PMID: 36726084 PMCID: PMC9893635 DOI: 10.1186/s12864-023-09150-6] [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: 07/25/2022] [Accepted: 01/24/2023] [Indexed: 02/03/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Toona is a critical genus in the Meliaceae, and the plants of this group are an asset for both restorative and restorative purposes, the most flexible of which are Toona sinensis and Toona ciliata. To concentrate on the advancement of mitochondrial(Mt) genome variety in T.sinensis and T.ciliata, the Mt genomes of the two species were sequenced in high throughput independently, after de novo assembly and annotation to construct a Mt genome map for comparison in genome structure. Find their repetitive sequences and analyze them in comparison with the chloroplast genome, along with Maximum-likelihood(ML) phylogenetic analysis with 16 other relatives. RESULTS (1) T. sinensis and T.ciliata are both circular structures with lengths of 683482 bp and 68300 bp, respectively. They share a high degree of similarity in encoding genes and have AT preferences. All of them have the largest Phe concentration and are the most frequently used codons. (2) Both of their Mt genome are highly preserved in terms of structural and functional genes, while the main variability is reflected in the length of tRNA, the number of genes, and the value of RSCU. (3) T. siniensis and T. ciliata were detected to have 94 and 87 SSRs, respectively, of which mononucleotides accounted for the absolute proportion. Besides, the vast majority of their SSRs were found to be poly-A or poly-T. (4)10 and 11 migrating fragments were identified in the comparison with the chloroplast genome, respectively. (5) In the ML evolutionary tree, T.sinensis and T.ciliata clustered individually into a small branch with 100% support, reflecting two species of Toona are very similarly related to each other. CONCLUSIONS This research provides a basis for the exploitation of T.sinensis and T.ciliata in terms of medicinal, edible, and timber resources to avoid confusion; at the same time, it can explore the evolutionary relationship between the Toona and related species, which does not only have an important practical value, but also provides a theoretical basis for future hybrid breeding of forest trees, molecular markers, and evolutionary aspects of plants, which has great scientific significance.
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- Youli Li
- grid.20561.300000 0000 9546 5767College of Forestry and Landscape Architecture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 51000 Guangdong China
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- grid.20561.300000 0000 9546 5767College of Forestry and Landscape Architecture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 51000 Guangdong China
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- grid.20561.300000 0000 9546 5767College of Forestry and Landscape Architecture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 51000 Guangdong China
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- grid.20561.300000 0000 9546 5767College of Forestry and Landscape Architecture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 51000 Guangdong China
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- grid.20561.300000 0000 9546 5767College of Forestry and Landscape Architecture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 51000 Guangdong China
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- grid.20561.300000 0000 9546 5767College of Forestry and Landscape Architecture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 51000 Guangdong China
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- grid.464457.00000 0004 0445 3867Sichuan Academy of Forestry Sciences, Chengdu, 61008 Sichuan China
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- grid.20561.300000 0000 9546 5767College of Forestry and Landscape Architecture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 51000 Guangdong China
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Xiao Y, Zhang XX, Hu Y, Wang X, Li P, He ZH, Lv YW, Chen XY, Hu XS. Phylogeography of Toona ciliata (Meliaceae) Complex in China Inferred from Cytonuclear Markers. Genes (Basel) 2022; 14:116. [PMID: 36672857 PMCID: PMC9858616 DOI: 10.3390/genes14010116] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2022] [Revised: 12/23/2022] [Accepted: 12/27/2022] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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Toona ciliata is an important timber species but is recognized as an endangered species at level II in China. Its genetic conservation is of increasing concern. Provenance trials and other breeding programs were conducted to develop seed transfer rules and multiplications. Here, we investigated twenty-nine populations sampled across the natural distribution of the T. ciliata complex using mtDNA and nrDNA ITS (ribosomal internal transcribed spacer) markers. Haplotype diversity was h = 0.190 ± 0.202 and nucleotide diversity was π = 0.000383 ± 0.000536 for mtDNA marker. Nucleotide diversity for ITS sequences was 0.00837 ± 0.000783. Haplotypes exhibited phylogeographic structure in spatial distribution. The extent of genetic differentiation was significant (Fst = 0.6994 ± 0.0079 for ITS and 0.8870 ± 0.0077 for mtDNA marker). Isolation by distance (IBD) and by elevation (IBE) occurred among populations. Phylogenetic relationships from mtDNA marker indicated three genetically distinct regions, each without IBD effects. Compared with pollen flow, seed flow was strongly impeded in the western region, but extensive in the central region, and less impeded in the eastern region. Most populations did not exhibit expansion, with only a few populations showing expansion after bottleneck effects. We discussed a strategy of region-based genetic conservation and proposed to conserve multiple populations in the western and eastern regions and a few populations in the central region.
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- Yu Xiao
- College of Forestry and Landscape Architecture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China
- Guangdong Key Laboratory for Innovative Development and Utilization of Forest Plant Germplasm, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China
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- College of Forestry and Landscape Architecture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China
- Guangdong Key Laboratory for Innovative Development and Utilization of Forest Plant Germplasm, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China
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- College of Forestry and Landscape Architecture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China
- Guangdong Key Laboratory for Innovative Development and Utilization of Forest Plant Germplasm, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China
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- College of Forestry and Landscape Architecture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China
- Guangdong Key Laboratory for Innovative Development and Utilization of Forest Plant Germplasm, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China
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- College of Forestry and Landscape Architecture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China
- Guangdong Key Laboratory for Innovative Development and Utilization of Forest Plant Germplasm, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China
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- College of Forestry and Landscape Architecture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China
- Guangdong Key Laboratory for Innovative Development and Utilization of Forest Plant Germplasm, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China
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- College of Forestry and Landscape Architecture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China
- Guangdong Key Laboratory for Innovative Development and Utilization of Forest Plant Germplasm, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China
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- College of Forestry and Landscape Architecture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China
- Guangdong Key Laboratory for Innovative Development and Utilization of Forest Plant Germplasm, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China
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- College of Forestry and Landscape Architecture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China
- Guangdong Key Laboratory for Innovative Development and Utilization of Forest Plant Germplasm, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China
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Spring and Autumn Phenology in Sessile Oak (Quercus petraea) Near the Eastern Limit of Its Distribution Range. FORESTS 2022. [DOI: 10.3390/f13071125] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Due to the visible and predictable influence of climate change on species’ spatial distributions, the conservation of marginal peripheral populations has become topical in forestry research. This study aimed to assess the spring (budburst, leaf development, and flowering) and autumn (leaf senescence) phenology of sessile oak (Quercus petraea), a species widespread across European forests close to its ranges’ eastern limit. This study was performed in Romania between spring 2017 and 2020, and it included a transect with three low-altitude populations, a reference population from its inner range, and a sessile oak comparative trial. The temperature was recorded to relate changes to phenophase dynamics. We identified small variations between the reference and peripheral populations associated with climatic conditions. In the peripheral populations, budburst timing had day-of-year (DOY) values <100, suggesting that sessile oak may be more susceptible to late spring frost. Furthermore, we found spring phenophase timing to be more constant than autumn senescence. Moreover, budburst in the sessile oak comparative trial had obvious longitudinal tendencies, with an east to west delay of 0.5–1.4 days per degree. In addition, budburst timing influenced leaf development and flowering, but not the onset of leaf senescence. These findings improve our understanding of the relationship between spring and autumn phenophase dynamics and enhance conservation strategies regarding sessile oak genetic resources.
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Yap JYS, Rossetto M, Das S, Wilson PD, Beaumont LJ, Henry RJ. Tracking habitat or testing its suitability? Similar distributional patterns can hide very different histories of persistence versus nonequilibrium dynamics. Evolution 2022; 76:1209-1228. [PMID: 35304742 DOI: 10.1111/evo.14460] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2021] [Revised: 12/20/2021] [Accepted: 12/29/2021] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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The expansions and contractions of a species' range in response to temporal changes in selective filters leave genetic signatures that can inform a more accurate reconstruction of their evolutionary history across the landscape. After a long period of continental decline, Australian rainforests settled into localized patterns of contraction or expansion during the climatic fluctuations of the Quaternary. The environmental impacts of recurring glacial and interglacial periods also intensified the arrival of new lineages from the Sunda shelf, and it can be expected that immigrant versus locally persistent taxa responded to environmental challenges in quantifiably different manner. To investigate how such differences impact on species' distribution, we contrast landscape genomic patterns and changes in habitat availability between a species with a long continental history on Doryphora sassafras and a Sunda-derived species (Toona ciliata), across a distributional overlap. Extensive landscape-level homogeneity across chloroplast and nuclear genomes for the Sunda-derived T. ciliata, characterize the genetic signature of a very recent invasion and a rapid southern "exploratory" expansion that had not been previously recorded in the Australian flora (i.e., of Gondwanan origin or Sahul-derived). In contrast, D. sassafras is consistent with other Sahul-derived species characterized by strong geographical divergence and regional differentiation. Interestingly, our findings suggest that admixture between genetically divergent populations during expansion events might be a contributing factor to the successful colonization of novel habitats. Overall, this study identifies some of the mechanisms regulating the rearrangements in species distributions and assemblage composition that follow major environmental shifts, and reminds us how a species' current range might not necessarily define species' habitat preference, with the consequence that estimates of past or future range might not always be reliable.
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- Jia-Yee Samantha Yap
- Research Centre for Ecosystem Resilience, Australian Institute of Botanical Science, The Royal Botanic Garden, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.,Queensland Alliance of Agriculture and Food Innovation, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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- Research Centre for Ecosystem Resilience, Australian Institute of Botanical Science, The Royal Botanic Garden, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.,Queensland Alliance of Agriculture and Food Innovation, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Macquarie University, Brisbane, New South Wales, Australia.,Department of Forestry and Environmental Science, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet, Bangladesh
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- Research Centre for Ecosystem Resilience, Australian Institute of Botanical Science, The Royal Botanic Garden, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.,Department of Biological Sciences, Macquarie University, Brisbane, New South Wales, Australia
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Macquarie University, Brisbane, New South Wales, Australia
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- Queensland Alliance of Agriculture and Food Innovation, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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Lu Z, Dong X, Fan Y, Liu W, Dai J, Han X, Liu J. Complete chloroplast genome of Toona ciliata Roem. var. pubescens (Franch.) Hand.-Mazz (Meliaceae), ‘Chinese mahogany’. Mitochondrial DNA B Resour 2022; 7:495-497. [PMID: 35311208 PMCID: PMC8933019 DOI: 10.1080/23802359.2022.2049987] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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Toona ciliata var. pubescens is classified as Toona subgenus of Meliaceae family, which belongs to a large deciduous tree species. It is also a kind of precious timber tree species and has a certain medicinal value. Here, the first complete chloroplast genome (cpDNA) sequence of T. ciliata var. pubescens was determined using the Illumina sequencing platform. The cpDNA genome is 159,481 bp in length, containing a large single-copy region (LSC) of 87,176 bp and a small single-copy region (SSC) of 18,381 bp, which were separated by a pair of inverted repeats (IRs) regions of 26,962 bp. The genome contains 138 genes, including 90 protein-coding genes, eight ribosomal RNA genes, and 40 transfer RNA genes. The phylogenetic analysis based on 19 cpDNA genomes showed a close relationship with Toona ciliate.
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- Zhuchou Lu
- State Key Laboratory of Tree Genetics and Breeding, Key Laboratory of Tree Breeding of Zhejiang Province, Research Institute of Subtropical Forestry, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Hangzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tree Genetics and Breeding, Key Laboratory of Tree Breeding of Zhejiang Province, Research Institute of Subtropical Forestry, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Hangzhou, China
- Forestry Faculty, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, China
- Shandong Provincial Center of Forest and Grass Germplasm Resources, Jinan, China
- Key Laboratory of State Forestry and Grassland Administration Conservation and Utilization of Warm Temperate Zone Forest and Grass Germplasm Resources, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tree Genetics and Breeding, Key Laboratory of Tree Breeding of Zhejiang Province, Research Institute of Subtropical Forestry, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Hangzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tree Genetics and Breeding, Key Laboratory of Tree Breeding of Zhejiang Province, Research Institute of Subtropical Forestry, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Hangzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tree Genetics and Breeding, Key Laboratory of Tree Breeding of Zhejiang Province, Research Institute of Subtropical Forestry, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Hangzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tree Genetics and Breeding, Key Laboratory of Tree Breeding of Zhejiang Province, Research Institute of Subtropical Forestry, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Hangzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tree Genetics and Breeding, Key Laboratory of Tree Breeding of Zhejiang Province, Research Institute of Subtropical Forestry, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Hangzhou, China
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Pan J, Wang Q, Guo X, Jiang X, Cheng Q, Fu L, Liu W, Zhang L. Local patterns of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal diversity and community structure in a natural Toona ciliata var. pubescens forest in South Central China. PeerJ 2021; 9:e11331. [PMID: 33987014 PMCID: PMC8101450 DOI: 10.7717/peerj.11331] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2020] [Accepted: 04/01/2021] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Toona ciliata var. pubescens (Toona in Meliaceae) (Tc) is listed as an endangered species, and there are natural regeneration obstacles due to its long-term excessive exploitation and utilization. Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) can produce beneficial effects for plant growth and natural regeneration. However, the characteristics of the AMF community in natural Tc forests are poorly understood. The Illumina PE250 high-throughput sequencing method was used to study the characteristics of the AMF community in the rhizosphere soil and roots associated with three dominant tree species (Tc; Padus buergeriana, Pb; and Maesa japonica, Mj) in a natural Tc forest in Guanshan National Natural Reserve, South Central China. The results found that Glomeraceae was the most abundant AMF family in the rhizosphere soil and roots. Moreover, the relative abundance of Archaeosporaceae in rhizosphere soil was significantly larger than that in the roots; in contrast, the relative abundance of Glomeraceae in rhizosphere soil was significantly lower than that in the roots (p < 0.05). Regarding different tree species, the relative abundances of Acaulosporaceae and Geosiphonaceae were larger in Mj and Tc than in Pb. AMF operational taxonomic units (OTUs) were 1.30-, 1.43-, and 1.71-fold higher in the Tc, Pb, and Mj rhizosphere soil, respectively, than in the corresponding roots. Nevertheless, higher AMF community richness was found in the roots compared to that in the rhizosphere soil based on the Chao index. This finding indicated that AMF of a relatively high aggregation degree were in roots, and more AMF groups with relatively low abundance occurred in the rhizosphere soil, which correspondingly lowered the calculated richness index of the AMF community. A redundancy analysis showed that different soil chemical properties impacted variations in the AMF community characteristics differently. This study has great significance for the interpretation of AMF diversity survey and the application design of AMF in vegetation restoration.
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- Jianfeng Pan
- Jiangxi Provincial Key Laboratory of Silviculture/Collaborative Innovation Center of Jiangxi Typical Trees Cultivation and Utilization, Nanchang, Jiangxi, China.,Nature Protected Area Construction Center of Jiangxi, Nanchang, Jiangxi, China
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- Jiangxi Provincial Key Laboratory of Silviculture/Collaborative Innovation Center of Jiangxi Typical Trees Cultivation and Utilization, Nanchang, Jiangxi, China.,College of Forestry/College of Art and Landscape, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang, Jiangxi, China
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- Jiangxi Provincial Key Laboratory of Silviculture/Collaborative Innovation Center of Jiangxi Typical Trees Cultivation and Utilization, Nanchang, Jiangxi, China.,College of Forestry/College of Art and Landscape, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang, Jiangxi, China
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- Jiangxi Provincial Key Laboratory of Silviculture/Collaborative Innovation Center of Jiangxi Typical Trees Cultivation and Utilization, Nanchang, Jiangxi, China.,College of Forestry/College of Art and Landscape, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang, Jiangxi, China
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- Jiangxi Provincial Key Laboratory of Silviculture/Collaborative Innovation Center of Jiangxi Typical Trees Cultivation and Utilization, Nanchang, Jiangxi, China.,College of Forestry/College of Art and Landscape, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang, Jiangxi, China
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- Jiangxi Provincial Key Laboratory of Silviculture/Collaborative Innovation Center of Jiangxi Typical Trees Cultivation and Utilization, Nanchang, Jiangxi, China.,College of Forestry/College of Art and Landscape, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang, Jiangxi, China
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- Jiangxi Provincial Key Laboratory of Silviculture/Collaborative Innovation Center of Jiangxi Typical Trees Cultivation and Utilization, Nanchang, Jiangxi, China.,College of Forestry/College of Art and Landscape, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang, Jiangxi, China
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- Jiangxi Provincial Key Laboratory of Silviculture/Collaborative Innovation Center of Jiangxi Typical Trees Cultivation and Utilization, Nanchang, Jiangxi, China.,College of Forestry/College of Art and Landscape, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang, Jiangxi, China
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A multidisciplinary approach to inform assisted migration of the restricted rainforest tree, Fontainea rostrata. PLoS One 2019; 14:e0210560. [PMID: 30682049 PMCID: PMC6347239 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0210560] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2018] [Accepted: 12/27/2018] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Assisted migration can aid in the conservation of narrowly endemic species affected by habitat loss, fragmentation and climate change. Here, we employ a multidisciplinary approach by examining the population genetic structure of a threatened, dioecious rainforest tree of the subtropical notophyll vine forests of eastern Australia, Fontainea rostrata, and its potential requirements for population enhancement and translocation to withstand the effects of anthropogenic fragmentation and climate change. We used microsatellite markers to gain an understanding of the way genetic diversity is partitioned within and among the nine extant populations of F. rostrata identified in this study. We combined the results with species distribution modelling to identify populations vulnerable to possible future range shifts based on climate change projections. We found regional differences between the species’ main distribution in the south and a disjunct northern population cluster (FRT = 0.074, FSR = 0.088, FST = 0.155), in mean allelic richness (AR = 2.77 vs 2.33, p < 0.05), expected heterozygosity (HE = 0.376 vs 0.328), and inbreeding (F = 0.116 vs 0.219). Species distribution models predicted that while southern populations of F. rostrata are likely to persist for the next 50 years under the RCP6.0 climate change scenario, with potential for a small-scale expansion to the south-east, the more highly inbred and less genetically diverse northern populations will come under increasing pressure to expand southwards as habitat suitability declines. Given the species’ genetic structure and with the aim to enhance genetic diversity and maximise the likelihood of reproductive success, we recommend that plant reintroductions to supplement existing populations should be prioritised over translocation of the species to new sites. However, future conservation efforts should be directed at translocation to establish new sites to increase population connectivity, focussing particularly on habitat areas identified as persisting under conditions of climate change.
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Zhan X, Li P, Hui W, Deng Y, Gan S, Sun Y, Zhao X, Chen X, Deng X. Genetic diversity and population structure of Toona ciliatarevealed by simple sequence repeat markers. BIOTECHNOL BIOTEC EQ 2019. [DOI: 10.1080/13102818.2018.1561210] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022] Open
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- Xin Zhan
- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-bioresources, Guangdong Key Laboratory for Innovative Development and Utilization of Forest Plant Germplasm, College of Forestry and Landscape Architecture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-bioresources, Guangdong Key Laboratory for Innovative Development and Utilization of Forest Plant Germplasm, College of Forestry and Landscape Architecture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Ecological Forestry Engineering of Sichuan Province, College of Forestry, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, Sichuan, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-bioresources, Guangdong Key Laboratory for Innovative Development and Utilization of Forest Plant Germplasm, College of Forestry and Landscape Architecture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of State Forestry Administration on Tropical Forestry Research, Research Institute of Tropical Forestry, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Guangzhou, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-bioresources, Guangdong Key Laboratory for Innovative Development and Utilization of Forest Plant Germplasm, College of Forestry and Landscape Architecture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-bioresources, Guangdong Key Laboratory for Innovative Development and Utilization of Forest Plant Germplasm, College of Forestry and Landscape Architecture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-bioresources, Guangdong Key Laboratory for Innovative Development and Utilization of Forest Plant Germplasm, College of Forestry and Landscape Architecture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-bioresources, Guangdong Key Laboratory for Innovative Development and Utilization of Forest Plant Germplasm, College of Forestry and Landscape Architecture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, PR China
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Genetic Diversity and Population Structure of Toona Ciliata Roem. Based on Sequence-Related Amplified Polymorphism (SRAP) Markers. FORESTS 2015. [DOI: 10.3390/f6041094] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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