Cargando…
Evaluation of foliar fungus‐mediated interactions with below and aboveground enemies of the invasive plant Ageratina adenophora
Plant–fungal associations are frequently key drivers of plant invasion success. Foliar fungi can benefit their invasive hosts by enhancing growth promotion, disease resistance and environmental stress tolerance. However, the roles of foliar fungi may vary when a given invasive plant faces different...
Autores principales: | , , |
---|---|
Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
Publicado: |
John Wiley and Sons Inc.
2020
|
Materias: | |
Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7790651/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33437448 http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ece3.7072 |
_version_ | 1783633472977371136 |
---|---|
author | Fang, Kai Chen, Li‐Min Zhang, Han‐Bo |
author_facet | Fang, Kai Chen, Li‐Min Zhang, Han‐Bo |
author_sort | Fang, Kai |
collection | PubMed |
description | Plant–fungal associations are frequently key drivers of plant invasion success. Foliar fungi can benefit their invasive hosts by enhancing growth promotion, disease resistance and environmental stress tolerance. However, the roles of foliar fungi may vary when a given invasive plant faces different stresses. In this study, we designed three independent experiments to evaluate the effects of a foliar fungus, Colletotrichum sp., on the growth performance of the invasive plant Ageratina adenophora under different soil conditions, as well as the responses of A. adenophora to the foliar fungal pathogen Diaporthe helianthi and to herbivory. We found that the soil type was the most influential factor for the growth of A. adenophora. The role of the foliar fungus Colletotrichum sp. varied in the different soil types but generally adversely affected leaf development in A. adenophora. Colletotrichum sp. may be a weak latent foliar pathogen that can enhance the pathogenicity of D. helianthi on leaves of A. adenophora and marginally reduce signs of herbivory by natural insects in the wild on A. adenophora seedlings. In general, the benefits of the foliar fungus Colletotrichum to the fitness of A. adenophora are not significant in the context of this experimental design. However, our data highlight the need to consider both aboveground and belowground biota in different soil habitats when evaluating the effects of foliar fungi. |
format | Online Article Text |
id | pubmed-7790651 |
institution | National Center for Biotechnology Information |
language | English |
publishDate | 2020 |
publisher | John Wiley and Sons Inc. |
record_format | MEDLINE/PubMed |
spelling | pubmed-77906512021-01-11 Evaluation of foliar fungus‐mediated interactions with below and aboveground enemies of the invasive plant Ageratina adenophora Fang, Kai Chen, Li‐Min Zhang, Han‐Bo Ecol Evol Original Research Plant–fungal associations are frequently key drivers of plant invasion success. Foliar fungi can benefit their invasive hosts by enhancing growth promotion, disease resistance and environmental stress tolerance. However, the roles of foliar fungi may vary when a given invasive plant faces different stresses. In this study, we designed three independent experiments to evaluate the effects of a foliar fungus, Colletotrichum sp., on the growth performance of the invasive plant Ageratina adenophora under different soil conditions, as well as the responses of A. adenophora to the foliar fungal pathogen Diaporthe helianthi and to herbivory. We found that the soil type was the most influential factor for the growth of A. adenophora. The role of the foliar fungus Colletotrichum sp. varied in the different soil types but generally adversely affected leaf development in A. adenophora. Colletotrichum sp. may be a weak latent foliar pathogen that can enhance the pathogenicity of D. helianthi on leaves of A. adenophora and marginally reduce signs of herbivory by natural insects in the wild on A. adenophora seedlings. In general, the benefits of the foliar fungus Colletotrichum to the fitness of A. adenophora are not significant in the context of this experimental design. However, our data highlight the need to consider both aboveground and belowground biota in different soil habitats when evaluating the effects of foliar fungi. John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2020-11-25 /pmc/articles/PMC7790651/ /pubmed/33437448 http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ece3.7072 Text en © 2020 The Authors. Ecology and Evolution published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd This is an open access article under the terms of the http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Original Research Fang, Kai Chen, Li‐Min Zhang, Han‐Bo Evaluation of foliar fungus‐mediated interactions with below and aboveground enemies of the invasive plant Ageratina adenophora |
title | Evaluation of foliar fungus‐mediated interactions with below and aboveground enemies of the invasive plant Ageratina adenophora
|
title_full | Evaluation of foliar fungus‐mediated interactions with below and aboveground enemies of the invasive plant Ageratina adenophora
|
title_fullStr | Evaluation of foliar fungus‐mediated interactions with below and aboveground enemies of the invasive plant Ageratina adenophora
|
title_full_unstemmed | Evaluation of foliar fungus‐mediated interactions with below and aboveground enemies of the invasive plant Ageratina adenophora
|
title_short | Evaluation of foliar fungus‐mediated interactions with below and aboveground enemies of the invasive plant Ageratina adenophora
|
title_sort | evaluation of foliar fungus‐mediated interactions with below and aboveground enemies of the invasive plant ageratina adenophora |
topic | Original Research |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7790651/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33437448 http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ece3.7072 |
work_keys_str_mv | AT fangkai evaluationoffoliarfungusmediatedinteractionswithbelowandabovegroundenemiesoftheinvasiveplantageratinaadenophora AT chenlimin evaluationoffoliarfungusmediatedinteractionswithbelowandabovegroundenemiesoftheinvasiveplantageratinaadenophora AT zhanghanbo evaluationoffoliarfungusmediatedinteractionswithbelowandabovegroundenemiesoftheinvasiveplantageratinaadenophora |