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Soil Humus, Iron, Sulphate and Magnesium Content Affect Nectar Traits of Wild Garlic (Allium ursinum L.)
Recent studies revealed that from various ecological factors influencing nectar yield and quality of a plant, soil properties can be as important as microclimatic features. To date, few studies have investigated the relationship of soil characters to nectar traits of bee pollinated plants growing in...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8004594/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33810174 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/plants10030597 |
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author | Bodó, Alexandra Farkas, Ágnes Nagy, Dávid U. Rudolf, Kinga Hoffmann, Richárd Kocsis, Marianna Morschhauser, Tamás |
author_facet | Bodó, Alexandra Farkas, Ágnes Nagy, Dávid U. Rudolf, Kinga Hoffmann, Richárd Kocsis, Marianna Morschhauser, Tamás |
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description | Recent studies revealed that from various ecological factors influencing nectar yield and quality of a plant, soil properties can be as important as microclimatic features. To date, few studies have investigated the relationship of soil characters to nectar traits of bee pollinated plants growing in natural associations. Our study intended to reveal which soil properties had the most powerful impact on nectar variables of wild garlic (Allium ursinum L.). Specimens were collected from fourteen habitats in two different years, and were potted in their original soil under the same climatic conditions. Nectar volumes and sugar concentrations were measured and soil samples were analysed for fourteen parameters. Statistical analyses revealed that the number of nectar producing Allium flowers, as well as the nectar volume and sugar content of nectar in individual flowers were influenced by both year and habitat. The humus, iron and sulphate content of soil showed negative correlation with the number of flowers producing nectar; total nectar volumes were negatively correlated with humus and iron content, but positively affected by magnesium content of the soil. Our results suggest that in addition to the effect of microclimatic factors, certain soil properties can have significant impact on nectar traits. |
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spelling | pubmed-80045942021-03-29 Soil Humus, Iron, Sulphate and Magnesium Content Affect Nectar Traits of Wild Garlic (Allium ursinum L.) Bodó, Alexandra Farkas, Ágnes Nagy, Dávid U. Rudolf, Kinga Hoffmann, Richárd Kocsis, Marianna Morschhauser, Tamás Plants (Basel) Article Recent studies revealed that from various ecological factors influencing nectar yield and quality of a plant, soil properties can be as important as microclimatic features. To date, few studies have investigated the relationship of soil characters to nectar traits of bee pollinated plants growing in natural associations. Our study intended to reveal which soil properties had the most powerful impact on nectar variables of wild garlic (Allium ursinum L.). Specimens were collected from fourteen habitats in two different years, and were potted in their original soil under the same climatic conditions. Nectar volumes and sugar concentrations were measured and soil samples were analysed for fourteen parameters. Statistical analyses revealed that the number of nectar producing Allium flowers, as well as the nectar volume and sugar content of nectar in individual flowers were influenced by both year and habitat. The humus, iron and sulphate content of soil showed negative correlation with the number of flowers producing nectar; total nectar volumes were negatively correlated with humus and iron content, but positively affected by magnesium content of the soil. Our results suggest that in addition to the effect of microclimatic factors, certain soil properties can have significant impact on nectar traits. MDPI 2021-03-22 /pmc/articles/PMC8004594/ /pubmed/33810174 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/plants10030597 Text en © 2021 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) ). |
spellingShingle | Article Bodó, Alexandra Farkas, Ágnes Nagy, Dávid U. Rudolf, Kinga Hoffmann, Richárd Kocsis, Marianna Morschhauser, Tamás Soil Humus, Iron, Sulphate and Magnesium Content Affect Nectar Traits of Wild Garlic (Allium ursinum L.) |
title | Soil Humus, Iron, Sulphate and Magnesium Content Affect Nectar Traits of Wild Garlic (Allium ursinum L.) |
title_full | Soil Humus, Iron, Sulphate and Magnesium Content Affect Nectar Traits of Wild Garlic (Allium ursinum L.) |
title_fullStr | Soil Humus, Iron, Sulphate and Magnesium Content Affect Nectar Traits of Wild Garlic (Allium ursinum L.) |
title_full_unstemmed | Soil Humus, Iron, Sulphate and Magnesium Content Affect Nectar Traits of Wild Garlic (Allium ursinum L.) |
title_short | Soil Humus, Iron, Sulphate and Magnesium Content Affect Nectar Traits of Wild Garlic (Allium ursinum L.) |
title_sort | soil humus, iron, sulphate and magnesium content affect nectar traits of wild garlic (allium ursinum l.) |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8004594/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33810174 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/plants10030597 |
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