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Sex-Specific Differences in the Physiological and Biochemical Performance of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi-Inoculated Mulberry Clones Under Salinity Stress

Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) are often considered bioameliorators. AMF can promote plant growth under various stressful conditions; however, differences between male and female clones in mycorrhizal strategies that protect plants from the detrimental effects of salinity are not well studied. I...

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Autores principales: Wang, Yan-Hong, Zhang, Nai-Li, Wang, Min-Qiang, He, Xiao-Bin, Lv, Zhi-Qiang, Wei, Jia, Su, Xiu, Wu, Ai-Ping, Li, Yan
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Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8012686/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33815436
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2021.614162
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author Wang, Yan-Hong
Zhang, Nai-Li
Wang, Min-Qiang
He, Xiao-Bin
Lv, Zhi-Qiang
Wei, Jia
Su, Xiu
Wu, Ai-Ping
Li, Yan
author_facet Wang, Yan-Hong
Zhang, Nai-Li
Wang, Min-Qiang
He, Xiao-Bin
Lv, Zhi-Qiang
Wei, Jia
Su, Xiu
Wu, Ai-Ping
Li, Yan
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description Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) are often considered bioameliorators. AMF can promote plant growth under various stressful conditions; however, differences between male and female clones in mycorrhizal strategies that protect plants from the detrimental effects of salinity are not well studied. In this study, we aimed to examine the interactive effects of salinity and AMF on the growth, photosynthetic traits, nutrient uptake, and biochemical responses of Morus alba males and females. In a factorial setup, male and female M. alba clones were subjected to three salinity regimes (0, 50, and 200 mM NaCl) and planted in soil with or without Funneliformis mosseae inoculation. The results showed that NaCl alone conferred negative effects on the growth, salinity tolerance, photosynthetic performance, and shoot and root ionic ratios (K(+)/Na(+), Ca(2+)/Na(+), and Mg(2+)/Na(+)) in both sexes; in contrast, mycorrhizal inoculation mitigated the detrimental effects of salinity. Furthermore, the mycorrhizal effects were closely correlated with Mn(2+), proline, and N concentrations. Females benefited more from AMF inoculation as shown by the enhancements in their biomass accumulation, and N, proline, K(+), Mg(2+), Fe(2+), Zn(2+), and Mn(2+) concentrations than males with mycorrhizal inoculation under saline conditions. In comparison, male plants inoculated with AMF showed improvements in biomass allocated to the roots, P, and peroxidase concentrations under saline conditions. These sex-specific differences suggest that male and female mulberry clones adopted different mycorrhizal strategies when growing under saline conditions. Overall, our results provide insight into the sex-specific difference in the performance of AMF-associated mulberry clones, suggesting that female mulberry could be more suitable for vegetation remediation than the male one, due to its higher salinity tolerance.
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spelling pubmed-80126862021-04-02 Sex-Specific Differences in the Physiological and Biochemical Performance of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi-Inoculated Mulberry Clones Under Salinity Stress Wang, Yan-Hong Zhang, Nai-Li Wang, Min-Qiang He, Xiao-Bin Lv, Zhi-Qiang Wei, Jia Su, Xiu Wu, Ai-Ping Li, Yan Front Plant Sci Plant Science Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) are often considered bioameliorators. AMF can promote plant growth under various stressful conditions; however, differences between male and female clones in mycorrhizal strategies that protect plants from the detrimental effects of salinity are not well studied. In this study, we aimed to examine the interactive effects of salinity and AMF on the growth, photosynthetic traits, nutrient uptake, and biochemical responses of Morus alba males and females. In a factorial setup, male and female M. alba clones were subjected to three salinity regimes (0, 50, and 200 mM NaCl) and planted in soil with or without Funneliformis mosseae inoculation. The results showed that NaCl alone conferred negative effects on the growth, salinity tolerance, photosynthetic performance, and shoot and root ionic ratios (K(+)/Na(+), Ca(2+)/Na(+), and Mg(2+)/Na(+)) in both sexes; in contrast, mycorrhizal inoculation mitigated the detrimental effects of salinity. Furthermore, the mycorrhizal effects were closely correlated with Mn(2+), proline, and N concentrations. Females benefited more from AMF inoculation as shown by the enhancements in their biomass accumulation, and N, proline, K(+), Mg(2+), Fe(2+), Zn(2+), and Mn(2+) concentrations than males with mycorrhizal inoculation under saline conditions. In comparison, male plants inoculated with AMF showed improvements in biomass allocated to the roots, P, and peroxidase concentrations under saline conditions. These sex-specific differences suggest that male and female mulberry clones adopted different mycorrhizal strategies when growing under saline conditions. Overall, our results provide insight into the sex-specific difference in the performance of AMF-associated mulberry clones, suggesting that female mulberry could be more suitable for vegetation remediation than the male one, due to its higher salinity tolerance. Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-03-18 /pmc/articles/PMC8012686/ /pubmed/33815436 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2021.614162 Text en Copyright © 2021 Wang, Zhang, Wang, He, Lv, Wei, Su, Wu and Li. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
spellingShingle Plant Science
Wang, Yan-Hong
Zhang, Nai-Li
Wang, Min-Qiang
He, Xiao-Bin
Lv, Zhi-Qiang
Wei, Jia
Su, Xiu
Wu, Ai-Ping
Li, Yan
Sex-Specific Differences in the Physiological and Biochemical Performance of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi-Inoculated Mulberry Clones Under Salinity Stress
title Sex-Specific Differences in the Physiological and Biochemical Performance of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi-Inoculated Mulberry Clones Under Salinity Stress
title_full Sex-Specific Differences in the Physiological and Biochemical Performance of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi-Inoculated Mulberry Clones Under Salinity Stress
title_fullStr Sex-Specific Differences in the Physiological and Biochemical Performance of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi-Inoculated Mulberry Clones Under Salinity Stress
title_full_unstemmed Sex-Specific Differences in the Physiological and Biochemical Performance of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi-Inoculated Mulberry Clones Under Salinity Stress
title_short Sex-Specific Differences in the Physiological and Biochemical Performance of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi-Inoculated Mulberry Clones Under Salinity Stress
title_sort sex-specific differences in the physiological and biochemical performance of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi-inoculated mulberry clones under salinity stress
topic Plant Science
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8012686/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33815436
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2021.614162
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