Plant age at the time of ozone exposure affects flowering patterns, biotic interactions and reproduction of wild mustard
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- Exposure of plants to environmental stressors can modify their metabolism, interactions with other organisms and reproductive success. Tropospheric ozone is a source of plant stress. We investigated how an acute exposure to ozone at different times of plant development affects reproductive performance, as well as the flowering patterns and the interactions with pollinators and herbivores, of wild mustard plants. The number of open flowers was higher on plants exposed to ozone at earlier ages than on the respective controls, while plants exposedExposure of plants to environmental stressors can modify their metabolism, interactions with other organisms and reproductive success. Tropospheric ozone is a source of plant stress. We investigated how an acute exposure to ozone at different times of plant development affects reproductive performance, as well as the flowering patterns and the interactions with pollinators and herbivores, of wild mustard plants. The number of open flowers was higher on plants exposed to ozone at earlier ages than on the respective controls, while plants exposed at later ages showed a tendency for decreased number of open flowers. The changes in the number of flowers provided a good explanation for the ozone-induced effects on reproductive performance and on pollinator visitation. Ozone exposure at earlier ages also led to either earlier or extended flowering periods. Moreover, ozone tended to increase herbivore abundance, with responses depending on herbivore taxa and the plant age at the time of ozone exposure. These results suggest that the effects of ozone exposure depend on the developmental stage of the plant, affecting the flowering patterns in different directions, with consequences for pollination and reproduction of annual crops and wild species.…
Author: | Laura Duque, Erik H. Poelman, Ingolf Steffan-Dewenter |
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URN: | urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-265742 |
Document Type: | Journal article |
Faculties: | Fakultät für Biologie / Theodor-Boveri-Institut für Biowissenschaften |
Language: | English |
Parent Title (English): | Scientific Reports |
Year of Completion: | 2021 |
Volume: | 11 |
Issue: | 1 |
Article Number: | 23448 |
Source: | Scientific Reports (2021) 11:1, 23448. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-02878-9 |
DOI: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-02878-9 |
Dewey Decimal Classification: | 5 Naturwissenschaften und Mathematik / 57 Biowissenschaften; Biologie / 570 Biowissenschaften; Biologie |
Tag: | abiotic; environmental impact; plant ecology |
Release Date: | 2022/05/02 |
Open-Access-Publikationsfonds / Förderzeitraum 2021 | |
Licence (German): | CC BY: Creative-Commons-Lizenz: Namensnennung 4.0 International |