Transgenerational Effects of Maternal Water Condition on the Growth, C:N Stoichiometry and Seed Characteristics of the Desert Annual <i>Atriplex aucheri</i>

Water conditions directly affect plant growth and thus modify reproduction allocation. However, little is known about the transgenerational effects of water conditions on xerophytes. The desert annual <i>Atriplex aucheri</i> produces three types of seeds (A: dormant, ebracteate black see...

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Autores principales:	Li Jiang, Zhibin Wen, Yunling Zhang, Zhenyong Zhao, Mohsin Tanveer, Changyan Tian, Lei Wang
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Materias:	<i>Atriplex aucheri</i> seed characteristic stoichiometry transgenerational effect water Botany QK1-989
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:630cf0f66fbf4ec191325ddf6d5815482021-11-25T18:45:48ZTransgenerational Effects of Maternal Water Condition on the Growth, C:N Stoichiometry and Seed Characteristics of the Desert Annual <i>Atriplex aucheri</i>10.3390/plants101123622223-7747https://doaj.org/article/630cf0f66fbf4ec191325ddf6d5815482021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/2223-7747/10/11/2362https://doaj.org/toc/2223-7747Water conditions directly affect plant growth and thus modify reproduction allocation. However, little is known about the transgenerational effects of water conditions on xerophytes. The desert annual <i>Atriplex aucheri</i> produces three types of seeds (A: dormant, ebracteate black seeds; B: dormant, bracteolate black seeds; C: non-dormant, bracteolate brown seeds) on a single plant. The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of low/high water treatment (thereafter progeny water treatment) on aboveground biomass, C:N stoichiometry, and offspring seed characteristics of <i>A. aucheri</i> grown from brown seeds whose mother plants were under low/high water treatment (thereafter maternal water treatment). Progeny water only affected shoot dry weight and seed allocation of type A. Under low progeny water treatment, plants from parents with low maternal water treatment had the lowest biomass. Maternal water did not significantly influence the C and N content, however high maternal water increased the C:N ratio. Maternal water treatment did not significantly affect seed number. However, plants under low maternal and progeny water treatments had the lowest weight for type B seeds. When progeny plants were under low water treatment, seed allocation of type A, type B, and total seed allocation of plants under high maternal water were significantly lower than those of plants under low maternal water. These results indicate that water conditions during the maternal generation can dramatically contribute to progeny seed variation, but the transgenerational effects depend on the water conditions of progeny plants.Li JiangZhibin WenYunling ZhangZhenyong ZhaoMohsin TanveerChangyan TianLei WangMDPI AGarticle<i>Atriplex aucheri</i>seed characteristicstoichiometrytransgenerational effectwaterBotanyQK1-989ENPlants, Vol 10, Iss 2362, p 2362 (2021)
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topic	<i>Atriplex aucheri</i> seed characteristic stoichiometry transgenerational effect water Botany QK1-989
spellingShingle	<i>Atriplex aucheri</i> seed characteristic stoichiometry transgenerational effect water Botany QK1-989 Li Jiang Zhibin Wen Yunling Zhang Zhenyong Zhao Mohsin Tanveer Changyan Tian Lei Wang Transgenerational Effects of Maternal Water Condition on the Growth, C:N Stoichiometry and Seed Characteristics of the Desert Annual <i>Atriplex aucheri</i>
description	Water conditions directly affect plant growth and thus modify reproduction allocation. However, little is known about the transgenerational effects of water conditions on xerophytes. The desert annual <i>Atriplex aucheri</i> produces three types of seeds (A: dormant, ebracteate black seeds; B: dormant, bracteolate black seeds; C: non-dormant, bracteolate brown seeds) on a single plant. The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of low/high water treatment (thereafter progeny water treatment) on aboveground biomass, C:N stoichiometry, and offspring seed characteristics of <i>A. aucheri</i> grown from brown seeds whose mother plants were under low/high water treatment (thereafter maternal water treatment). Progeny water only affected shoot dry weight and seed allocation of type A. Under low progeny water treatment, plants from parents with low maternal water treatment had the lowest biomass. Maternal water did not significantly influence the C and N content, however high maternal water increased the C:N ratio. Maternal water treatment did not significantly affect seed number. However, plants under low maternal and progeny water treatments had the lowest weight for type B seeds. When progeny plants were under low water treatment, seed allocation of type A, type B, and total seed allocation of plants under high maternal water were significantly lower than those of plants under low maternal water. These results indicate that water conditions during the maternal generation can dramatically contribute to progeny seed variation, but the transgenerational effects depend on the water conditions of progeny plants.
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author	Li Jiang Zhibin Wen Yunling Zhang Zhenyong Zhao Mohsin Tanveer Changyan Tian Lei Wang
author_facet	Li Jiang Zhibin Wen Yunling Zhang Zhenyong Zhao Mohsin Tanveer Changyan Tian Lei Wang
author_sort	Li Jiang
title	Transgenerational Effects of Maternal Water Condition on the Growth, C:N Stoichiometry and Seed Characteristics of the Desert Annual <i>Atriplex aucheri</i>
title_short	Transgenerational Effects of Maternal Water Condition on the Growth, C:N Stoichiometry and Seed Characteristics of the Desert Annual <i>Atriplex aucheri</i>
title_full	Transgenerational Effects of Maternal Water Condition on the Growth, C:N Stoichiometry and Seed Characteristics of the Desert Annual <i>Atriplex aucheri</i>
title_fullStr	Transgenerational Effects of Maternal Water Condition on the Growth, C:N Stoichiometry and Seed Characteristics of the Desert Annual <i>Atriplex aucheri</i>
title_full_unstemmed	Transgenerational Effects of Maternal Water Condition on the Growth, C:N Stoichiometry and Seed Characteristics of the Desert Annual <i>Atriplex aucheri</i>
title_sort	transgenerational effects of maternal water condition on the growth, c:n stoichiometry and seed characteristics of the desert annual <i>atriplex aucheri</i>
publisher	MDPI AG
publishDate	2021
url	https://doaj.org/article/630cf0f66fbf4ec191325ddf6d581548
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Transgenerational Effects of Maternal Water Condition on the Growth, C:N Stoichiometry and Seed Characteristics of the Desert Annual <i>Atriplex aucheri</i>

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