High and diverse plastic responses to water availability in four desert woody species of South America

Autores
Biruk, Lucía Nadia; Fernandez, María Elena; González, Carina Verónica; Guevara, Aranzazú; Rovida Kojima, Elisa; Giordano, Carla Valeria
Año de publicación
2022
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inglés
Tipo de recurso
artículo
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versión publicada
Descripción
Phenotypic plasticity is the ability of a given genotype to produce different phenotypes in response to changing environmental conditions. Despite its high adaptive value, it may have a high cost in resource-poor ecosystems, restricting the ability of plants to take advantage of surplus resources, e.g., increased levels of precipitation. We aimed to determine the phenotypic plasticity to water availability of four woody species from a hot desert of South America. We carried out a pot experiment with two levels of irrigation in a glasshouse, where performance (biomass production, stem growth, survival) and functional traits (biomass allocation, total leaf area, leaf size, specific leaf area; stomata size, density and index; photoprotective and antioxidant compounds) were measured. The plasticity patterns differed between species, with the highest plasticity in leaf traits (around 80% change between treatments), and the lowest in biochemical traits (no significant variation between treatments). All four species increased their performance under high-water supply, with different magnitudes (the two phreatophytes>the two xerophytes). However, some of them showed increased allocation to stem biomass, increased total leaf area and leaf size, increased stomata size, and reduced root growth, potentially allowing them to use water for growth when it is available, although hampering their drought resistance, based on classic interpretation of traits’ adaptive value. These changes promoted in irrigated nursery-produced seedlings should be considered in dryland revegetation plans. Moreover, our results suggest that the patterns of phenotypic plasticity would not be associated with the functional group of the species in relation to access of the water table in the field, but this issue needs to be explored further.
EEA Balcarce
Fil: Biruk, Lucía Nadia. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET). Instituto Argentino de Investigaciones en Zonas Áridas (IADIZA); Argentina
Fil: Biruk, Lucía Nadia. Universidad Nacional de Cuyo (UNCU). Instituto Argentino de Investigaciones en Zonas Áridas (IADIZA); Argentina
Fil: Biruk, Lucía Nadia. Gobierno de la Provincia de Mendoza. Instituto Argentino de Investigaciones en Zonas Áridas (IADIZA); Argentina
Fil: Fernandez, María Elena. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Balcarce. Instituto de Innovación para la Producción Agropecuaria y el Desarrollo Sostenible (IPADS); Argentina
Fil: Fernandez, María Elena. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Balcarce. Instituto de Innovación para la Producción Agropecuaria y el Desarrollo Sostenible (IPADS); Argentina
Fil: Fernandez, María Elena. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET). Instituto de Innovación para la Producción Agropecuaria y el Desarrollo Sostenible (IPADS); Argentina
Fil: González, Carina Verónica. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET). Instituto de Biología Agrícola de Mendoza (IBAM); Argentina
Fil: González, Carina Verónica. Universidad Nacional de Cuyo (UNCU). Instituto de Biología Agrícola de Mendoza (IBAM); Argentina
Fil: Guevara, Aranzazú. Universidad Nacional de Salta (UNSa). Facultad de Ciencias Naturales; Argentina
Fil: Guevara, Aranzazú. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET). Instituto de Bio y Geociencias del NOA (IBIGEO); Argentina
Fil: Rovida Kojima, Elisa. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET). Instituto Argentino de Investigaciones en Zonas Áridas (IADIZA); Argentina
Fil: Rovida Kojima, Elisa. Universidad Nacional de Cuyo (UNCU). Instituto Argentino de Investigaciones en Zonas Áridas (IADIZA); Argentina
Fil: Rovida Kojima, Elisa. Gobierno de la Provincia de Mendoza. Instituto Argentino de Investigaciones en Zonas Áridas (IADIZA); Argentina
Fil: Giordano, Carla Valeria. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET). Instituto Argentino de Investigaciones en Zonas Áridas (IADIZA); Argentina
Fil: Giordano, Carla Valeria. Universidad Nacional de Cuyo (UNCU). Instituto Argentino de Investigaciones en Zonas Áridas (IADIZA); Argentina
Fil: Giordano, Carla Valeria. Gobierno de la Provincia de Mendoza. Instituto Argentino de Investigaciones en Zonas Áridas (IADIZA); Argentina
Fuente
Trees: Structure and Function 36 : 1881-1894. (2022)
Materia
Disponibilidad del Agua
Plasticidad Fenotípica
Plantas Leñosas
América del Sur
Tierra Seca
Prosopis
Xerofitas
Water Availability
Phenotypic Plasticity
Woody Plants
South America
Drylands
Xerophytes
Desert Woody Species
Nivel de accesibilidad
acceso restringido
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http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/
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spelling High and diverse plastic responses to water availability in four desert woody species of South AmericaBiruk, Lucía NadiaFernandez, María ElenaGonzález, Carina VerónicaGuevara, AranzazúRovida Kojima, ElisaGiordano, Carla ValeriaDisponibilidad del AguaPlasticidad FenotípicaPlantas LeñosasAmérica del SurTierra SecaProsopisXerofitasWater AvailabilityPhenotypic PlasticityWoody PlantsSouth AmericaDrylandsXerophytesDesert Woody SpeciesPhenotypic plasticity is the ability of a given genotype to produce different phenotypes in response to changing environmental conditions. Despite its high adaptive value, it may have a high cost in resource-poor ecosystems, restricting the ability of plants to take advantage of surplus resources, e.g., increased levels of precipitation. We aimed to determine the phenotypic plasticity to water availability of four woody species from a hot desert of South America. We carried out a pot experiment with two levels of irrigation in a glasshouse, where performance (biomass production, stem growth, survival) and functional traits (biomass allocation, total leaf area, leaf size, specific leaf area; stomata size, density and index; photoprotective and antioxidant compounds) were measured. The plasticity patterns differed between species, with the highest plasticity in leaf traits (around 80% change between treatments), and the lowest in biochemical traits (no significant variation between treatments). All four species increased their performance under high-water supply, with different magnitudes (the two phreatophytes>the two xerophytes). However, some of them showed increased allocation to stem biomass, increased total leaf area and leaf size, increased stomata size, and reduced root growth, potentially allowing them to use water for growth when it is available, although hampering their drought resistance, based on classic interpretation of traits’ adaptive value. These changes promoted in irrigated nursery-produced seedlings should be considered in dryland revegetation plans. Moreover, our results suggest that the patterns of phenotypic plasticity would not be associated with the functional group of the species in relation to access of the water table in the field, but this issue needs to be explored further.EEA BalcarceFil: Biruk, Lucía Nadia. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET). Instituto Argentino de Investigaciones en Zonas Áridas (IADIZA); ArgentinaFil: Biruk, Lucía Nadia. Universidad Nacional de Cuyo (UNCU). Instituto Argentino de Investigaciones en Zonas Áridas (IADIZA); ArgentinaFil: Biruk, Lucía Nadia. Gobierno de la Provincia de Mendoza. Instituto Argentino de Investigaciones en Zonas Áridas (IADIZA); ArgentinaFil: Fernandez, María Elena. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Balcarce. Instituto de Innovación para la Producción Agropecuaria y el Desarrollo Sostenible (IPADS); ArgentinaFil: Fernandez, María Elena. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Balcarce. Instituto de Innovación para la Producción Agropecuaria y el Desarrollo Sostenible (IPADS); ArgentinaFil: Fernandez, María Elena. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET). Instituto de Innovación para la Producción Agropecuaria y el Desarrollo Sostenible (IPADS); ArgentinaFil: González, Carina Verónica. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET). Instituto de Biología Agrícola de Mendoza (IBAM); ArgentinaFil: González, Carina Verónica. Universidad Nacional de Cuyo (UNCU). Instituto de Biología Agrícola de Mendoza (IBAM); ArgentinaFil: Guevara, Aranzazú. Universidad Nacional de Salta (UNSa). Facultad de Ciencias Naturales; ArgentinaFil: Guevara, Aranzazú. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET). Instituto de Bio y Geociencias del NOA (IBIGEO); ArgentinaFil: Rovida Kojima, Elisa. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET). Instituto Argentino de Investigaciones en Zonas Áridas (IADIZA); ArgentinaFil: Rovida Kojima, Elisa. Universidad Nacional de Cuyo (UNCU). Instituto Argentino de Investigaciones en Zonas Áridas (IADIZA); ArgentinaFil: Rovida Kojima, Elisa. Gobierno de la Provincia de Mendoza. Instituto Argentino de Investigaciones en Zonas Áridas (IADIZA); ArgentinaFil: Giordano, Carla Valeria. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET). 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dc.title.none.fl_str_mv High and diverse plastic responses to water availability in four desert woody species of South America
title High and diverse plastic responses to water availability in four desert woody species of South America
spellingShingle High and diverse plastic responses to water availability in four desert woody species of South America
Biruk, Lucía Nadia
Disponibilidad del Agua
Plasticidad Fenotípica
Plantas Leñosas
América del Sur
Tierra Seca
Prosopis
Xerofitas
Water Availability
Phenotypic Plasticity
Woody Plants
South America
Drylands
Xerophytes
Desert Woody Species
title_short High and diverse plastic responses to water availability in four desert woody species of South America
title_full High and diverse plastic responses to water availability in four desert woody species of South America
title_fullStr High and diverse plastic responses to water availability in four desert woody species of South America
title_full_unstemmed High and diverse plastic responses to water availability in four desert woody species of South America
title_sort High and diverse plastic responses to water availability in four desert woody species of South America
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Biruk, Lucía Nadia
Fernandez, María Elena
González, Carina Verónica
Guevara, Aranzazú
Rovida Kojima, Elisa
Giordano, Carla Valeria
author Biruk, Lucía Nadia
author_facet Biruk, Lucía Nadia
Fernandez, María Elena
González, Carina Verónica
Guevara, Aranzazú
Rovida Kojima, Elisa
Giordano, Carla Valeria
author_role author
author2 Fernandez, María Elena
González, Carina Verónica
Guevara, Aranzazú
Rovida Kojima, Elisa
Giordano, Carla Valeria
author2_role author
author
author
author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Disponibilidad del Agua
Plasticidad Fenotípica
Plantas Leñosas
América del Sur
Tierra Seca
Prosopis
Xerofitas
Water Availability
Phenotypic Plasticity
Woody Plants
South America
Drylands
Xerophytes
Desert Woody Species
topic Disponibilidad del Agua
Plasticidad Fenotípica
Plantas Leñosas
América del Sur
Tierra Seca
Prosopis
Xerofitas
Water Availability
Phenotypic Plasticity
Woody Plants
South America
Drylands
Xerophytes
Desert Woody Species
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv Phenotypic plasticity is the ability of a given genotype to produce different phenotypes in response to changing environmental conditions. Despite its high adaptive value, it may have a high cost in resource-poor ecosystems, restricting the ability of plants to take advantage of surplus resources, e.g., increased levels of precipitation. We aimed to determine the phenotypic plasticity to water availability of four woody species from a hot desert of South America. We carried out a pot experiment with two levels of irrigation in a glasshouse, where performance (biomass production, stem growth, survival) and functional traits (biomass allocation, total leaf area, leaf size, specific leaf area; stomata size, density and index; photoprotective and antioxidant compounds) were measured. The plasticity patterns differed between species, with the highest plasticity in leaf traits (around 80% change between treatments), and the lowest in biochemical traits (no significant variation between treatments). All four species increased their performance under high-water supply, with different magnitudes (the two phreatophytes>the two xerophytes). However, some of them showed increased allocation to stem biomass, increased total leaf area and leaf size, increased stomata size, and reduced root growth, potentially allowing them to use water for growth when it is available, although hampering their drought resistance, based on classic interpretation of traits’ adaptive value. These changes promoted in irrigated nursery-produced seedlings should be considered in dryland revegetation plans. Moreover, our results suggest that the patterns of phenotypic plasticity would not be associated with the functional group of the species in relation to access of the water table in the field, but this issue needs to be explored further.
EEA Balcarce
Fil: Biruk, Lucía Nadia. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET). Instituto Argentino de Investigaciones en Zonas Áridas (IADIZA); Argentina
Fil: Biruk, Lucía Nadia. Universidad Nacional de Cuyo (UNCU). Instituto Argentino de Investigaciones en Zonas Áridas (IADIZA); Argentina
Fil: Biruk, Lucía Nadia. Gobierno de la Provincia de Mendoza. Instituto Argentino de Investigaciones en Zonas Áridas (IADIZA); Argentina
Fil: Fernandez, María Elena. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Balcarce. Instituto de Innovación para la Producción Agropecuaria y el Desarrollo Sostenible (IPADS); Argentina
Fil: Fernandez, María Elena. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Balcarce. Instituto de Innovación para la Producción Agropecuaria y el Desarrollo Sostenible (IPADS); Argentina
Fil: Fernandez, María Elena. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET). Instituto de Innovación para la Producción Agropecuaria y el Desarrollo Sostenible (IPADS); Argentina
Fil: González, Carina Verónica. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET). Instituto de Biología Agrícola de Mendoza (IBAM); Argentina
Fil: González, Carina Verónica. Universidad Nacional de Cuyo (UNCU). Instituto de Biología Agrícola de Mendoza (IBAM); Argentina
Fil: Guevara, Aranzazú. Universidad Nacional de Salta (UNSa). Facultad de Ciencias Naturales; Argentina
Fil: Guevara, Aranzazú. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET). Instituto de Bio y Geociencias del NOA (IBIGEO); Argentina
Fil: Rovida Kojima, Elisa. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET). Instituto Argentino de Investigaciones en Zonas Áridas (IADIZA); Argentina
Fil: Rovida Kojima, Elisa. Universidad Nacional de Cuyo (UNCU). Instituto Argentino de Investigaciones en Zonas Áridas (IADIZA); Argentina
Fil: Rovida Kojima, Elisa. Gobierno de la Provincia de Mendoza. Instituto Argentino de Investigaciones en Zonas Áridas (IADIZA); Argentina
Fil: Giordano, Carla Valeria. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET). Instituto Argentino de Investigaciones en Zonas Áridas (IADIZA); Argentina
Fil: Giordano, Carla Valeria. Universidad Nacional de Cuyo (UNCU). Instituto Argentino de Investigaciones en Zonas Áridas (IADIZA); Argentina
Fil: Giordano, Carla Valeria. Gobierno de la Provincia de Mendoza. Instituto Argentino de Investigaciones en Zonas Áridas (IADIZA); Argentina
description Phenotypic plasticity is the ability of a given genotype to produce different phenotypes in response to changing environmental conditions. Despite its high adaptive value, it may have a high cost in resource-poor ecosystems, restricting the ability of plants to take advantage of surplus resources, e.g., increased levels of precipitation. We aimed to determine the phenotypic plasticity to water availability of four woody species from a hot desert of South America. We carried out a pot experiment with two levels of irrigation in a glasshouse, where performance (biomass production, stem growth, survival) and functional traits (biomass allocation, total leaf area, leaf size, specific leaf area; stomata size, density and index; photoprotective and antioxidant compounds) were measured. The plasticity patterns differed between species, with the highest plasticity in leaf traits (around 80% change between treatments), and the lowest in biochemical traits (no significant variation between treatments). All four species increased their performance under high-water supply, with different magnitudes (the two phreatophytes>the two xerophytes). However, some of them showed increased allocation to stem biomass, increased total leaf area and leaf size, increased stomata size, and reduced root growth, potentially allowing them to use water for growth when it is available, although hampering their drought resistance, based on classic interpretation of traits’ adaptive value. These changes promoted in irrigated nursery-produced seedlings should be considered in dryland revegetation plans. Moreover, our results suggest that the patterns of phenotypic plasticity would not be associated with the functional group of the species in relation to access of the water table in the field, but this issue needs to be explored further.
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