Environmental drivers of seed persistence and seedling trait variation in two Neltuma species (Fabaceae)

Autores
Renzi Pugni, Juan Pablo; Quintana, Matias; Bruna, Matias Nicolas; Reinoso, Omar Juan
Año de publicación
2024
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versión publicada
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The endemic tree Neltuma caldenia Burk. and the shrub Neltuma flexuosa var depressa F.A. Roig (Fabaceae; subfam: Mimosoideae) are two promising species from the central region of Argentina, with high potential for use in the restoration of disturbed environments, for extensive livestock grazing and apiculture. Both species have seeds with physical dormancy. Ecological study of native species is important from the point of view of rehabilitation of degraded areas by natural regeneration or via seed-based programmes. The objective of this study was to evaluate soil seed bank persistence and seedling traits to understand variation among different populations of each of the study species growing along an ecological gradient and to identify potential components driving this variation. Home environments influenced seed bank persistence, which was higher in populations originating from more arid and unpredictable environments where it could act as a bet-hedging strategy between years and seasons. We also observed differences associated with seedling growth traits between the species and populations. Populations with higher seed persistence were associated with greater seedling growth in N. caldenia. The rapid elongation rate of N. caldenia seedlings growing in large populations and unstable environments could help their ability to escape drought by accessing deeper soil moisture and would confer a high relative competitive ability. In contrast, N. f. var depressa displayed higher seed persistence, which was associated with more arid and unstable conditions and correlated with lower seedling growth, possibly due to an inbreeding depression effect, resulting from the presence of mother plants in low-densities or being isolated from other individuals. There was no effect of population size on seed persistence. To better understand seed persistence and associated seedling trait variation, future studies need to consider the genotype, environment and landscape conditions.
EEA Hilario Ascasubi
Fil: Renzi Pugni, Juan Pablo. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Hilario Ascasubi; Argentina
Fil: Renzi Pugni, Juan Pablo. Universidad Nacional del Sur. Departamento de Agronomía; Argentina
Fil: Quintana, Matias. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Hilario Ascasubi; Argentina
Fil: Bruna, Matias Nicolas. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Hilario Ascasubi; Argentina
Fil: Reinoso, Omar Juan. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Hilario Ascasubi; Argentina
Fuente
Seed Science Research 34 (4) : 186-193. (December 2024)
Materia
Fabaceae
Environment
Seed Dormancy
Genetic Variation
Medio Ambiente
Dormancia de Semillas
Variación Genética
Neltuma
Neltuma caldenia
Neltuma flexuosa var depressa
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spelling Environmental drivers of seed persistence and seedling trait variation in two Neltuma species (Fabaceae)Renzi Pugni, Juan PabloQuintana, MatiasBruna, Matias NicolasReinoso, Omar JuanFabaceaeEnvironmentSeed DormancyGenetic VariationMedio AmbienteDormancia de SemillasVariación GenéticaNeltumaNeltuma caldeniaNeltuma flexuosa var depressaThe endemic tree Neltuma caldenia Burk. and the shrub Neltuma flexuosa var depressa F.A. Roig (Fabaceae; subfam: Mimosoideae) are two promising species from the central region of Argentina, with high potential for use in the restoration of disturbed environments, for extensive livestock grazing and apiculture. Both species have seeds with physical dormancy. Ecological study of native species is important from the point of view of rehabilitation of degraded areas by natural regeneration or via seed-based programmes. The objective of this study was to evaluate soil seed bank persistence and seedling traits to understand variation among different populations of each of the study species growing along an ecological gradient and to identify potential components driving this variation. Home environments influenced seed bank persistence, which was higher in populations originating from more arid and unpredictable environments where it could act as a bet-hedging strategy between years and seasons. We also observed differences associated with seedling growth traits between the species and populations. Populations with higher seed persistence were associated with greater seedling growth in N. caldenia. The rapid elongation rate of N. caldenia seedlings growing in large populations and unstable environments could help their ability to escape drought by accessing deeper soil moisture and would confer a high relative competitive ability. In contrast, N. f. var depressa displayed higher seed persistence, which was associated with more arid and unstable conditions and correlated with lower seedling growth, possibly due to an inbreeding depression effect, resulting from the presence of mother plants in low-densities or being isolated from other individuals. There was no effect of population size on seed persistence. To better understand seed persistence and associated seedling trait variation, future studies need to consider the genotype, environment and landscape conditions.EEA Hilario AscasubiFil: Renzi Pugni, Juan Pablo. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Hilario Ascasubi; ArgentinaFil: Renzi Pugni, Juan Pablo. Universidad Nacional del Sur. Departamento de Agronomía; ArgentinaFil: Quintana, Matias. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Hilario Ascasubi; ArgentinaFil: Bruna, Matias Nicolas. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Hilario Ascasubi; ArgentinaFil: Reinoso, Omar Juan. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Hilario Ascasubi; ArgentinaCambridge University Press2025-06-11T13:30:26Z2025-06-11T13:30:26Z2024-12info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:ar-repo/semantics/articuloapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/22632https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/seed-science-research/article/environmental-drivers-of-seed-persistence-and-seedling-trait-variation-in-two-neltuma-species-fabaceae/7F264103D7CB42B6A9582005994895F20960-25851475-2735https://doi.org/10.1017/S0960258524000205Seed Science Research 34 (4) : 186-193. (December 2024)reponame:INTA Digital (INTA)instname:Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuariaenginfo:eu-repograntAgreement/INTA/2023-PD-L01-I100, Genética en forrajeras para ambientes y mercados desafiantesinfo:eu-repograntAgreement/INTA/2023-PD-L01-I098, Producción ecoeficiente de forraje en pasturas y pastizalesinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0)2025-09-04T09:51:07Zoai:localhost:20.500.12123/22632instacron:INTAInstitucionalhttp://repositorio.inta.gob.ar/Organismo científico-tecnológicoNo correspondehttp://repositorio.inta.gob.ar/oai/requesttripaldi.nicolas@inta.gob.arArgentinaNo correspondeNo correspondeNo correspondeopendoar:l2025-09-04 09:51:07.559INTA Digital (INTA) - Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuariafalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Environmental drivers of seed persistence and seedling trait variation in two Neltuma species (Fabaceae)
title Environmental drivers of seed persistence and seedling trait variation in two Neltuma species (Fabaceae)
spellingShingle Environmental drivers of seed persistence and seedling trait variation in two Neltuma species (Fabaceae)
Renzi Pugni, Juan Pablo
Fabaceae
Environment
Seed Dormancy
Genetic Variation
Medio Ambiente
Dormancia de Semillas
Variación Genética
Neltuma
Neltuma caldenia
Neltuma flexuosa var depressa
title_short Environmental drivers of seed persistence and seedling trait variation in two Neltuma species (Fabaceae)
title_full Environmental drivers of seed persistence and seedling trait variation in two Neltuma species (Fabaceae)
title_fullStr Environmental drivers of seed persistence and seedling trait variation in two Neltuma species (Fabaceae)
title_full_unstemmed Environmental drivers of seed persistence and seedling trait variation in two Neltuma species (Fabaceae)
title_sort Environmental drivers of seed persistence and seedling trait variation in two Neltuma species (Fabaceae)
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Renzi Pugni, Juan Pablo
Quintana, Matias
Bruna, Matias Nicolas
Reinoso, Omar Juan
author Renzi Pugni, Juan Pablo
author_facet Renzi Pugni, Juan Pablo
Quintana, Matias
Bruna, Matias Nicolas
Reinoso, Omar Juan
author_role author
author2 Quintana, Matias
Bruna, Matias Nicolas
Reinoso, Omar Juan
author2_role author
author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Fabaceae
Environment
Seed Dormancy
Genetic Variation
Medio Ambiente
Dormancia de Semillas
Variación Genética
Neltuma
Neltuma caldenia
Neltuma flexuosa var depressa
topic Fabaceae
Environment
Seed Dormancy
Genetic Variation
Medio Ambiente
Dormancia de Semillas
Variación Genética
Neltuma
Neltuma caldenia
Neltuma flexuosa var depressa
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv The endemic tree Neltuma caldenia Burk. and the shrub Neltuma flexuosa var depressa F.A. Roig (Fabaceae; subfam: Mimosoideae) are two promising species from the central region of Argentina, with high potential for use in the restoration of disturbed environments, for extensive livestock grazing and apiculture. Both species have seeds with physical dormancy. Ecological study of native species is important from the point of view of rehabilitation of degraded areas by natural regeneration or via seed-based programmes. The objective of this study was to evaluate soil seed bank persistence and seedling traits to understand variation among different populations of each of the study species growing along an ecological gradient and to identify potential components driving this variation. Home environments influenced seed bank persistence, which was higher in populations originating from more arid and unpredictable environments where it could act as a bet-hedging strategy between years and seasons. We also observed differences associated with seedling growth traits between the species and populations. Populations with higher seed persistence were associated with greater seedling growth in N. caldenia. The rapid elongation rate of N. caldenia seedlings growing in large populations and unstable environments could help their ability to escape drought by accessing deeper soil moisture and would confer a high relative competitive ability. In contrast, N. f. var depressa displayed higher seed persistence, which was associated with more arid and unstable conditions and correlated with lower seedling growth, possibly due to an inbreeding depression effect, resulting from the presence of mother plants in low-densities or being isolated from other individuals. There was no effect of population size on seed persistence. To better understand seed persistence and associated seedling trait variation, future studies need to consider the genotype, environment and landscape conditions.
EEA Hilario Ascasubi
Fil: Renzi Pugni, Juan Pablo. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Hilario Ascasubi; Argentina
Fil: Renzi Pugni, Juan Pablo. Universidad Nacional del Sur. Departamento de Agronomía; Argentina
Fil: Quintana, Matias. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Hilario Ascasubi; Argentina
Fil: Bruna, Matias Nicolas. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Hilario Ascasubi; Argentina
Fil: Reinoso, Omar Juan. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Hilario Ascasubi; Argentina
description The endemic tree Neltuma caldenia Burk. and the shrub Neltuma flexuosa var depressa F.A. Roig (Fabaceae; subfam: Mimosoideae) are two promising species from the central region of Argentina, with high potential for use in the restoration of disturbed environments, for extensive livestock grazing and apiculture. Both species have seeds with physical dormancy. Ecological study of native species is important from the point of view of rehabilitation of degraded areas by natural regeneration or via seed-based programmes. The objective of this study was to evaluate soil seed bank persistence and seedling traits to understand variation among different populations of each of the study species growing along an ecological gradient and to identify potential components driving this variation. Home environments influenced seed bank persistence, which was higher in populations originating from more arid and unpredictable environments where it could act as a bet-hedging strategy between years and seasons. We also observed differences associated with seedling growth traits between the species and populations. Populations with higher seed persistence were associated with greater seedling growth in N. caldenia. The rapid elongation rate of N. caldenia seedlings growing in large populations and unstable environments could help their ability to escape drought by accessing deeper soil moisture and would confer a high relative competitive ability. In contrast, N. f. var depressa displayed higher seed persistence, which was associated with more arid and unstable conditions and correlated with lower seedling growth, possibly due to an inbreeding depression effect, resulting from the presence of mother plants in low-densities or being isolated from other individuals. There was no effect of population size on seed persistence. To better understand seed persistence and associated seedling trait variation, future studies need to consider the genotype, environment and landscape conditions.
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