The kiwifruit orchards with plants growing for over two years were chosen for interplanting of konjak, which takes advantages of complementation of the two plants in terms of habits, reducing water and soil erosions e...The kiwifruit orchards with plants growing for over two years were chosen for interplanting of konjak, which takes advantages of complementation of the two plants in terms of habits, reducing water and soil erosions effectively, and decreasing water evaporation, and konjak diseases. Furthermore, the interplanting doubles planting benefits and constitutes a highly-efficient planting model.展开更多
Global changes such as atmospheric CO_(2)enrichment often facilitate exotic plant invasions and alter soil arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi(AMF)community.However,it is still unclear whether the effects of CO_(2)enrichment...Global changes such as atmospheric CO_(2)enrichment often facilitate exotic plant invasions and alter soil arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi(AMF)community.However,it is still unclear whether the effects of CO_(2)enrichment on exotic plant invasions are associated with its effects on root-AMF symbiosis of invasive and native plants.To address this issue,the annual invasive plant Xanthium strumarium and two phylogenetically related annual natives were compared under ambient and elevated CO_(2)concentrations for three consecutive years.Atmospheric CO_(2)enrichment increased AMF colonization rates for the species only in few cases,and the invader did not benefit more from CO_(2)enrichment in terms of AMF colonization.Under ambient CO_(2)concentration,however,the invader had a higher AMF colonization rate than the natives in the first year of the study,which disappeared in the second and third year of the study due to the increase of AMF colonization rates in the natives but not in the invader.The influences of species,CO_(2)concentrations and planting year on AMF colonization were associated with their effects on both soil nutrient and AMF community,and the former may be more important as it also influenced the latter.Our results indicate that the invader could more quickly form symbiosis with soil AMF,contributing to adaptation and occupation of new habitats,and that it is necessary to consider the roles of AMF and the effects of time when determining the effects of global changes such as atmospheric CO_(2)enrichment on exotic plant invasions.展开更多
基金Spported by Hubei Public Science and technology Program[Grant No.2013BBB08]Wuhan Science & Technology Planning Project(Grant No.2014020101010075)+1 种基金Special Fund of Hubei Konjak Industry Development in 2013the Natural Science Foundation of China[31401706]
文摘The kiwifruit orchards with plants growing for over two years were chosen for interplanting of konjak, which takes advantages of complementation of the two plants in terms of habits, reducing water and soil erosions effectively, and decreasing water evaporation, and konjak diseases. Furthermore, the interplanting doubles planting benefits and constitutes a highly-efficient planting model.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(31971557,31670545 and 31470575)the National Key R&D Program of China(2017YFC1200101).
文摘Global changes such as atmospheric CO_(2)enrichment often facilitate exotic plant invasions and alter soil arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi(AMF)community.However,it is still unclear whether the effects of CO_(2)enrichment on exotic plant invasions are associated with its effects on root-AMF symbiosis of invasive and native plants.To address this issue,the annual invasive plant Xanthium strumarium and two phylogenetically related annual natives were compared under ambient and elevated CO_(2)concentrations for three consecutive years.Atmospheric CO_(2)enrichment increased AMF colonization rates for the species only in few cases,and the invader did not benefit more from CO_(2)enrichment in terms of AMF colonization.Under ambient CO_(2)concentration,however,the invader had a higher AMF colonization rate than the natives in the first year of the study,which disappeared in the second and third year of the study due to the increase of AMF colonization rates in the natives but not in the invader.The influences of species,CO_(2)concentrations and planting year on AMF colonization were associated with their effects on both soil nutrient and AMF community,and the former may be more important as it also influenced the latter.Our results indicate that the invader could more quickly form symbiosis with soil AMF,contributing to adaptation and occupation of new habitats,and that it is necessary to consider the roles of AMF and the effects of time when determining the effects of global changes such as atmospheric CO_(2)enrichment on exotic plant invasions.
