Long-Term Overgrazing-Induced Memory Decreases Photosynthesis of Clonal Offspring in a Perennial Grassland Plant

Long-Term Overgrazing-Induced Memory Decreases Photosynthesis of Clonal Offspring in a Perennial Grassland Plant

Previous studies of transgenerational plasticity have demonstrated that long-term overgrazing experienced by Leymus chinensis, an ecologically dominant, rhizomatous grass species in eastern Eurasian temperate grassland, significantly affects its clonal growth in subsequent generations. However, ther...

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Main Authors: Xiangyang Hou, Xiliang Li, Weibo Ren, Ningning Hu, Jize Zhang, Huiqin Guo, Zhiying Liu, Lingqi Kong, Zinian Wu, Hui Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Plant Science
Subjects:
phenotypic plasticity
transgenerational effect
photosynthesis
grassland
livestock grazing
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpls.2017.00419/full

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