Light intensity affects leaf morphology in a wild population of Adenostyles alliariae (Asteraceae)
Low light conditions can impose environmental stress on plants, and plants often respond adaptively by increasing their leaf area. Light stress on plants can also result in developmental instability, which can manifest as increased fluctuating asymmetry in leaves or other organs. The relationship be...
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| description | Low light conditions can impose environmental stress on plants, and plants often respond adaptively by increasing their leaf area. Light stress on plants can also result in developmental instability, which can manifest as increased fluctuating asymmetry in leaves or other organs. The relationship between light conditions and fluctuating asymmetry has been documented in experimental populations, but has been less frequently observed in the wild. Here, we studied how leaf surface area and fluctuating asymmetry correlate with light intensity in a wild population of Adenostyles alliariae (Asteraceae). We found strong evidence that leaf surface area increases and weak evidence that fluctuating asymmetry increases as light intensity decreases. Our results help to elucidate the relationship between light stress and developmental instability under naturally occurring conditions. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-78bcf694b9254ad4a7da1e8fafdf48c22022-12-22T03:27:58ZengPensoft PublishersItalian Botanist2531-40332019-12-018354510.3897/italianbotanist.8.3939339393Light intensity affects leaf morphology in a wild population of Adenostyles alliariae (Asteraceae)Bailey Francis0Robert Tucker Gilman1University of ManchesterUniversity of ManchesterLow light conditions can impose environmental stress on plants, and plants often respond adaptively by increasing their leaf area. Light stress on plants can also result in developmental instability, which can manifest as increased fluctuating asymmetry in leaves or other organs. The relationship between light conditions and fluctuating asymmetry has been documented in experimental populations, but has been less frequently observed in the wild. Here, we studied how leaf surface area and fluctuating asymmetry correlate with light intensity in a wild population of Adenostyles alliariae (Asteraceae). We found strong evidence that leaf surface area increases and weak evidence that fluctuating asymmetry increases as light intensity decreases. Our results help to elucidate the relationship between light stress and developmental instability under naturally occurring conditions.https://italianbotanist.pensoft.net/article/39393/download/pdf/ |
| spellingShingle | Bailey Francis Robert Tucker Gilman Light intensity affects leaf morphology in a wild population of Adenostyles alliariae (Asteraceae) Italian Botanist |
| title | Light intensity affects leaf morphology in a wild population of Adenostyles alliariae (Asteraceae) |
| title_full | Light intensity affects leaf morphology in a wild population of Adenostyles alliariae (Asteraceae) |
| title_fullStr | Light intensity affects leaf morphology in a wild population of Adenostyles alliariae (Asteraceae) |
| title_full_unstemmed | Light intensity affects leaf morphology in a wild population of Adenostyles alliariae (Asteraceae) |
| title_short | Light intensity affects leaf morphology in a wild population of Adenostyles alliariae (Asteraceae) |
| title_sort | light intensity affects leaf morphology in a wild population of adenostyles alliariae asteraceae |
| url | https://italianbotanist.pensoft.net/article/39393/download/pdf/ |
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