Root-Associated Fungal Communities From Two Phenologically Contrasting Silver Fir (Abies alba Mill.) Groups of Trees
Root-associated fungal communities are important components in ecosystem processes, impacting plant growth and vigor by influencing the quality, direction, and flow of nutrients and water between plants and fungi. Linkages of plant phenological characteristics with belowground root-associated fungal...
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| author | Tina Unuk Tijana Martinović Tijana Martinović Domen Finžgar Nataša Šibanc Nataša Šibanc Tine Grebenc Hojka Kraigher |
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| description | Root-associated fungal communities are important components in ecosystem processes, impacting plant growth and vigor by influencing the quality, direction, and flow of nutrients and water between plants and fungi. Linkages of plant phenological characteristics with belowground root-associated fungal communities have rarely been investigated, and thus our aim was to search for an interplay between contrasting phenology of host ectomycorrhizal trees from the same location and root-associated fungal communities (ectomycorrhizal, endophytic, saprotrophic and pathogenic root-associated fungi) in young and in adult silver fir trees. The study was performed in a managed silver fir forest site. Twenty-four soil samples collected under two phenologically contrasting silver fir groups were analyzed for differences in root-associated fungal communities using Illumina sequencing of a total root-associated fungal community. Significant differences in beta diversity and in mean alpha diversity were confirmed for overall community of ectomycorrhizal root-associated fungi, whereas for ecologically different non-ectomycorrhizal root-associated fungal communities the differences were significant only for beta diversity and not for mean alpha diversity. At genus level root-associated fungal communities differed significantly between early and late flushing young and adult silver fir trees. We discuss the interactions through which the phenology of host plants either drives or is driven by the root-associated fungal communities in conditions of a sustainably co-naturally managed silver fir forest. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-9df6de1d0c934fc78f9d0f519b4ad5012022-12-21T18:22:19ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Plant Science1664-462X2019-03-011010.3389/fpls.2019.00214440055Root-Associated Fungal Communities From Two Phenologically Contrasting Silver Fir (Abies alba Mill.) Groups of TreesTina Unuk0Tijana Martinović1Tijana Martinović2Domen Finžgar3Nataša Šibanc4Nataša Šibanc5Tine Grebenc6Hojka Kraigher7Department of Forest Physiology and Genetics, Slovenian Forestry Institute, Ljubljana, SloveniaDepartment of Forest Physiology and Genetics, Slovenian Forestry Institute, Ljubljana, SloveniaInstitute of Microbiology of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague, CzechiaDepartment of Forest Physiology and Genetics, Slovenian Forestry Institute, Ljubljana, SloveniaDepartment of Forest Physiology and Genetics, Slovenian Forestry Institute, Ljubljana, SloveniaBiotechnical Faculty, Department of Agronomy, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, SloveniaDepartment of Forest Physiology and Genetics, Slovenian Forestry Institute, Ljubljana, SloveniaDepartment of Forest Physiology and Genetics, Slovenian Forestry Institute, Ljubljana, SloveniaRoot-associated fungal communities are important components in ecosystem processes, impacting plant growth and vigor by influencing the quality, direction, and flow of nutrients and water between plants and fungi. Linkages of plant phenological characteristics with belowground root-associated fungal communities have rarely been investigated, and thus our aim was to search for an interplay between contrasting phenology of host ectomycorrhizal trees from the same location and root-associated fungal communities (ectomycorrhizal, endophytic, saprotrophic and pathogenic root-associated fungi) in young and in adult silver fir trees. The study was performed in a managed silver fir forest site. Twenty-four soil samples collected under two phenologically contrasting silver fir groups were analyzed for differences in root-associated fungal communities using Illumina sequencing of a total root-associated fungal community. Significant differences in beta diversity and in mean alpha diversity were confirmed for overall community of ectomycorrhizal root-associated fungi, whereas for ecologically different non-ectomycorrhizal root-associated fungal communities the differences were significant only for beta diversity and not for mean alpha diversity. At genus level root-associated fungal communities differed significantly between early and late flushing young and adult silver fir trees. We discuss the interactions through which the phenology of host plants either drives or is driven by the root-associated fungal communities in conditions of a sustainably co-naturally managed silver fir forest.https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpls.2019.00214/fullhost phenologystand ageroot-associated fungisilver firfungal community |
| spellingShingle | Tina Unuk Tijana Martinović Tijana Martinović Domen Finžgar Nataša Šibanc Nataša Šibanc Tine Grebenc Hojka Kraigher Root-Associated Fungal Communities From Two Phenologically Contrasting Silver Fir (Abies alba Mill.) Groups of Trees Frontiers in Plant Science host phenology stand age root-associated fungi silver fir fungal community |
| title | Root-Associated Fungal Communities From Two Phenologically Contrasting Silver Fir (Abies alba Mill.) Groups of Trees |
| title_full | Root-Associated Fungal Communities From Two Phenologically Contrasting Silver Fir (Abies alba Mill.) Groups of Trees |
| title_fullStr | Root-Associated Fungal Communities From Two Phenologically Contrasting Silver Fir (Abies alba Mill.) Groups of Trees |
| title_full_unstemmed | Root-Associated Fungal Communities From Two Phenologically Contrasting Silver Fir (Abies alba Mill.) Groups of Trees |
| title_short | Root-Associated Fungal Communities From Two Phenologically Contrasting Silver Fir (Abies alba Mill.) Groups of Trees |
| title_sort | root associated fungal communities from two phenologically contrasting silver fir abies alba mill groups of trees |
| topic | host phenology stand age root-associated fungi silver fir fungal community |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpls.2019.00214/full |
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