Parasitism Shifts the Effects of Native Soil Microbes on the Growth of the Invasive Plant Alternanthera philoxeroides
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Plant Species
2.2. Containers and Substrate
2.3. Experimental Design
2.4. Harvest and Measurements
2.5. Data Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Effects of Parasites and Soil Microbes on the Biomass of A. philoxeroides
3.2. Effects of Parasites and Soil Microbes on the Clonal Propagation of A. philoxeroides
3.3. Effects of Parasites and Soil Microbes on the Morphology of A. philoxeroides
3.4. Effects of Soil Microbes on the Biomass of Cuscuta grovonii
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Variables | Source of Variation | d.f. | F Value | p Value |
---|---|---|---|---|
Total biomass | P | 1 | 0.045 | 0.512 |
M | 1 | 0.000 | 0.998 | |
P × M | 1 | 0.024 | 0.879 | |
Aboveground biomass | P | 1 | 4.315 | 0.054 |
M | 1 | 0.731 | 0.405 | |
P × M | 1 | 0.468 | 0.504 | |
Belowground biomass | P | 1 | 6.507 | 0.021 |
M | 1 | 0.257 | 0.619 | |
P × M | 1 | 0.577 | 0.459 | |
Leaf biomass | P | 1 | 12.707 | 0.003 |
M | 1 | 3.116 | 0.097 | |
P × M | 1 | 4.478 | 0.050 | |
Stem biomass | P | 1 | 10.875 | 0.005 |
M | 1 | 4.873 | 0.042 | |
P × M | 1 | 4.159 | 0.058 | |
Root: shoot biomass | P | 1 | 0.167 | 0.688 |
M | 1 | 2.795 | 0.114 | |
P × M | 1 | 0.702 | 0.414 | |
Ramets number | P | 1 | 26.817 | 0.000 |
M | 1 | 3.292 | 0.088 | |
P × M | 1 | 4.898 | 0.042 | |
Stolon length | P | 1 | 11.498 | 0.004 |
M | 1 | 1.560 | 0.230 | |
P × M | 1 | 4.057 | 0.061 | |
Internode length | P | 1 | 31.464 | 0.000 |
M | 1 | 3.009 | 0.102 | |
P × M | 1 | 7.363 | 0.015 | |
Nodes number | P | 1 | 8.529 | 0.010 |
M | 1 | 0.268 | 0.612 | |
P × M | 1 | 5.774 | 0.029 | |
Leaf number | P | 1 | 16.586 | 0.001 |
M | 1 | 0.240 | 0.631 | |
P × M | 1 | 4.403 | 0.052 | |
Stem diameter | P | 1 | 6.694 | 0.020 |
M | 1 | 3.915 | 0.065 | |
P × M | 1 | 0.650 | 0.432 |
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Cai, C.; Zhao, Y.; Yuan, Y.; Li, J. Parasitism Shifts the Effects of Native Soil Microbes on the Growth of the Invasive Plant Alternanthera philoxeroides. Life 2023, 13, 150. https://doi.org/10.3390/life13010150
Cai C, Zhao Y, Yuan Y, Li J. Parasitism Shifts the Effects of Native Soil Microbes on the Growth of the Invasive Plant Alternanthera philoxeroides. Life. 2023; 13(1):150. https://doi.org/10.3390/life13010150
Chicago/Turabian StyleCai, Chaonan, Yingying Zhao, Yongge Yuan, and Junmin Li. 2023. "Parasitism Shifts the Effects of Native Soil Microbes on the Growth of the Invasive Plant Alternanthera philoxeroides" Life 13, no. 1: 150. https://doi.org/10.3390/life13010150