@jvsi_all

Carnivory on demand: phosphorus deficiency induces glandular leaves in the African liana Triphyophyllum peltatum

, , , und . New Phytol, 239 (3): 1140-1152 (2023)Winkelmann, Traud Bringmann, Gerhard Herwig, Anne Hedrich, Rainer eng Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't England 2023/05/16 New Phytol. 2023 Aug;239(3):1140-1152. doi: 10.1111/nph.18960. Epub 2023 May 16..
DOI: 10.1111/nph.18960

Zusammenfassung

Triphyophyllum peltatum, a rare tropical African liana, is unique in its facultative carnivory. The trigger for carnivory is yet unknown, mainly because the plant is difficult to propagate and cultivate. This study aimed at identifying the conditions that result in the formation of carnivorous leaves. In vitro shoots were subjected to abiotic stressors in general and deficiencies of the major nutrients nitrogen, potassium and phosphorus in particular, to trigger carnivorous leaves' development. Adventitious root formation was improved to allow verification of the trigger in glasshouse-grown plants. Among all the stressors tested, only under phosphorus deficiency, the formation of carnivorous leaves was observed. These glandular leaves fully resembled those found under natural growing conditions including the secretion of sticky liquid by mature capture organs. To generate plants for glasshouse experiments, a pulse of 55.4 muM alpha-naphthaleneacetic acid was essential to achieve 90% in vitro rooting. This plant material facilitated the confirmation of phosphorus starvation to be essential and sufficient for carnivory induction, also under ex vitro conditions. Having established the cultivation of T. peltatum and the induction of carnivory, future gene expression profiles from phosphorus starvation-induced leaves will provide important insight to the molecular mechanism of carnivory on demand.

Links und Ressourcen

Tags