Cockroach pollination ensures sexual reproduction in the non-photosynthetic plant Balanophora tobiracola

IF 4.2 3区 生物学 Q1 PLANT SCIENCES
Plant Biology Pub Date : 2025-01-24 DOI:10.1111/plb.13770
K. Suetsugu
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Abstract

蟑螂授粉确保了非光合植物Balanophora tobiracola的有性繁殖。
虽然鞘翅目、双翅目、膜翅目和鳞翅目传统上被认为是关键的传粉者,但最近的研究表明,其他昆虫类群,如蟑螂,也可能发挥重要作用。然而,由蟑螂授粉导致结实的直接证据仍然有限,即使在被认为依赖这种授粉模式的植物中也是如此。本研究对日本屋久岛非光合植物Balanophora tobiracola的育种系统进行了调查,重点研究了无精子发生的可能性。此外,本研究还严格评估了蟑螂和蚂蚁在tobiracola中的传粉效果,仅通过它们的访问来评估繁殖成功率。授粉实验显示,即使在去雄的情况下,坐果率也很高,这表明无胚性保证了种子的产量。然而,B. tobiracola仍然严重依赖传粉者的活动进行有性繁殖。蚂蚁和蟑螂被认为是有效的传粉者,而螟蛾、鹤蝇和nitidulid甲虫的贡献可以忽略不计,它们的幼虫以tobiracola infructesence为食。值得注意的是,某些蟑螂物种的一次访问显著提高了授粉能力。以上研究结果表明,托比拉柯拉白蝇可被蟑螂和蚂蚁有效传粉。将不寻常的传粉媒介与无精子结合起来,可能有助于B. tobiracola在密集的森林林下成功繁殖,那里典型的传粉媒介,如蜜蜂,是稀缺的。我们的结果强调需要重新评估无精子作为生殖保证的作用,以及蟑螂和蚂蚁作为传粉者的重要性,特别是对阴凉林下栖息地的植物。
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Plant Biology
Plant Biology 生物-植物科学
CiteScore
8.20
自引率
2.60%
发文量
109
审稿时长
3 months
期刊介绍: Plant Biology is an international journal of broad scope bringing together the different subdisciplines, such as physiology, molecular biology, cell biology, development, genetics, systematics, ecology, evolution, ecophysiology, plant-microbe interactions, and mycology. Plant Biology publishes original problem-oriented full-length research papers, short research papers, and review articles. Discussion of hot topics and provocative opinion articles are published under the heading Acute Views. From a multidisciplinary perspective, Plant Biology will provide a platform for publication, information and debate, encompassing all areas which fall within the scope of plant science.
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