Delayed autonomous self-pollination in the colonizer Crotalaria micans (Fabaceae: Papilionoideae): structural and functional aspects

Etcheverry, Ángela Virginia; Protomastro, Jorge J.; Westerkamp, Christian

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“…Spontaneous selfpollination is sometimes observed in animalpollinated plants when the environment is subject to changes such as anthropogenic habitat fragmentation (Barrett and Shore, 1989;Eckert et al, 2009) or periods of unfavorable climatic conditions (Liu et al, 2006). This transition has also been recorded in some plants that have migrated to new areas outside their previous range (Catling, 1990;Etcheverry et al, 2003;Barrett et al, 2008).…”

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The Ability of Spontaneous Autogamy in Four Orchid Species: Cephalanthera Rubra, Neottia Ovata, Gymnadenia Conopsea, and Platanthera Bifolia

Tałałaj¹,

Ostrowiecka²,

Włostowska³

et al. 2017

Acta Biologica Cracoviensia S. Botanica

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The breeding system in Orchidaceae generates many questions about the selfing potential of its representatives. We investigated the ability of spontaneous autogamy of four orchid species: Cephalanthera rubra and Neottia ovata of the Neottieae tribe and Gymnadenia conopsea and Platanthera bifolia of the Orchideae tribe. These species represent diverse specializations of the gynostemium architecture. The self-compatibility and properties of autogamous seeds were determined in a bagging experiment and seed development analysis. After induced autogamy, a high level of fruiting (80-100%) was noted in all of the four study species. C. rubra, N. ovata, and G. conopsea are completely self-compatible, and P. bifolia is suggested to be partially self-compatible. If autogamy occurred, inbreeding depression and resource limitation on seed development appeared only in the two Orchideae species. Independent of flower specialization, both Neottieae species and P. bifolia were completely allogamous, whereas G. conopsea could be facultatively autogamous.

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The Ability of Spontaneous Autogamy in Four Orchid Species: Cephalanthera Rubra, Neottia Ovata, Gymnadenia Conopsea, and Platanthera Bifolia

Tałałaj¹,

Ostrowiecka²,

Włostowska³

et al. 2017

Acta Biologica Cracoviensia S. Botanica

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“…Em S. tomentosa os estames são livres, mas soldados na base formando um pequeno tubo e o acesso ao néctar é feito pela parte livre dos estames. Por outro lado, em C. vitellina os estames são monadelfos, formando um tubo mais longo e o néctar é acessado por uma pequena abertura (ver Figura 2b, D em Etcheverry et al 2003). Nestas espécies a entrada ao néctar é coberta pela unguícula do estandarte.…”

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“…Esta síndrome de polinização é predominante nesses gêneros (Arroyo 1981), embora haja espécies de Sophora polinizadas por aves e, nestes casos, com volume de néctar maior (Bernardello et al 2004). Embora os dados de néctar sejam referentes a um dia de coleta, os valores registrados em flores recém abertas de C. vitellina são semelhantes aos encontrados para C. micans (Etcheverry et al 2003). A diferença dos valores de néctar acumulado (3 ul) e do néctar disponível (5 ul) e a pouca variação na concentração em C. vitellina pode ser devido à sua reabsorção, como ocorre em S. fernandeziana (Bernardello et al 2004).…”

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“…Autocompatibilidade em S. tomentosa também foi verificada por Nogueira & Arruda (2006), entretanto não havia essa informação para C. vitellina. Diversas espécies de leguminosas são autocompatíveis (Arroyo 1981), sendo essa característica também documentada para S. fernandeziana ( Bernardello et al 2004, mas veja abaixo), C. retusa (Jacobi et al 2005) e C. micans (Etcheverry et. al.…”

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“…Crotalaria L. é um gênero com cerca de 690 espécies e que inclui ervas perenes, arbustos e subarbustos principalmente nos trópicos do Velho Mundo, havendo 59 espécies endêmicas e outras 15 introduzidas no Novo Mundo e cerca de 35 espécies na América do Sul, principalmente no Brasil (Van Wyk 2005). As poucas informações sobre biologia da polinização e reprodução em espécies de Crotalaria correspondem a C. retusa (Jacobi 2005), C. micans, C. stipularia (Etcheverry et al 2003) e C. juncea (Free 1970) indicam que estas espécies são polinizadas por abelhas, mas são autocompatíveis e pode ocorrer autopolinização espontânea.…”

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Sophora tomentosa e Crotalaria vitellina (Fabaceae): biologia reprodutiva e interações com abelhas na restinga de Ubatuba, São Paulo

2010

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Abstract:The study of plant-pollinator interactions is a major tool for conservation biology of fragmented habitats like the Atlantic Rain Forest and for the study of evolutionary traits that rule these interactions. Information on reproductive biology and floral visitor interactions of Sophora tomentosa and Crotalaria vitellina (Fabaceae) is presented in this study. Both species are common in the restinga formation of the Atlantic Rain Forest in the Núcleo Picinguaba, Parque Estadual da Serra do Mar, Ubatuba -São Paulo. These species occur in the same areas, the flowering period is the same for both and they have yellow flowers that offer nectar as the major reward. Both are self-compatible, although fruit and seed set depend on the pollinators. Xylocopa brasilianorum and Megachile sp.1 were pollinators of S. tomentosa, whereas C. vitellina was pollinated by both the aforementioned bees and Bombus morio, Centris labrosa and two separate species of Megachile. All these bees have long tongues and are able to reach nectar at the bottom of the nectar chamber by legitimate visits. The inflorescences of S. tomentosa received more visits (0,62 visits/inflorescence/day) than the inflorescences of C. vitellina (0,37 visits/inflorescence/day). However, the fruit set of S. tomentosa (33%) is similar to that of C. vitellina (42%) in natural conditions, probably due to different pollinator efficiency. Having shorter tongues, Trigona and Augochlora bees have no access to the nectar chamber by means of legitimate visits. Hence, the dimensions of the nectar chamber of S. tomentosa and C. vitellina act as a selective barrier to short-tongued bees, thus guaranteeing more nectar to the long-tongued visitors. These legume pollinators are very common in the restinga forest, and they act as pollen vectors of other species in this ecosystem as well. The preservation of these legume plants is important to the diversity of bees and essential to the plant community. Resumo: O conhecimento das interações entre plantas e seus polinizadores tem-se destacado como ferramenta na biologia da conservação de ambientes degradados, como a Mata Atlântica e no estudo da evolução de características morfológicas que medeiam estas interações. Neste estudo são apresentadas informações sobre a biologia reprodutiva e as interações com os visitantes florais de Sophora tomentosa e Crotalaria vitellina (Fabaceae), espécies comuns em áreas de restinga na Mata Atlântica no Núcleo Picinguaba, Parque Estadual da Serra do Mar, Ubatuba -São Paulo. Estas espécies são sincronopátricas, possuem flores amarelas dispostas em racemos e oferecem néctar como principal recurso. Ambas as espécies são autocompatíveis, mas dependem de polinizadores para formação de frutos e sementes. Xylocopa brasilianorum e Megachile sp.1 foram os polinizadores de S. tomentosa, ao passo que C. vitellina, além destas espécies, também foi polinizada por Bombus morio, Centris labrosa e mais duas espécies de Megachile. Estas espécies de abelhas possuem comprimento da língua compatível com as dim...

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The best of both worlds? A review of delayed selfing in flowering plants

Goodwillie

Weber

2018

American J of Botany

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In a series of seminal papers, David G. Lloyd (1979;Lloyd and Schoen, 1992) provided new insight into plant mating-system evolution by recognizing that the selective consequences of selfand cross-pollination and fertilization depend on the specifics of how and when they occur. In phenotypic models, Lloyd showed that the conditions that select for self-fertilization (selfing) facilitated by pollinators differ from those for selfing that occurs autonomously. Further, the selective consequences of autonomous selfing were shown to depend on its timing in anthesis in relation to cross-fertilization (outcrossing). The theory predicts that selfing that occurs after opportunities for outcrossing have passed (delayed selfing) should be selected under the broadest range of conditions.In general, selection of selfing is expected to be opposed by inbreeding depression, the reduced fitness of selfed progeny that results primarily from the expression of deleterious recessive alleles Charlesworth, 1987, Charlesworth andWillis, 2009). Counteracting the cost of inbreeding depression is the 50% genetic transmission advantage of selfing, which occurs because INVITED SPECIAL ARTICLE The best of both worlds? A review of delayed selfing in flowering plantsCarol Goodwillie 1,3 and Jennifer J. Weber PREMISE OF STUDY:In a seminal body of theory, Lloyd showed that the fitness consequences of selfing will depend on its timing in anthesis. Selfing that occurs after opportunities for outcrossing or pollen dispersal can provide reproductive assurance when pollinators are limited and is expected to incur little cost, even when inbreeding depression is high. As a result, delayed selfing is often interpreted as a "best-of-both-worlds" mating system that combines the advantages of selfing and outcrossing. METHODS:We surveyed 65 empirical studies of delayed selfing, recording floral mechanisms and examining information on inbreeding depression, autofertility, and other parameters to test the support for delayed selfing as a best-of-both-worlds strategy.KEY RESULTS: Phylogenetic distribution of the diverse floral mechanisms suggests that some basic floral structures may predispose plant taxa to evolve delayed selfing. Delayed selfing appears to serve as a best-of-both-worlds strategy in some but not all species. While the capacity for autonomous selfing is often high, it is lower, in some cases, than in related species with earlier modes of selfing. In other delayed-selfers, low inbreeding depression and reduced investment in corollas and pollen suggest limited benefits from outcrossing.CONCLUSIONS: Despite a growing literature on the subject, experimental evidence for delayed selfing is limited and major gaps in knowledge remain, particularly with respect to the stability of delayed selfing and the conditions that may favor transitions between delayed and earlier selfing. Finally, we suggest a potential role of delayed selfing in facilitating transitions from self-incompatibility to selfing.

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Delayed autonomous self-pollination in the colonizer Crotalaria micans (Fabaceae: Papilionoideae): structural and functional aspects

Cited by 59 publications

References 22 publications

The Ability of Spontaneous Autogamy in Four Orchid Species: Cephalanthera Rubra, Neottia Ovata, Gymnadenia Conopsea, and Platanthera Bifolia

The Ability of Spontaneous Autogamy in Four Orchid Species: Cephalanthera Rubra, Neottia Ovata, Gymnadenia Conopsea, and Platanthera Bifolia

Sophora tomentosa e Crotalaria vitellina (Fabaceae): biologia reprodutiva e interações com abelhas na restinga de Ubatuba, São Paulo

The best of both worlds? A review of delayed selfing in flowering plants

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