Weak transgenerational effects of ancestral nitrogen and phosphorus availabilities on offspring phenotypes in Arabidopsis thaliana

Yan, Zhengbing; Tian, Di; Han, Wenxuan; Ji, Chengjun; Hou, Xinghui; Guo, Ya‐Long; Fang, Jingyun

doi:10.1007/s10265-023-01456-6

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“…On top of the effects of fine-scale selection on fitness-related traits in heterogeneous environments [25][26][27][28][29], which promote within-population phenotypic variation, phenotypic plasticity has also been seen to be enhanced in environments with higher levels of ecological heterogeneity [30][31][32]. In addition, environmental maternal effects may also provide transgenerational adaptive plasticity in plants [33][34][35][36]. Overall, we predicted that core populations with higher genotypic and ecological diversity exhibited, not only higher phenotypic variation, but higher phenotypic plasticity than those in edge environments.…”

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Variation and plasticity in life-history traits and fitness of wild Arabidopsis thaliana populations are not related to their genotypic and ecological diversity

de la Mata,

Mollá-Morales,

Méndez-Vigo

et al. 2024

BMC Ecol Evo

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Background Despite its implications for population dynamics and evolution, the relationship between genetic and phenotypic variation in wild populations remains unclear. Here, we estimated variation and plasticity in life-history traits and fitness of the annual plant Arabidopsis thaliana in two common garden experiments that differed in environmental conditions. We used up to 306 maternal inbred lines from six Iberian populations characterized by low and high genotypic (based on whole-genome sequences) and ecological (vegetation type) diversity. Results Low and high genotypic and ecological diversity was found in edge and core Iberian environments, respectively. Given that selection is expected to be stronger in edge environments and that ecological diversity may enhance both phenotypic variation and plasticity, we expected genotypic diversity to be positively associated with phenotypic variation and plasticity. However, maternal lines, irrespective of the genotypic and ecological diversity of their population of origin, exhibited a substantial amount of phenotypic variation and plasticity for all traits. Furthermore, all populations harbored maternal lines with canalization (robustness) or sensitivity in response to harsher environmental conditions in one of the two experiments. Conclusions Overall, we conclude that the environmental attributes of each population probably determine their genotypic diversity, but all populations maintain substantial phenotypic variation and plasticity for all traits, which represents an asset to endure in changing environments.

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Variation and plasticity in life-history traits and fitness of wild Arabidopsis thaliana populations are not related to their genotypic and ecological diversity

de la Mata,

Mollá-Morales,

Méndez-Vigo

et al. 2024

BMC Ecol Evo

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“…Under high-temperature stress, the flowering time and plant structure of Arabidopsis 2 thaliana progeny exhibit substantial alterations, enhancing their adaptation to high-temperature environments [6]. The fruit quality fraction of the progeny of the ancestral plants in a low-nutrient environment was significantly higher than that of the progeny of the ancestral plants in a suitable nutrient environment [7]. These findings collectively suggest that Arabidopsis thaliana retains a non-DNA-inherited memory of ancestral environmental conditions, subsequently enhancing offspring adaptability.…”

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Mapping the Influence of Light Intensity on the Transgenerational Genetic Architecture of <em>Arabidopsis thaliana</em>

Mei,

Che,

Shi

et al. 2024

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Light is a crucial environmental factor that influences the phenotypic development of plants. Despite extensive studies on the physiological, biochemical, and molecular mechanisms of the impact of light on phenotypes, genetic investigations regarding light-induced transgenerational plasticity in Arabidopsis thaliana remain incomplete. In this study, we used Arabidopsis thaliana as the material, then gathered phenotypic data regarding leaf number and plant height under high- and low-light conditions from two generations. In addition to the developed genotype data, a functional mapping model was used to locate a series of significant SNPs. Under low-light conditions, a noticeable adaptive change in the phenotype of leaf number in the second generation suggests the presence of transgenerational genetic effects in Arabidopsis thaliana under environmental stress. Under different lighting treatments, 33 and 13 significant genes associated with transgenerational inheritance were identified, respectively. These genes are largely involved in signal transduction, technical hormone pathways, light responses, and the regulation of organ development. Notably, genes identified under high-light conditions more significantly influence plant development, whereas those identified under low-light conditions focus more on responding to external environmental stimuli.

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Parental environment nitrogen and phosphorus availability affects offspring traits of eight annual plant species

Minden,

Verhoeven,

Olde Venterink

2024

Oikos

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The rates in which nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) are entering natural plant communities have reached unprecedented levels, resulting in increasingly imbalanced N:P ratios potentially aggravating both plant invasions and plant extinctions. Plants may cope with changing environments via phenotypic plasticity, which may occur within one generation or between generations (transgenerational plasticity, TGP). Here, we investigated TGP in plant traits in response to variation in N and P availabilities, in eight annual plant species comprising endangered, nonendangered and invasive species. We hypothesized that adaptive effects would be evident when parental and offspring environments match. We also expected endangered species to exhibit the lowest, and invasive species the highest, adaptive TGP‐potential. A parental generation was raised under N‐limitation, balanced nutrient supply and P‐limitation, from which an offspring generation was grown under either the same or another option of these nutrient conditions. Across all species, offspring plants of N‐stressed parents showed thin roots, i.e. low average root diameter, which is advantageous under N‐limitation when repeatedly exposed to N‐limitation, and offspring of P‐stressed parents showed highest levels of phosphomonoesterase activity (PME activity), associated with P‐uptake, when repeatedly grown under P‐limitation. Contrary to our expectation, endangered species with P‐stressed parents performed better than nonendangered or invasive species especially when grown under P‐limitation in the offspring generation, probably due to a higher PME activity and longer and thicker roots. Our results demonstrate that the parental nutrient environment can have profound effects on offspring fitness and trait expressions, especially when parental and offspring environments match. There, TGP in response to parental nutrient limitation pre‐adapts the offspring generation, resulting in individuals exhibiting traits associated with higher nutrient uptake under nutrient deficient conditions. Overall, our findings indicate that TGP may play a significant role in the realised niches of plant species in general, and specifically in endangered species.

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Weak transgenerational effects of ancestral nitrogen and phosphorus availabilities on offspring phenotypes in Arabidopsis thaliana

Cited by 4 publications

References 36 publications

Variation and plasticity in life-history traits and fitness of wild Arabidopsis thaliana populations are not related to their genotypic and ecological diversity

Variation and plasticity in life-history traits and fitness of wild Arabidopsis thaliana populations are not related to their genotypic and ecological diversity

Mapping the Influence of Light Intensity on the Transgenerational Genetic Architecture of <em>Arabidopsis thaliana</em>

Parental environment nitrogen and phosphorus availability affects offspring traits of eight annual plant species

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