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Molecular Ecology and Evolution Von Wettberg , Eric J Bishop [1], Moriuchi, Ken [2], Friesen, Maren [3], Fotinos , Tonya [4], cordiero, matilde [5], vu, Wendy [3], Mukherjee, Jayanti [6], Badri, Mounawer [1]. Maternal Environmental Effects on salt tolerance in Medicago truncatula. Through allocation of resources to pods and seeds, maternal plants have the capacity to affect the ability of their offspring to tolerate abiotic stress. If abiotic stress is predictable, perhaps due maternal experience of stress and the likelihood of offspring encountering similar conditions, maternal plants can allocate preferentially to offspring to increase stress tolerance. We tested for maternal environmental effects on stress tolerance in Medicagotruncatula by growing 40 genotypes under high and low salinity conditions to generate contrasting maternal environments. Seed germination rate was tested at seven salinity levels, and plants were grown to maturity at two salinity levels. Results show that maternal environmental effects are substantial, particularly at early life stages, and that effects are genotype specific. Broader Impacts:
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1 - Centre for Biotechnology Borj Cedria, Legume Ecophysiology, Hamman Lief, Tunis, Tunisia
2 - 2128 DELTA BLVD, Tallahassee, FL, 32303, USA
3 - University of Southern California
4 - 8771 SW 214th Terrace, Cutler Bay, FL, 33189, USA
5 - University of California Davis
6 - Florida International University, Biological Sciences, 11200 SW 8th St, Biological Sciences OE 167, Miami, FL, 33199-0001, United States
Keywords:
Maternal environmental effects
salt tolerance
Medicago truncatula.
Presentation Type: Poster:Posters for Topics
Session: P
Location: Khorassan Ballroom/Chase Park Plaza
Date: Monday, July 11th, 2011
Time: 5:30 PM
Number: PME002
Abstract ID:220 |
