Dwarfing and the Underlying Morphological Changes of Poa alpigena Plants in Response to Overgrazing Conditions

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第一作者： Shi, Hongxiao

作者： Shi, Hongxiao;Wu, Xinhong;Wang, Hai;Ha, Sibagen;Yang, Tingting;Shi, Hongxiao;Liu, Wenhui

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关键词： grazing; Poa alpigena; anatomical structure

期刊名称：PLANTS-BASEL （ 影响因子：4.658； 五年影响因子：4.827 ）

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年卷期： 2022 年 11 卷 3 期

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收录情况： SCI

摘要： Poa alpigena is a dominant grass species in alpine meadows, which is sensitive to environmental conditions. In this study, we analyzed the characteristics of the anatomical structure of the stems and leaves of Poa alpigena in overgrazed and enclosed conditions in order to determine the dwarfing morphological mechanism associated with overgrazing. The results show that leaf thickness, leaf epidermal thickness, epidermal cell area, and phloem thickness increased with increased grazing intensity (p < 0.05). In contrast, xylem thickness, mesophyll cell area, and guide wall thickness decreased with an increase in grazing intensity (p < 0.05). Mesophyll cell density was relatively unaffected by grazing intensity. Additionally, the plasticity indices of leaf area, upper epidermal cutin layer thickness, and leaf xylem thickness were higher than 0.5. The plasticity indices of stem tube diameter, epidermal cell size, and epidermal cuticle thickness were greater than 0.4. The results of our study indicate that the structural stem and leaf changes in Poa alpigena are induced by the water and mechanical stresses that occur under grazing conditions. Thus, plateau plants adapt to grazing stress by increasing the thickness of their leaves, cuticles, and phloem. The mesophyll cell area, as well as the stem epidermal cell area of Poa alpigena decreased in response to minor variations in grazing intensity, yet overgrazing did not change its density. However, overgrazing induced a shortening of the leaves and stems, indicating that overgrazing has a dwarfing effect on Poa alpigena.

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