Fungal community characteristics of the last remaining habitat of three paphiopedilum species in China.

ABSTRACT: Paphiopedilum armeniacum, Paphiopedilum wenshanense and Paphiopedilum emersonii are critically endangered wild orchids. Their populations are under severe threat, with a dramatic decline in the number of their natural distribution sites. Ex situ conservation and artificial breeding are the keys to maintaining the population to ensure the success of ex situ conservation and field return in the future. The habitat characteristics and soil nutrient information of the last remaining wild distribution sites of the three species were studied. ITS high-throughput sequencing was used to reveal the composition and structure of the soil fungal community, analyze its diversity and functional characteristics, and reveal its relationship with soil nutrients. The three species preferred to grow on low-l

SUBMITTER: Tian L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11494054 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature