Transgenerational Plasticity Enhances the Tolerance of Duckweed (<i>Lemna minor</i>) to Stress from Exudates of <i>Microcystis aeruginosa</i>.

ABSTRACT: Transgenerational plasticity (TGP) refers to the influence of ancestral environmental signals on offspring's traits across generations. While evidence of TGP in plants is growing, its role in plant adaptation over successive generations remains unclear, particularly in floating plants facing fluctuating environments. Duckweed (Lemna minor), a common ecological remediation material, often coexists with the harmful bloom-forming cyanobacterium Microcystis aeruginosa, which releases a highly toxic exudate mixture (MaE) during its growth. In this study, we investigate the TGP of duckweed and its adaptive role under stress from MaE during the bloom-forming process. We found that exposure to MaE induces significant phenotypic plasticity in duckweed, manifested by alterations in mor

SUBMITTER: Li G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11641799 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature