A Meta-Analysis of Response Strategies and Interfering Factors of Kin Recognition in Plants.

ABSTRACT: Conspecific plants exhibit morphological and biochemical plasticity in response to genetic relatedness in varying environments. However, the response strategies and factors influencing kin recognition in plants remain unclear. Meta-analysis is an approach to synthesize the effect size of plant-plant and plant-environment interactions. Here, we present the first case of a meta-analysis for response strategies and interfering factors in relatedness-mediated plant-plant interactions. We synthesized the effect of kin recognition on plant performance and environmental factors, based on 104 studies with 4045 cases. As a result, we found that kin recognition reduces root biomass, root length, root-shoot ratio, and lateral root number, lowering belowground competition. Furthermore, kin cooperation

SUBMITTER: Xia XX 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11901976 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature