Distribution, ecological role and symbioses of selected shrubby species in the Mediterranean Basin: a review

Lombardo, Elio; Bancheva, Svetlana; Domina, Gianniantonio; Venturella, Giuseppe

doi:10.1080/11263504.2020.1727988

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“… Latin Name Botanical Family Root System Root Symbioses Soil Preferendum Life Form Grime Strategy Zn Tolerance Amelanchier ovalis Medik. Rosaceae Deep root system AM [ 43 ] Rocky dry soils Ph CS Not known Aphyllantes monspeliensis L. Liliaceae Fibrous root system Not known Dry soils He S Not known Arenaria serpyllifolia L. Caryophyllaceae Thin root system NM [ 44 , 45 ] Sandy and rocky soils, calcareous soils Th R Population-specific Zn tolerance [ 46 ] Argyrolobium zanonii (Turra) P.W.Ball Fabaceae Fibrous root system AM [ 47 ] Calcareous soils Ch S Not known Armeria arenaria subsp ...…”

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“…No specific root type could be defined for phytostabilizators (Figure 6c). For phytostabilization strategy (43), identified plant species in the study site had mainly rhizomes or tuberous roots (35%, Figure 6c), ca. all of them were known to be endomycorrhized (78%, Figure 6g), the dominant Grime strategy was CS (49%, Figure 6k), and the main life form was hemicryptophyte (46%, Figure 6o).…”

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Functional Trait-Based Screening of Zn-Pb Tolerant Wild Plant Species at an Abandoned Mine Site in Gard (France) for Rehabilitation of Mediterranean Metal-Contaminated Soils

Laffont-Schwob

Rabier

Masotti

et al. 2020

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The selection of plant species at mine sites is mostly based on metal content in plant parts. Recent works have proposed referring to certain ecological aspects. However, plant traits for plant metal-tolerance still need to be accurately assessed in the field. An abandoned Zn-Pb mine site in Gard (France) offered the opportunity to test a set of ecological criteria. The diversity of micro-habitats was first recorded through floristic relevés and selected categorical and measured plant traits were compared for plant species selection. The floristic composition of the study site consisted in 61 plant species from 31 plant families. This approach enabled us to focus on seven wild plant species naturally growing at the mining site. Their ability to form root symbioses was then observed with a view to phytostabilization management. Four species were considered for phytoextraction: Noccaea caerulescens (J. et C. Presl) FK Meyer, Biscutella laevigata L., Armeria arenaria (Pers.) Schult. and Plantago lanceolata L. The metal content of their aerial and root parts was then determined and compared with that of soil samples collected at the same site. This general approach may lead to the development of a knowledge base for assessment of the ecological restoration trajectory of the site and can help in plant selection for remediation of other metal-rich soils in the Mediterranean area based not only on metal removal but on ecological restoration principles.

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Functional Trait-Based Screening of Zn-Pb Tolerant Wild Plant Species at an Abandoned Mine Site in Gard (France) for Rehabilitation of Mediterranean Metal-Contaminated Soils

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Rabier

Masotti

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“…Species-wise, this study is focused on Amelanchier ovalis Medik (Rosaceae), which is commonly known as snowy Mespilus, serviceberry, or European juneberry (https:// wfoplantlist.org/plant-list/taxon/wfo-0001003268-2022-12 accessed on 18 February 2023). This species naturally occurs throughout central and southern Europe, in sub-Mediterranean areas, and in south-west Asia [26]. A. ovalis is a Greek native deciduous shrub or small tree naturally occurring in bushland areas and along forest edges in rocky (limestone) terrain [27].…”

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From the Wild to the Field: Documentation, Propagation, Pilot Cultivation, Fertilization, and Phytochemical Evaluation of the Neglected and Underutilized Amelanchier ovalis Medik. (Rosaceae)

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Patakioutas

Papanastasi

et al. 2023

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The snowy Mespilus, or serviceberry (Amelanchier ovalis Medik., Rosaceae) represents a neglected and underutilized small fruit tree species with high nutritional value. In this work, we present the results of a long-term study facilitating the sustainable exploitation of A. ovalis as a new germplasm resource from the Greek flora. Ten wild-growing population samples of A. ovalis have been collected from natural habitats in northern Greece. Asexual propagation trials on these materials delivered successful propagation (83.3% rooting) on a selected genotype via leafy cuttings of young, primary, non-lignified soft wood with the application of the rooting hormone. The ex situ cultivation potential of the selected genotype has been evaluated under distinct fertilization regimes in a pilot field trial. Three-year results of this ongoing trial have shown that A. ovalis does not require external nutrient enhancement to be established during its early stages since plant growth rates between conventional fertilization and control plants were similar for the first two years and higher compared to organic fertilization. Conventional fertilization delivered higher fresh fruit production in the third year, with higher fruit number and fruit size compared to organic fertilization and control plants. The phytochemical potential of the cultivated genotype was assessed via the total phenolic content and radical scavenging activity of separate extracts from leaves, twigs, flowers, and young fruits, which revealed that individual plant organs have strong antioxidant activity despite their moderate total phenolic content. The multifaceted approach applied herein has provided novel data that may set the framework for further applied research toward the sustainable agronomic exploitation of Greek A. ovalis as a diversified superfood crop.

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“…The Fabaceae family, which has over 490 medicinal plant species 730 genera flowering plants and more than 19,400 species [5][6][7][8][9]. Documentation of the Mediterranean legume crops depending on morphological characteristics has shown tricky and much impossible [10][11][12][13]. So, using a DNA-based technique would offer accurate knowledge and facilitate the discrimination of the species.…”

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Endorsement and phylogenetic analysis of some Fabaceae plants based on DNA barcoding

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Background DNA barcoding have been considered as a tool to facilitate species identification based on its simplicity and high-level accuracy in compression to the complexity and subjective biases linked to morphological identification of taxa. MaturaseK gene (MatK gene) of the chloroplast is very vital in the plant system which is involved in the group II intron splicing. The main objective of this study is to determine the relative utility of the “MatK” chloroplast gene for barcoding in 15 legume as a tool to facilitate species identification based on their simplicity and high-level accuracy linked to morphological identification of taxa. Methods and Results MatK gene sequences were submitted to GenBank and the accession numbers were obtained with sequence length ranging from 730 to 1545 nucleotides. These DNA sequences were aligned with database sequence using PROMALS server, Clustal Omega server and Bioedit program. Maximum likelihood and neighbor-joining algorithms were employed for constructing phylogeny. Overall, these results indicated that the phylogenetic tree analysis and the evolutionary distances of an individual dataset of each species were agreed with a phylogenetic tree of all each other consisting of two clades, the first clade comprising (Enterolobium contortisiliquum, Albizia lebbek), Acacia saligna, Leucaena leucocephala, Dichrostachys Cinerea, (Delonix regia, Parkinsonia aculeata), (Senna surattensis, Cassia fistula, Cassia javanica) and Schotia brachypetala were more closely to each other, respectively. The remaining four species of Erythrina humeana, (Sophora secundiflora, Dalbergia Sissoo, Tipuana Tipu) constituted the second clade. Conclusion Moreover, their sequences could be successfully utilized in single nucleotide polymorphism or as part of the sequence as DNA fragment analysis utilizing polymerase chain reaction in plant systematic. Therefore, MatK gene is considered promising a candidate for DNA barcoding in the plant family Fabaceae and provides a clear relationship between the families.

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Distribution, ecological role and symbioses of selected shrubby species in the Mediterranean Basin: a review

Cited by 12 publications

References 145 publications

Functional Trait-Based Screening of Zn-Pb Tolerant Wild Plant Species at an Abandoned Mine Site in Gard (France) for Rehabilitation of Mediterranean Metal-Contaminated Soils

Functional Trait-Based Screening of Zn-Pb Tolerant Wild Plant Species at an Abandoned Mine Site in Gard (France) for Rehabilitation of Mediterranean Metal-Contaminated Soils

From the Wild to the Field: Documentation, Propagation, Pilot Cultivation, Fertilization, and Phytochemical Evaluation of the Neglected and Underutilized Amelanchier ovalis Medik. (Rosaceae)

Endorsement and phylogenetic analysis of some Fabaceae plants based on DNA barcoding

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