Fungicidal Activity of Musilage Development Polysaccharides of Common Flax Linum usitatissimum L.

Лукомец, В М; Зеленцов, С.В.; Saenko, G.М.; Мошненко, Е.В.; Zelentsov, V.S.

doi:10.3103/s1068367420030118

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“…Although reducing osmotic stress is an important role of seed mucilage in arid/semiarid systems (Mascot‐Gómez et al., 2020 ; Teixeira et al., 2020 ), additional roles of seed mucilage beyond drought tolerance could be more influential in mesic to wet systems. Other ecological benefit of seed mucilage could include attracting beneficial symbionts (Geneve et al., 2017 ; Hu, Zhang, et al., 2019 ; Lukomets et al., 2020 ), adhering seeds to soil (Gutterman & Shem‐Tov, 1997 ; LoPresti et al., 2022 ), or deterring granivory (LoPresti et al., 2023 ; Pan et al., 2021 ). The specific ecological roles of seed mucilage in temperate grasslands remains unknown and requires further investigation.…”

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Seed mucilage in temperate grassland species is unrelated to moisture requirements

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Lucas

2024

Plant Enviro Interactions

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Myxospermy, the release of seed mucilage upon hydration, plays multiple roles in seed biology. Here, we explore whether seed mucilage occurs in a suite of temperate grassland species to test if the prevalence of species producing seed mucilage is associated with habitat type or seed characteristics. Seventy plant species found in wet or dry North American temperate grasslands were tested for the presence of seed mucilage through microscopic examination of seeds imbibed with histochemical stain for mucilage. Mucilage production was compared among species with different moisture requirements and seed mass. In this study, 43 of 70 of species tested produced seed mucilage. Seed mucilage did not differ based on habitat type, species moisture requirements, or seed mass. Most seed mucilage was non‐adherent and did not remain stuck to the seed after extrusion. Seed mucilage was a common trait in the surveyed temperate grassland species and was observed in 61% of evaluated species. Surprisingly, seed mucilage was more common in temperate grasslands than in previous ecological surveys from arid/semiarid systems, which found 10%–31% myxospermous species. Given the high prevalence, seed mucilage may influence seedling ecology in temperate grasslands and requires further investigation.

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