Effects of Complete Submergence on Growth, Survival and Recovery Growth of <i>Alisma orientale</i> (Samuel.) Juz.

Intense precipitations caused by global climate change will result in the occurrence of greater frequencies and longer durations of flooding, influencing the survival and yields of wetland plants. <i>Alisma orientale</i> (Samuel.) Juz., an important traditional medicine with edible scape...

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Main Authors: Songping Liu, Jingrui Liu, Feng Lin, Libing Liao, Qian Hu, Lei Xu, Ludan Chen, Te Cao, Aiwen Zhong
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Jingrui Liu
Feng Lin
Libing Liao
Qian Hu
Lei Xu
Ludan Chen
Te Cao
Aiwen Zhong
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description Intense precipitations caused by global climate change will result in the occurrence of greater frequencies and longer durations of flooding, influencing the survival and yields of wetland plants. <i>Alisma orientale</i> (Samuel.) Juz., an important traditional medicine with edible scape and inflorescence, naturally grows in wetlands and artificially cultivates in paddy fields prone to flood in China. However, we lack understanding of the effect of complete submergence on <i>A</i>. <i>orientale</i>. Here, experiments with four durations of complete submergence including 5 days (ds), 10 ds, 15 ds and 20 ds followed by 20 ds recovery were performed. In the submergence experiments, the number of, length of and biomass of surviving leaves and the total biomass and new blade biomass were measured; in recovery experiments, number and length of surviving leaves were measured. <i>A. orientale</i> grew out longer new leaves during complete submergence, with a dramatic decline in the biomass of both the leaves and tubers as well as the total biomass at the ends of the submergence experiments. The <i>A. orientale</i> plants had a high survival rate after submergence. The duration of submergence did not influence the time for <i>A. orientale</i> needed to start regrowing. At the end of recovery period, the submerged <i>A. orientale</i> plants generated more leaves, had more surviving leaves, had shorter new leaves and a shorter total length of surviving leaves than the control plants. This study highlights that <i>A. orientale</i> plants can resist at least 20 ds of complete submergence caused by flooding and regrow rapidly after submergence and improves our understanding of the flooding tolerance mechanisms of <i>A. orientale</i> plants.
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spelling doaj-art-7983f536db4b444d86bdc1a9c2cbfa112025-08-20T02:27:36ZengMDPI AGPlants2223-77472024-11-011322318910.3390/plants13223189Effects of Complete Submergence on Growth, Survival and Recovery Growth of <i>Alisma orientale</i> (Samuel.) Juz.Songping Liu0Jingrui Liu1Feng Lin2Libing Liao3Qian Hu4Lei Xu5Ludan Chen6Te Cao7Aiwen Zhong8Jiangxi Province Key Laboratory of Wetland Plant Resources Conservation and Utilization, Lushan Botanical Garden, Jiangxi Province and Chinese Academy of Sciences, Jiujiang 332900, ChinaJiangxi Province Key Laboratory of Wetland Plant Resources Conservation and Utilization, Lushan Botanical Garden, Jiangxi Province and Chinese Academy of Sciences, Jiujiang 332900, ChinaKey Laboratory of Eco-Environments in Three Gorges Reservoir Region (Ministry of Education), Chongqing Key Laboratory of Plant Ecology and Resources in Three Gorges Reservoir Region, School of Life Sciences, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, ChinaJiangxi Province Key Laboratory of Wetland Plant Resources Conservation and Utilization, Lushan Botanical Garden, Jiangxi Province and Chinese Academy of Sciences, Jiujiang 332900, ChinaJiangxi Province Key Laboratory of Wetland Plant Resources Conservation and Utilization, Lushan Botanical Garden, Jiangxi Province and Chinese Academy of Sciences, Jiujiang 332900, ChinaJiangxi Province Key Laboratory of Wetland Plant Resources Conservation and Utilization, Lushan Botanical Garden, Jiangxi Province and Chinese Academy of Sciences, Jiujiang 332900, ChinaJiangxi Province Key Laboratory of Wetland Plant Resources Conservation and Utilization, Lushan Botanical Garden, Jiangxi Province and Chinese Academy of Sciences, Jiujiang 332900, ChinaDonghu Experimental Station of Lake Ecosystems, Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430072, ChinaJiangxi Province Key Laboratory of Wetland Plant Resources Conservation and Utilization, Lushan Botanical Garden, Jiangxi Province and Chinese Academy of Sciences, Jiujiang 332900, ChinaIntense precipitations caused by global climate change will result in the occurrence of greater frequencies and longer durations of flooding, influencing the survival and yields of wetland plants. <i>Alisma orientale</i> (Samuel.) Juz., an important traditional medicine with edible scape and inflorescence, naturally grows in wetlands and artificially cultivates in paddy fields prone to flood in China. However, we lack understanding of the effect of complete submergence on <i>A</i>. <i>orientale</i>. Here, experiments with four durations of complete submergence including 5 days (ds), 10 ds, 15 ds and 20 ds followed by 20 ds recovery were performed. In the submergence experiments, the number of, length of and biomass of surviving leaves and the total biomass and new blade biomass were measured; in recovery experiments, number and length of surviving leaves were measured. <i>A. orientale</i> grew out longer new leaves during complete submergence, with a dramatic decline in the biomass of both the leaves and tubers as well as the total biomass at the ends of the submergence experiments. The <i>A. orientale</i> plants had a high survival rate after submergence. The duration of submergence did not influence the time for <i>A. orientale</i> needed to start regrowing. At the end of recovery period, the submerged <i>A. orientale</i> plants generated more leaves, had more surviving leaves, had shorter new leaves and a shorter total length of surviving leaves than the control plants. This study highlights that <i>A. orientale</i> plants can resist at least 20 ds of complete submergence caused by flooding and regrow rapidly after submergence and improves our understanding of the flooding tolerance mechanisms of <i>A. orientale</i> plants.https://www.mdpi.com/2223-7747/13/22/3189complete submergenceelongationsurvivalrecovery growth<i>Alisma orientale</i>
spellingShingle Songping Liu
Jingrui Liu
Feng Lin
Libing Liao
Qian Hu
Lei Xu
Ludan Chen
Te Cao
Aiwen Zhong
Effects of Complete Submergence on Growth, Survival and Recovery Growth of <i>Alisma orientale</i> (Samuel.) Juz.
Plants
complete submergence
elongation
survival
recovery growth
<i>Alisma orientale</i>
title Effects of Complete Submergence on Growth, Survival and Recovery Growth of <i>Alisma orientale</i> (Samuel.) Juz.
title_full Effects of Complete Submergence on Growth, Survival and Recovery Growth of <i>Alisma orientale</i> (Samuel.) Juz.
title_fullStr Effects of Complete Submergence on Growth, Survival and Recovery Growth of <i>Alisma orientale</i> (Samuel.) Juz.
title_full_unstemmed Effects of Complete Submergence on Growth, Survival and Recovery Growth of <i>Alisma orientale</i> (Samuel.) Juz.
title_short Effects of Complete Submergence on Growth, Survival and Recovery Growth of <i>Alisma orientale</i> (Samuel.) Juz.
title_sort effects of complete submergence on growth survival and recovery growth of i alisma orientale i samuel juz
topic complete submergence
elongation
survival
recovery growth
<i>Alisma orientale</i>
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