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dc.contributor.authorGhasemi, Rasoul
dc.contributor.authorRajakaruna, Nishanta
dc.contributor.authorChavoshi, Zohreh Zare
dc.contributor.authorBoyd, Robert S.
dc.date.accessioned2016-09-13T08:09:01Z
dc.date.available2016-09-13T08:09:01Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.identifier.citationGhasemi, R. et al. 2015. Calcium : magnesium ratio affects environmental stress sensitivity in the serpentine-endemic Alyssum inflatum (Brassicaceae). Australian journal of botany, 63(2):39–46. [http://www.publish.csiro.au/nid/65.htm]en_US
dc.identifier.issn0067–1924
dc.identifier.issn1444–9862 (Online)
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10394/18672
dc.identifier.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1071/BT14235
dc.identifier.urihttp://www.publish.csiro.au/nid/65/paper/BT14235.htm
dc.description.abstractPlants endemic to serpentine soils are adapted to harsh environmental conditions typical of those soils, particularly, low (<1) calcium (Ca) : magnesium (Mg) ratios. We compared survival of two perennial Alyssum species native to Iran under experimental manipulations of Ca : Mg ratio, including when Ca : Mg ratio was varied under conditions of high ammonium concentration and heat stress. Alyssum inflatum is a serpentine endemic capable of nickel (Ni) hyperaccumulation, whereas A. lanceolatum is found on non-serpentine soils and is not known to hyperaccumulate Ni. We grew plants of both species under four Ca : Mg ratios (0.4, 2, 20, 40) and tested survival when plants were exposed to elevated ammonium levels (0, 1 and 4 mM) and heat stress (control conditions vs a 5-h 36°C treatment daily for 5 days). Alyssum lanceolatum was more tolerant of Ca : Mg ratio variation (100% survival in all treatments), whereas A. inflatum survival was maximum at Ca : Mg = 2, reduced at Ca : Mg = 0.4, and very low for Ca : Mg ratios of 20 and 40. Alyssum lanceolatum also tolerated ammonium and heat stress, whereas survival of A. inflatum declined at higher Ca : Mg ratios when subjected to both stresses. We conclude that at higher Ca : Mg ratios, the serpentine endemic has reduced tolerance for these environmental stresses and may be more susceptible to human-driven climate change-associated stressors than the non-serpentine speciesen_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherCSIRO Publishingen_US
dc.subjectGlobal climate changeen_US
dc.subjectheat stressen_US
dc.subjectlocal adaptationen_US
dc.subjectnitrogen depositionen_US
dc.subjectserpentine endemismen_US
dc.titleCalcium : magnesium ratio affects environmental stress sensitivity in the serpentine-endemic Alyssum inflatum (Brassicaceae)en_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
dc.contributor.researchID24678104 - Rajakaruna, Nishanta


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