| Literature DB >> 29929775 |
Jakub Tĕšitel1, Tamara Těšitelová2, Julita Minasiewicz3, Marc-André Selosse4.
Abstract
Mixotrophic plants combine photosynthesis and heterotrophic nutrition. Recent research suggests mechanisms explaining why mixotrophy is so common in terrestrial ecosystems. First, mixotrophy overcomes nutrient limitation and/or seedling establishment constraints. Second, although genetic drift may push mixotrophs to full heterotrophy, the role of photosynthesis in reproduction stabilizes mixotrophy.Entities:
Keywords: evolutionary metastability; heterotrophy; mycoheterotrophy; mycorrhizae; plant parasitism
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Year: 2018 PMID: 29929775 DOI: 10.1016/j.tplants.2018.05.010
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Trends Plant Sci ISSN: 1360-1385 Impact factor: 18.313