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Seed dispersal of wild radishes and its association with within-population spatial distribution
Year:
2020
Source of publication :
BMC Ecology
Authors :
Bajpai, Prabodh Kumar
;
.
Barazani, Oz
;
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Waitz, Yoni
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Volume :
20
Co-Authors:

Ziffer-Berger, J. - Department of Biology, Levinsky College of Education, 15 Shoshana Persitz St, Tel Aviv, Israel; Herbarium, Steinhardt Museum of Natural History, 12 Klausner St, Tel Aviv, Israel. 
Behar, E. - Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Givat Ram, Jerusalem 91904, Israel. 
Ben Joseph, O. - Institute of Plant Sciences, Agricultural Research Organization, 7505101, Israel. 
Bezalel, L. - Institute of Plant Sciences, Agricultural Research Organization, 7505101, Israel. 
Wasserstrom, H. - Institute of Plant Sciences, Agricultural Research Organization, 7505101, Israel. 
Bajpai, P.K. - Institute of Plant Sciences, Agricultural Research Organization, 7505101, Israel. 
Bhattacharya, S. - Department of Biology, University of Osnabrück, Germany. 
Przesdzink, F. - Department of Biology, University of Osnabrück, Germany. 
Westberg, E. - Einbeck, Germany. 
Mummenhoff, K. - Department of Biology, University of Osnabrück, Germany. 

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BACKGROUND: The wild radishes, Raphanus raphanistrum and R. pugioniformis (Brassicaceae) are native to the East Mediterranean region. However, whereas R. raphanistrum is widely distributed worldwide, the endemic R. pugioniformis is limited to specific habitats. In R. raphanistrum the diaspores of the indehiscent fruits comprise glabrous, light, single-seeded segments, whereas the intact fruits of R. pugioniformis are heavy and covered with spiny backward-pointing trichomes. We aimed to investigate whether the structure of the diaspores was directly associated with long- and short-range dispersal in R. raphanistrum and R. pugioniformis, respectively. We further surveyed within-population spatial distributions, to test the hypothesis that short- and long-range dispersal contribute to a patchy vs. uniform distribution patterns of R. pugioniformis and R. raphanistrum, respectively. RESULTS: The results indicated that dispersal by wind and run-off water was substantially lower for diaspores of R. pugioniformis than for those of R. raphanistrum diaspores. Supporting the hypothesis that backward-pointing trichomes promote adherence to soil particles, the displacement on soil surface of R. pugioniformis fruits depended on their orientation relative to wind direction. Furthermore, trichome removal from fruits of R. pugioniformis significantly reduced wind velocity needed to remove fruits that were placed on soils typical of the species' natural habitats. The spatial-distribution survey results indicated a patchy distribution of R. pugioniformis populations as compared with the more uniform arrangement in the studied populations of R. raphanistrum; consistent with the unidirectional vs. homogeneous wind dispersal of the respective diaspores, with respect to wind direction. In addition, R. pugioniformis population sizes changed less between years than those of R. raphanistrum. CONCLUSIONS: Overall, our results indicate that fruit structure is strongly linked to dispersal ability and spatial distribution of the two closely related wild radish species. Whereas R. raphanistrum inhabits homogenous sandy soil habitats, the distribution range of R. pugioniformis includes heterogeneous environments in which growth niches are scarcer. We suggest that the different modes of dispersal have evolved as adaptive traits appropriate to the species' specific habitats.

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10.1186/s12898-020-00297-4
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Ziffer-Berger, J. - Department of Biology, Levinsky College of Education, 15 Shoshana Persitz St, Tel Aviv, Israel; Herbarium, Steinhardt Museum of Natural History, 12 Klausner St, Tel Aviv, Israel. 
Behar, E. - Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Givat Ram, Jerusalem 91904, Israel. 
Ben Joseph, O. - Institute of Plant Sciences, Agricultural Research Organization, 7505101, Israel. 
Bezalel, L. - Institute of Plant Sciences, Agricultural Research Organization, 7505101, Israel. 
Wasserstrom, H. - Institute of Plant Sciences, Agricultural Research Organization, 7505101, Israel. 
Bajpai, P.K. - Institute of Plant Sciences, Agricultural Research Organization, 7505101, Israel. 
Bhattacharya, S. - Department of Biology, University of Osnabrück, Germany. 
Przesdzink, F. - Department of Biology, University of Osnabrück, Germany. 
Westberg, E. - Einbeck, Germany. 
Mummenhoff, K. - Department of Biology, University of Osnabrück, Germany. 

Seed dispersal of wild radishes and its association with within-population spatial distribution

BACKGROUND: The wild radishes, Raphanus raphanistrum and R. pugioniformis (Brassicaceae) are native to the East Mediterranean region. However, whereas R. raphanistrum is widely distributed worldwide, the endemic R. pugioniformis is limited to specific habitats. In R. raphanistrum the diaspores of the indehiscent fruits comprise glabrous, light, single-seeded segments, whereas the intact fruits of R. pugioniformis are heavy and covered with spiny backward-pointing trichomes. We aimed to investigate whether the structure of the diaspores was directly associated with long- and short-range dispersal in R. raphanistrum and R. pugioniformis, respectively. We further surveyed within-population spatial distributions, to test the hypothesis that short- and long-range dispersal contribute to a patchy vs. uniform distribution patterns of R. pugioniformis and R. raphanistrum, respectively. RESULTS: The results indicated that dispersal by wind and run-off water was substantially lower for diaspores of R. pugioniformis than for those of R. raphanistrum diaspores. Supporting the hypothesis that backward-pointing trichomes promote adherence to soil particles, the displacement on soil surface of R. pugioniformis fruits depended on their orientation relative to wind direction. Furthermore, trichome removal from fruits of R. pugioniformis significantly reduced wind velocity needed to remove fruits that were placed on soils typical of the species' natural habitats. The spatial-distribution survey results indicated a patchy distribution of R. pugioniformis populations as compared with the more uniform arrangement in the studied populations of R. raphanistrum; consistent with the unidirectional vs. homogeneous wind dispersal of the respective diaspores, with respect to wind direction. In addition, R. pugioniformis population sizes changed less between years than those of R. raphanistrum. CONCLUSIONS: Overall, our results indicate that fruit structure is strongly linked to dispersal ability and spatial distribution of the two closely related wild radish species. Whereas R. raphanistrum inhabits homogenous sandy soil habitats, the distribution range of R. pugioniformis includes heterogeneous environments in which growth niches are scarcer. We suggest that the different modes of dispersal have evolved as adaptive traits appropriate to the species' specific habitats.

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