期刊
NEW PHYTOLOGIST
卷 213, 期 4, 页码 1642-1653出版社
WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/nph.14285
关键词
CO2 diffusion; evolution; leaf economics spectrum; leaf gas exchange; leaf mass per area; photosynthesis; Rubisco; Solanum
资金
- Evo-Devo-Eco Network (EDEN) research exchange (NSF IOS) [0955517]
- Plan Nacional, Spain [AGL2013-42364-R]
Theory predicts that natural selection should favor coordination between leaf physiology, biochemistry and anatomical structure along a functional trait spectrum from fast, resourceacquisitive syndromes to slow, resource-conservative syndromes. However, the coordination hypothesis has rarely been tested at a phylogenetic scale most relevant for understanding rapid adaptation in the recent past or for the prediction of evolutionary trajectories in response to climate change. We used a common garden to examine genetically based coordination between leaf traits across 19 wild and cultivated tomato taxa. We found weak integration between leaf structure (e. g. leaf mass per area) and physiological function (photosynthetic rate, biochemical capacity and CO2 diffusion), even though all were arrayed in the predicted direction along a 'fast-slow' spectrum. This suggests considerable scope for unique trait combinations to evolve in response to new environments or in crop breeding. In particular, we found that partially independent variation in stomatal and mesophyll conductance may allow a plant to improve water-use efficiency without necessarily sacrificing maximum photosynthetic rates. Our study does not imply that functional trait spectra, such as the leaf economics spectrum, are unimportant, but that many important axes of variation within a taxonomic group may be unique and not generalizable to other taxa.
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