Fungal Hyphae on the Assimilation Branches Are Beneficial for Haloxylon ammodendron to Absorb Atmospheric Water Vapor: Adapting to an Extreme Drought Environment
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Results
2.1. Fungal Infiltration Law, Morphology, and Mycelium Structure Characteristics
2.2. Comparison of Water Content and Water Potential of Assimilation Branches, with Hyphae and without Hyphae, under Ultrapure Water Humidification
2.3. Water Absorption Sites and Characteristics of Assimilating Branches with Hyphae
2.4. Transcuticular Transport of Hyphae Promotes Water Absorption through the Assimilating Branches of Haloxylon ammodendron
3. Discussion
3.1. Analysis of the Mechanism of Hyphae Promoting Water Absorption
3.2. The Growth of Hyphae on the Assimilation Branches of Haloxylon ammodendron Is an Inevitable Ecological Process of Arid Ecological Adaptation
3.3. New Insights and Significance between White Powder Fungi and Haloxylon ammodendron
4. Experimental Site, Materials, and Methods
4.1. Experimental Site and Materials
4.2. Experimental Methods
4.2.1. Humidification Experiment
4.2.2. Plant Water Potential
4.2.3. Moisture Content Determination
4.2.4. Fluorescence Tracer Detection
5. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Wang, X.; Xiao, H.; Pang, L.; Wang, F. Fungal Hyphae on the Assimilation Branches Are Beneficial for Haloxylon ammodendron to Absorb Atmospheric Water Vapor: Adapting to an Extreme Drought Environment. Plants 2024, 13, 1233. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants13091233
Wang X, Xiao H, Pang L, Wang F. Fungal Hyphae on the Assimilation Branches Are Beneficial for Haloxylon ammodendron to Absorb Atmospheric Water Vapor: Adapting to an Extreme Drought Environment. Plants. 2024; 13(9):1233. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants13091233
Chicago/Turabian StyleWang, Xiaohua, Honglang Xiao, Lei Pang, and Fang Wang. 2024. "Fungal Hyphae on the Assimilation Branches Are Beneficial for Haloxylon ammodendron to Absorb Atmospheric Water Vapor: Adapting to an Extreme Drought Environment" Plants 13, no. 9: 1233. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants13091233