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A Discussion on the Diffusion Pathway of Leymus Chinensis in the Natural Grassland of China Based on Differentiation in the Phenotypes and Genotypes

YANG YunFei1,XIN XiaoPing2,LI JianDong1   

  1. 1Ministry of Education Key Laboratory for Vegetation Ecology/Institute of Grassland Science, Northeast Normal University, Changchun 130024
    2Institute of Agricultural Resources and Regional Planning of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081
  • Received:2019-09-28 Accepted:2019-12-18 Online:2020-07-01 Published:2020-07-16

Abstract:

Leymus chinensis (Trin.) Tzvel. is a Gramineous plant which is widely distributed in Eurasian steppe. It often forms dominant or single dominant species communities in different steppe types in China, such as dominance typical steppe and meadow steppe, or recessive meadow. This paper traces the references on the scientific names of L. chinensis, refers to the research of phylogenetic evolution position of L. chinensis in the genus and the origin and diffusion pathway of Leymus Hochst., and makes a comprehensive analysis and inference according to the systematic literature on the divergence and adaptation of L. chinensis. The type specimens of L. chinensis was collected by Russian botanist A. Bunge in Beijing, China in 1831. After German botanist B. Trinius and A. Bunge named the species to the type specimens in 1833, there were five historical changes of generic names and five species names, and up to 15 plant taxonomists participated successively. In the phylogenetic Sect. Racemosus, Sect. Leymus and Sect. Anisopyrum, L. chinensis was mostly divided into the Sect. Leymus, and its evolutionary level was lower in Sect. Leymus. The leaf color of L. chinensis in different habitats is generally grey-green and yellow-green ecotypes. In the same habitat, the morphological, physiological and molecular genetic characteristics of the two ecotypes are all obviously differentiated. The genetic diversity was higher in gray-green ecotype than in the yellow-green ecotype. The genetic diversity of two ecotypes decreased gradually from east to west in the 900 km longitude transect of northeast grassland. Through comprehensive analysis, it is inferred that between the two ecotypes, the yellow-green ecotype is primitive and the grey-green ecotype is evolutionary. In the grassland of northeast China, L. chinensis is the most primitive in the westernmost in Inner Mongolia plateau, while it is more evolutionary in the eastern Songnen plain. The two ecotypes both extend from west to east in the grassland of northeast China. This paper can provide important reference for further research on the origin and evolution of L. chinensis, the formation process of different types of L. chinensis grassland and their community assembly.

Key words: Leymus chinensis, Leymus Hochst., ecotype, phenotypic differentiation, genetic differentiation, evolutionary position

Fig. 1

The phylogenetic tree of prediction in Leymus based on ITS sequences"

Table 1

Inter-annual variation on the ratios of different ear types in Leymus chinensis populations from different regions under homogenous garden conditions (according to ref. [17] )"

种源地 Collected region 年份 Year 单生型 Single 对生型 twin 多生型 multiple 合计 Total
松嫩平原南部(长岭种马场)
Southern Songnen plain
(Changling stud farm)
1982 18.50 29.25 52.25 100
1983 53.75 42.50 8.75 100
1984 58.95 33.98 7.08 100
Mean±SD 43.73±22.01 35.24±6.71 22.69±25.61 100
松辽平原腹地(长春)
Songliao plain interland
(Changchun)
1982 9.75 24.75 65.50 100
1983 58.89 35.18 5.93 100
1984 50.25 36.00 13.75 100
Mean±SD 39.03±27.26 31.98±6.27 28.39±32.27 100
科尔沁南部(伊胡塔)
Southern Kerqin(Ihuta)
1982 8.75 41.75 49.50 100
1983 27.00 26.00 47.00 100
1984 8.50 17.25 74.25 100
Mean±SD 14.75±10.61 28.3±12.41 56.92±15.06 100
科尔沁中部(高林屯种畜场)
Central Kerqin
(Gaolintun breeding farm)
1982 16.00 32.50 51.50 100
1983 35.25 52.75 12.00 100
1984 33.50 38.00 28.50 100
Mean±SD 28.25±10.64 41.08±10.47 30.67±19.84 100
科尔沁西部(嘎达苏种畜场)
Western Kerqin
(Gaddasu breeding farm)
1982 16.50 24.50 59.00 100
1983 74.00 22.75 3.25 100
1984 58.50 26.00 15.50 100
Mean±SD 49.67±29.75 24.42±1.63 25.92±29.30 100
呼伦贝尔(海拉尔)
Hulunbeier(Hailar)
1982 18.75 18.75 62.50 100
1983 96.25 2.25 1.50 100
1984 82.25 16.50 1.25 100
Mean±SD 65.75±41.30 12.50±8.95 21.75±35.29 100

Fig. 2

Clustering analyses of 15 microsatellite loci(A)by neighbor-joining method and 17 quantitative traits(B)in L. chinensis populations of gray-green type"

Fig. 3

Clustering analyses of 15 microsatellite loci by neighbor-joining method in L. chinensis populations of gray-green type (GG) and yellow-green type(YG)"

Fig. 4

Sampling point distribution of two ecotypes of Leymus chinensis GG: gray-green type; YG: yellow-green type (drawn according to reference [29-30]). The arrow indicates the direction and process in which the leymus diffuses from west to east"

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