Supplementary Dataset for 'The “Trojan horse” strategy: seed fungal endophyte symbiosis helps to explain the invasion success of the grass Poa annua in Maritime Antarctica' ...

• Main Author: Xxxxxx
• Format: Dataset
• Language: unknown
• Published: figshare 2023
• Subjects: Plant biology not elsewhere classified; Biological adaptation; Antarctic; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.22182904.v6; https://figshare.com/articles/dataset/Supplementary_Dataset_for_The_Trojan_horse_strategy_seed_fungal_endophyte_symbiosis_helps_to_explain_the_invasion_success_of_Poa_annua_in_Maritime_Antarctica_/22182904/6

Supplementary tables 1-3 for the paper: The “Trojan horse” strategy: seed fungal endophyte symbiosis helps to explain the invasion success of the grass Poa annua in Maritime Antarctica Aim: Poa annua L. (annual bluegrass) is presently the sole invasive vascular plant species to have successfully established in Maritime Antarctica, where it poses a significant conservation threat to native plant species. However, the reasons for its success in the region have yet to be established. Here, we determined whether the invasiveness of P. annua , and its competitiveness with the native Antarctic hairgrass Deschampsia antarctica , is influenced by symbioses formed with seed fungal endophytes, and whether plants derived from seeds from four global regions differ in their performance. Locations: Four regions (Maritime Antarctica, sub-Antarctica, South America and Europe). Methods: Endophyte frequency was measured in P. annua seeds collected from the four regions. The germination, survival, biomass accumulation, ...