Geomagnetic Anomaly in the Growth Response of Peat Moss Sphagnum riparium to Temperature
Temperature plays an essential role in a plant’s life. The current investigation reveals that photoreceptors, whose activity is affected by the geomagnetic field, are a critical element of its perception. This knowledge suggests that plants’ responses to temperature could shift in different geomagne...
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ftpubmed:oai:pubmedcentral.nih.gov:10780739 2024-02-11T10:05:26+01:00 Geomagnetic Anomaly in the Growth Response of Peat Moss Sphagnum riparium to Temperature Mironov, Victor L. 2023-12-22 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10780739/ http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/38202356 https://doi.org/10.3390/plants13010048 en eng MDPI http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10780739/ http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/38202356 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/plants13010048 © 2023 by the author. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Plants (Basel) Article Text 2023 ftpubmed https://doi.org/10.3390/plants13010048 2024-01-14T02:11:28Z Temperature plays an essential role in a plant’s life. The current investigation reveals that photoreceptors, whose activity is affected by the geomagnetic field, are a critical element of its perception. This knowledge suggests that plants’ responses to temperature could shift in different geomagnetic conditions. To test this hypothesis, we studied the change in the growth response of the peat moss Sphagnum riparium to temperature with a gradual increase in the geomagnetic K(p) index. Growth data for this species were collected from Karelian mires by detailed monitoring over eight full growing seasons. The growth of 209,490 shoots was measured and 1439 growth rates were obtained for this period. The analysis showed a strong positive dependence of sphagnum growth on temperature (r = 0.58; n = 1439; P = 1.7 × 10(−119)), which is strongest in the K(p) range from 0.87 to 1.61 (r = 0.65; n = 464; P = 4.5 × 10(−58)). This K(p) interval is clearer after removing the seasonal contributions from the growth rate and temperature and is preserved when diurnal temperature is used. Our results are consistent with the hypothesis and show the unknown contribution of the geomagnetic field to the temperature responses of plants. Text karelian PubMed Central (PMC) Plants 13 1 48 |
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Temperature plays an essential role in a plant’s life. The current investigation reveals that photoreceptors, whose activity is affected by the geomagnetic field, are a critical element of its perception. This knowledge suggests that plants’ responses to temperature could shift in different geomagnetic conditions. To test this hypothesis, we studied the change in the growth response of the peat moss Sphagnum riparium to temperature with a gradual increase in the geomagnetic K(p) index. Growth data for this species were collected from Karelian mires by detailed monitoring over eight full growing seasons. The growth of 209,490 shoots was measured and 1439 growth rates were obtained for this period. The analysis showed a strong positive dependence of sphagnum growth on temperature (r = 0.58; n = 1439; P = 1.7 × 10(−119)), which is strongest in the K(p) range from 0.87 to 1.61 (r = 0.65; n = 464; P = 4.5 × 10(−58)). This K(p) interval is clearer after removing the seasonal contributions from the growth rate and temperature and is preserved when diurnal temperature is used. Our results are consistent with the hypothesis and show the unknown contribution of the geomagnetic field to the temperature responses of plants. |
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