Environmental factors and host genetic variation shape the fungal endophyte communities within needles of Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris)

Schönrogge, K. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0122-6493; Gibbs, M.; Oliver, A.; Cavers, S. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2139-9236; Gweon, H.S.; Ennos, R.A.; Cottrell, J.; Iason, G.R.; Taylor, J.. 2022 Environmental factors and host genetic variation shape the fungal endophyte communities within needles of Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris). Fungal Ecology, 57-58, 101162. 10, pp. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.funeco.2022.101162

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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.funeco.2022.101162

Abstract/Summary

To determine the role of environmental and host genetic factors in shaping fungal endophyte communities we used culturing and metabarcoding techniques to quantify fungal taxa within healthy Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris) needles in a 7-y old provenance-progeny trial replicated at three sites. Both methods revealed a community of ascomycete and basidiomycete taxa dominated by the needle pathogen Lophodermium seditiosum. Differences in fungal endophyte taxon composition and diversity indices were highly significant among trial sites. Within two sites, fungal endophyte communities varied significantly among provenances. Furthermore, the communities differed significantly among maternal families within provenances in 11/15 and 7/15 comparisons involving culture and metabarcoding data respectively. We conclude that both environmental and host genetic variation shape the fungal endophyte community of P. sylvestris needles.

Item Type:	Publication - Article
Digital Object Identifier (DOI):	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.funeco.2022.101162
UKCEH and CEH Sections/Science Areas:	Biodiversity (Science Area 2017-) Soils and Land Use (Science Area 2017-) UKCEH Fellows
ISSN:	1754-5048
Additional Information. Not used in RCUK Gateway to Research.:	Open Access paper - full text available via Official URL link.
Additional Keywords:	endophytic fungi, provenance-progeny trial, genetic component, community diversity, Lophodermium, culture-based sequencing, culture-free metabarcoding, core-satellite taxa
NORA Subject Terms:	Ecology and Environment Biology and Microbiology
Date made live:	28 Jun 2022 11:11 +0 (UTC)
URI:	https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/532803

Item Type:

Publication - Article

Digital Object Identifier (DOI):

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.funeco.2022.101162

UKCEH and CEH Sections/Science Areas:

Biodiversity (Science Area 2017-)
Soils and Land Use (Science Area 2017-)
UKCEH Fellows

ISSN:

1754-5048

Additional Information. Not used in RCUK Gateway to Research.:

Open Access paper - full text available via Official URL link.

Additional Keywords:

endophytic fungi, provenance-progeny trial, genetic component, community diversity, Lophodermium, culture-based sequencing, culture-free metabarcoding, core-satellite taxa

NORA Subject Terms:

Ecology and Environment
Biology and Microbiology

Date made live:

28 Jun 2022 11:11 +0 (UTC)

URI:

https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/532803