Chemical profile of the North American native Myriophyllum sibiricum compared to the invasive M. spicatum

Michelle D. Marko; Elisabeth M. Gross; Raymond M. Newman; Florence K. Gleason

doi:10.1016/j.aquabot.2007.08.007

Chemical profile of the North American native Myriophyllum sibiricum compared to the invasive M. spicatum

Michelle D. Marko, Elisabeth M. Gross, Raymond M. Newman, Florence K. Gleason

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Myriophyllum spicatum L. is a nonindigenous invasive plant in North America that can displace the closely related native Myriophyllum sibiricum Komarov. We analyzed the chemical composition (including: C, N, P, polyphenols, lignin, nonpolar extractables, and sugars) of M. spicatum and M. sibiricum and determined how the chemistry of the two species varied by plant part with growing environment (lake versus tank), irradiance (full sun versus 50% shading), and season (July through September). M. spicatum had higher concentrations of carbon, polyphenols and lignin (C: 47%; polyphenols: 5.5%; lignin: 18%) than M. sibiricum (C: 42%; polyphenols: 3.7%; lignin: 9%) while M. sibiricum had a higher concentration of ash under all conditions (12% versus 8% for M. spicatum). Apical meristems of both species had the highest concentration of carbon, polyphenols, and tellimagrandin II, followed by leaves and stems. Tellimagrandin II was present in apical meristems of both M. spicatum (24.6 mg g^-1 dm) and M. sibiricum (11.1 mg g^-1 dm). Variation in irradiance from 490 (shade) to 940 (sun) μmol of photons m^-2 s^-1 had no effect on C, N, and polyphenol concentrations, suggesting that light levels above 490 μmol of photons m^-2 s^-1 do not alter chemical composition. The higher concentration of polyphenols and lignin in M. spicatum relative to M. sibiricum may provide advantages that facilitate invasion and displacement of native plants.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	57-65
Number of pages	9
Journal	Aquatic Botany
Volume	88
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aquabot.2007.08.007
State	Published - Jan 2008

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Assistance with specimen collection and analyses were provided by D. Ward, C. Lemmon, S. Daugherty, S. Coloso, K. Eichstaedt, C. Feldbaum (Konstanz), C. McCollum, K. Mann, and many others. The assistance of Tom Krick with the MS analysis is acknowledged. We thank Dr. George Bowes and two anonymous reviewers for providing comments which improved earlier versions of this manuscript. This work is the result of research sponsored by the Minnesota Sea Grant College Program supported by the NOAA Office of Sea Grant, United States Department of Commerce, under grant No. NOAA-NA16-RG1046. The U.S. Government is authorized to reproduce and distribute reprints for government purposes, not withstanding any copyright notation that may appear hereon. Additional support was provided by the Minnesota Agricultural Experiment Station and the University of Minnesota Graduate School. This paper is journal reprint No. JR536 of the Minnesota Sea Grant College program.

Keywords

Invasive species
Macrophyte
Myriophyllum spicatum
Plant defense
Polyphenol

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