scholarly journals Breaking down barriers in morning glories

2019 ◽  
Vol 28 (7) ◽  
pp. 1579-1581
Author(s):  
David L. Field ◽  
Christelle Fraïsse
Keyword(s):  
Morning Glories

Madness Like Morning Glories by Doris Davenport

2005 ◽  
Vol 33 (2) ◽  
pp. 77-78
Author(s):  
Warren J. Carson
Keyword(s):  
Morning Glories

scholarly journals Diversification of ergot alkaloids and heritable fungal symbionts in morning glories

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Wesley T. Beaulieu ◽  
Daniel G. Panaccione ◽  
Quynh N. Quach ◽  
Katy L. Smoot ◽  
Keith Clay
Keyword(s):  
Seed Mass ◽  
Ergot Alkaloids ◽  
Life Cycles ◽  
Morning Glory ◽  
Medical Applications ◽  
Functional Roles ◽  
Defensive Symbiosis ◽  
Microbe Interactions ◽  
Alkaloid Profiles ◽  
Morning Glories

AbstractHeritable microorganisms play critical roles in life cycles of many macro-organisms but their prevalence and functional roles are unknown for most plants. Bioactive ergot alkaloids produced by heritable Periglandula fungi occur in some morning glories (Convolvulaceae), similar to ergot alkaloids in grasses infected with related fungi. Ergot alkaloids have been of longstanding interest given their toxic effects, psychoactive properties, and medical applications. Here we show that ergot alkaloids are concentrated in four morning glory clades exhibiting differences in alkaloid profiles and are more prevalent in species with larger seeds than those with smaller seeds. Further, we found a phylogenetically-independent, positive correlation between seed mass and alkaloid concentrations in symbiotic species. Our findings suggest that heritable symbiosis has diversified among particular clades by vertical transmission through seeds combined with host speciation, and that ergot alkaloids are particularly beneficial to species with larger seeds. Our results are consistent with the defensive symbiosis hypothesis where bioactive ergot alkaloids from Periglandula symbionts protect seeds and seedlings from natural enemies, and provide a framework for exploring microbial chemistry in other plant-microbe interactions.

scholarly journals Genetic Experiments with Morning Glories. III

1921 ◽  
Vol 35 (413) ◽  
pp. 101-115 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kiichi Miyake ◽  
Yoshitaka Imai
Keyword(s):  
Morning Glories

Fungal Endophytes of Grasses and Morning Glories, and Their Bioprotective Alkaloids

2014 ◽  
pp. 125-145 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christopher L. Schardl ◽  
Li Chen ◽  
Carolyn A. Young
Keyword(s):  
Fungal Endophytes ◽  
Morning Glories

Morning Glories

2005 ◽  
Vol 33 (2) ◽  
pp. 42-43
Author(s):  
Katie Fallon
Keyword(s):  
Morning Glories
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