Mixotrophy in Land Plants: Why To Stay Green?
2018
Tĕšitel, Jakub | Těšitelová, Tamara | Minasiewicz, Julita | Selosse, Marc-André
Mixotrophic plants combine photosynthesis and heterotrophic nutrition. Recent research suggests mechanisms explaining why mixotrophy is so common in terrestrial ecosystems. First, mixotrophy overcomes nutrient limitation and/or seedling establishment constraints. Second, although genetic drift may push mixotrophs to full heterotrophy, the role of photosynthesis in reproduction stabilizes mixotrophy.
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