Mixotrophy in Land Plants: Why To Stay Green?

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TĚŠITEL Jakub TĚŠITELOVÁ Tamara MINASIEWICZ Julita SELOSSE Marc-André

Year of publication 2018
Type Article in Periodical (without peer review)
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Faculty of Science

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Description 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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