The influence of plant-host sex on the plant-parasitic nematode community in dioceous plants
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Abstract
Corema is a dioceous genus of the Ericaceae family, which includes two species: C. album, endemic to the Atlantic coast of the Iberian peninsula; and C. conradii, endemic of the Northeastern coast of North America. Reproduction implies different costs depending on sex, as flowering is metabolically more expensive for male plants and fruit production only to female plants. Hence, nutrient allocation and resource needs differ between male and female plants, potentially altering their ecology and performance, as suggested from above ground studies. Using a below-ground approach, we focused on the interactions of both species of Corema with plant-parasitic nematodes (PPN) and possible sex-related differences regarding those interactions. Soil and root samples were collected from the rhizosphere of C. album (Portugal) and C. conradii (Nova Scotia, Canada) during the flowering season. Nematodes were extracted from the samples, observed, quantified and classified into trophic groups; PPN were identified to genus level using simple diagnostic keys. The PPN communities associated with each species differed in composition, however, data on the abundance and distribution of PPN genera suggest host sex-related differences on the PPN communities for both plant species. Agricultural pests, Meloidogyne and Pratylenchus showed different trends in C. album, the first exhibiting higher numbers in females and the latter in males. Also Helicotylenchus and Tylencholaimus both presented more abundantly in C. conradii males. Our results suggest that plant sex is an important factor affecting the below-ground ecology of dioceous plants and their relationships with the soil biota.
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Teacher imitationNot calibrated prevalence, not ground truth. Human validation pending. Learned from the 10,348 direct Codex labels and 10,348 direct Gemma labels. Candidate is the union of thresholded teacher heads; consensus is their intersection. These outputs are machine_predicted_unvalidated and are not human labels or direct frontier model labels.
Codex and Gemma teacher scores by category
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| Meta-epidemiology (narrow) | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Meta-epidemiology (broad) | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Bibliometrics | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Science and technology studies | 0.001 | 0.000 |
| Scholarly communication | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Open science | 0.001 | 0.000 |
| Research integrity | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Insufficient payload (model declined to judge) | 0.000 | 0.000 |
Machine scores (provisional)
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Baseline scores from an immature model (maturity gate not passed, 7 training rounds). Scores rank; they never assert a category.
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