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American Journal of Botany, Vol 85, 259, Copyright © 1998 by Botanical Society of America, Inc.

ECOLOGY

Nickel hyperaccumulation by Thlaspi montanum var. montanum (Brassicaceae): a constitutive trait

RS Boyd and SN Martens

Adaptations to particular stresses may occur only in populations experiencing those stresses or may be widespread within a species. Nickel hyperaccumulation is viewed as an adaptation to high-Ni (serpentine) soils, but few studies have determined if hyperaccumulation ability is restricted to populations from high-Ni soils or if it is a constitutive trait found in populations on both high- and low-Ni soils. We compared mineral element concentrations of Thlaspi montanum var. montanum plants grown on normal and high-Ni greenhouse soils to address this question. Seed sources were from four populations (two serpentine, two non-serpentine) in Oregon and northern California, USA. Plants from all populations were able to hyperaccumulate Ni, showing Ni hyperaccumulation to be a constitutive trait in this species. Populations differed in their ability to extract some elements (e.g., Ca, Mg, P) from greenhouse soils. We noted a negative correlation between tissue concentrations of Ni and Zn. We suggest that the ability to hyperaccumulate Ni has adaptive value to populations growing on non- serpentine soil. This adaptive value may be a consequence of metal-based plant defense against herbivores/pathogens, metal- based interference against neighboring plant species, or an efficient nutrient scavenging system. We suggest that the Ni hyperaccumulation ability of T. montanum var. montanum may be an inadvertent consequence of an efficient nutrient (possibly Zn or Ca) uptake system.


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