The Process and Mechanism of Solanum Rostratum

DOI: https://doi.org/10.62517/jlsa.202507308

Author(s)

Hongfei Lv, Xinyue Zhang, Lihui Zhang, Jimin Zhao*

Affiliation(s)

School of Life Sciences, Changchun Normal University, Changchun, Jilin, China *Corresponding Author

Abstract

Invasive plants are an important group of invasive alien organisms, and their invasion will lead to the loss of ecosystem diversity, species diversity, and diversity of biogenetic resources, resulting in serious economic losses. Invasive alien plants are plants that have overcome abiotic and biotic barriers to survival, are capable of reproducing and sustaining populations without direct human intervention, and have broken through barriers to dispersal to form self-sustaining populations in areas far from the site of introduction. It is an annual herbaceous plant of the Solanaceae family, and is a highly invasive and vicious weed. It not only destroys the ecological balance, affects the survival of local species, and threatens biodiversity, but also may become the source of new diseases, which is a direct threat to human health, so the study of the invasion process of the Solanum rostratum prickly pear and its invasive mechanism is of great significance. We summarize the progress of research on the invasion mechanism of Solanum rostratum eggplant at home and abroad, and analyze the adaptation and dispersal mechanisms of Solanum rostratum eggplant. We also review and analyze the mechanisms by which Solanum rostratum eggplant successfully settles in new environments as an invasive species from the perspective of its own reproduction, seed dormancy, genetic properties, seed dispersal, chemosensitization, competition, and eradication, and describe the adaptive evolution, coordinated invasion, and invasion mechanism of Solanum rostratum eggplant. It also describes the adaptive evolution, collaborative invasion, and pollination effects of A. flavus. On this basis, we will prepare for further research on the control of Solanum rostratum.

Keywords

Alien Species; Solanum Rostratum; Invasive Species; Invasion Mechanism; Diffusion Mechanism

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