scholarly journals Seed Bank of Livestock Dung in the Qilian Mountain Grassland: A Potential Resource for Vegetation Recovery

2021 ◽  
Vol 78 ◽  
pp. 90-99
Author(s):  
Shu-lin Wang ◽  
F.J. Hou
2021 ◽  
Vol 20 (6) ◽  
pp. 1025-1034
Author(s):  
Parisa Panahi ◽  
Behnam Hamzehee ◽  
Parvaneh Ashouri ◽  
Adel Jalili ◽  
Mohammad Reza Najibzadeh ◽  
...  

2012 ◽  
Vol 594-597 ◽  
pp. 1429-1434
Author(s):  
Guo Zhan Luo ◽  
Jian Wang ◽  
Jin Sheng Fu

The importance of protection and utilization of the topsoil as the soil seed bank in road construction and vegetation recovery has not attracted enough attention. Through analysis of topsoil protection and utilization as well as current situation of road vegetation recovery, it is proposed that using the local topsoil resources which containing richful seed bank for road vegetation recovery is very effective. And it is the technical reference for the road vegetation recovery.


1994 ◽  
Vol 72 (2) ◽  
pp. 143-149 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Komulainen ◽  
M. Vieno ◽  
V. T. Yarmishko ◽  
T. D. Daletskaja ◽  
E. A. Maznaja

Seed germinability of some common dwarf shrubs and seed-bank composition were studied in young pine forests along a pollution gradient from Severonickel smelter in Monchegorsk, northern Russia. Samples for seed germination and seed-bank trials were taken from sites representing different zones of pollution. Generally, germinability of dwarf shrub seeds was not affected by distance from pollution source, except for Empetrum nigrum ssp. hermaphroditium. The average density per site of seedlings that emerged from seed-bank samples varied between 278 and 416 seedlings/m2. Empetrum nigrum ssp. hermaphroditum and Betula sp. dominated in seed banks. Calluna vulgaris was also numerous at one site. As a whole, seed-bank taxa were well represented in the above ground vegetation. There were no significant differences in seedling density between sites for dominant taxa. Our results indicate that seeds can retain viability even under a heavy pollution load and thus form a potential for vegetation recovery in polluted sites. Key words: seed germination, seed bank, recovery, pollution, coniferous forest.


2008 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 355-364 ◽  
Author(s):  
Udayani R. Weerasinghe ◽  
Shimizu Akiko ◽  
Jayasekara Palitha ◽  
Takatsuki Seiki

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 73-83
Author(s):  
Raihan Fadhil Muhammad ◽  
Budi Waluyo

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mempelajari variabilitas genetik, heritabilitas, dan menyeleksi penampilan genotipe karakter agronomi unggul pada 57 galur sawi untuk digunakan dalam bahan baku konsumsi dan industri. Penelitian ini dilaksanakan di Seed Bank and Nursery, Agrotechno Park Universitas Brawijaya, Desa Jatikerto, Kecamatan Kromengan, Kabupaten Malang pada bulan Desember 2018 – April 2019. Metode yang digunakan untuk penelitian ini adalah rancangan acak kelompok diperluas (augmented design). Perlakuan yang diberikan adalah 60 genotipe sawi yang terdiri dari 57 genotipe yang diuji dan 3 varietas sebagai cek. Genotipe yang diuji akan disebar kedalam 5 blok, sedangkan tiga varietas cek akan ditanam pada setiap blok, sehingga terdapat 72 satuan percobaan. Variabel pengamatan karakter agronomi terdiri dari 15 karakter kualitatif dan 24 karakter kuantitatif. Variabilitas yang luas terdapat pada karakter biji per polong, jumlah polong per tanaman, dan berat segar. Heritabilitas tinggi terdapat pada karakter panjang kotiledon, jumlah daun konsumsi, berat segar, umur panen benih, jumlah polong per tanaman, panjang polong, lebar polong, dan jumlah biji per polong. Terdapat galur-galur sawi yang mempunyai karakter unggul untuk bahan baku konsumsi dan industri.


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