scholarly journals Effects of shade on germination traits of the endangered cycad Dioon edule (Zamiaceae)

2016 ◽  
Vol 94 (1) ◽  
pp. 127 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laura Yáñez-Espinosa ◽  
Joel Flores

Author(s):  
Monika Agacka-Mołdoch ◽  
Mian Abdur Rehman Arif ◽  
Ulrike Lohwasser ◽  
Teresa Doroszewska ◽  
Ramsey S. Lewis ◽  
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AbstractGenetic mapping of seed germination traits has been performed with many plant species. In tobacco, however, investigations are rare. In the present study, a bi-parental mapping population consisting of 118 doubled haploid lines and derived from a cross between ‘Beinhart-1000’ and ‘Hicks’ was investigated. Four germination-related traits, total germination (TG), normal germination (NG), time to reach 50% of total germination (T50), and the area under the curve after 200 h of germination (AUC) were considered by examining seeds either untreated or after a moderate controlled deterioration (CD). Quantitative trait loci were found for all traits distributed on 11 out of the 24 linkage groups. It was demonstrated that, as in many other species, germination-related traits are very complex and under polygenic control.



2016 ◽  
Vol 27 (3) ◽  
pp. 637-645 ◽  
Author(s):  
Borja Jiménez-Alfaro ◽  
Fernando A.O. Silveira ◽  
Alessandra Fidelis ◽  
Peter Poschlod ◽  
Lucy E. Commander


2002 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 261-271 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Escudero ◽  
F. Pérez-García ◽  
A. L. Luzuriaga

AbstractMost Pinus species are obligate seeders. Thus, knowledge of germination characteristics can help in the understanding, prediction and manipulation of the regeneration and dynamics of pine forests. Seven pine species with contrasting habitat preferences and different genetic pairwise distances are present in the Iberian Peninsula and the Canary Islands: P. halepensis, P. nigra, P. pinaster, P. pinea, P. sylvestris, P. uncinata and P. canariensis. These seven pine species comprise an exceptional experimental set to test some questions related to germination traits, such as: (1) What are the effects of light and temperature on germination, taking into account interpopulation variability? (2) Is there any association of germination traits with habitat (montane versus lowland) preferences? and (3) What is the relationship between germination traits and the genetic distance between pine species? P. nigra, P. sylvestris and P. uncinata seeds showed faster germination rates. Seeds of P. nigra and P. sylvestris reached high total germination percentages in every temperature and light treatment, suggesting an opportunistic germination strategy. Unlike montane pines, lowland pines did show significant effects of temperature on germination response: final germination was higher between 15°C and 20°C than at warmer and alternating temperatures. Relatively low temperatures associated with the winter rainy season would favour germination of most of these species. Nested models showed that population variability was the main source of variation in germination response. Thus, there is no phylogenetic control of the germination response and, surprisingly, germination traits were not related to habitat preferences. As a consequence, we believe that studies of the germination characteristics of a pine species should consider different populations.





2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 33-49
Author(s):  
Elahe Hoseinpur Askarian ◽  
Ali Abbasi Surki ◽  
Abdolrazagh Danesh Shahraki ◽  
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2019 ◽  
Vol 43 (5) ◽  
pp. 437-446
Author(s):  
ABDUSALAM Aysajan ◽  
ABULA Dilinaer ◽  
Kai ZHANG ◽  
TUERXUN Maireyemugu ◽  
ABDULRASHID Kadir ◽  
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2021 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 186-191
Author(s):  
Amal Ehtaiwesh

Pots culture experiment was conducted to evaluates the herbicidal potential of Eucalyptus spp. (aceae) on growth of Dactyloctenium aegyptium L. (Poaceae). Leaves extract with concentrations of 10, 20 and 40% of Eucalyptus plant were applied as soil and foliar application to seeds and seedlings of D. aegyptium species.  The result indicated that the application of Eucalyptus leaves extracts caused significant reduction in germination traits, root and shoot length, seedling fresh and dry weights. Also, the result revealed that the Inhibitory effect of Eucalyptus extract on D. aegyptium L was more noticeable in plant growth traits than on germination traits. Results show that among the different concentration of Eucalyptus leave extracts used in this study, 40% was the most toxic and caused the significant effect on germination and growth traits of Dactyloctenium aegyptium. Application of 40% of Eucalyptus leave extract decreased germination percentage by 30%, mean daily germination by 45%, shoot length by 38%. root length by 54%, number of branches by 61%, number of leavesby59%, seedling fresh weights by 23%, seedling dry weights by 62% and seedling vigor index by 60%. The results of this study concluded that the use of Eucalyptus plants have the potential to be developed further as a bio-herbicide system to control weed such as Dactyloctenium aegyptium L. However, more researches are needed to evaluate the negative impact of Eucalyptus on crop growth.



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