Phenology of the Genus Indigofera L. (Fabaceae-Papilionoideae) of Holalkere and Hosadurga thaluks of Chitradurga District, Karnataka, India

Importance of phenology has increased in view of global climate change. Reproductive phenology is responsible for success in seed production and thereby perpetuation of a species. Phenological studies were not given much importance,especially in the region of Holalkere and Hosadurga of chitraduga district of Karnataka state. Hence, attempt was made to study the phenological aspects of the genus Indigofera L. of sub family papilionoideae in the study area. The phenophases viz., leafing, flowering and fruiting and leaf fall are observed for 10 recorded species of the genus Indigofera. The regular Phenological period of the majority of genus was studied,variation in the phenophases of some small herbs and undershrubs was noticed with respect to its ecology. This investigation gives phenological database of the economically important genus Indigofera of the study area. This database can be also utilized, besides this importance, in future, in planning and management of conservational measures in the region.

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Outdoor recreation and global climate change: Resource management implications for behaviors, planning, and management

Society & Natural Resources ◽

10.1080/08941929109380767 ◽

1991 ◽

Vol 4 (4) ◽

pp. 365-377 ◽

Cited By ~ 9

Author(s):

Alan W. Ewert

Keyword(s):

Climate Change ◽

Resource Management ◽

Global Climate Change ◽

Outdoor Recreation ◽

Global Climate ◽

Management Implications ◽

Planning And Management

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Global climate change and its impacts on water resources planning and management: assessment and challenges

Stochastic Environmental Research and Risk Assessment ◽

10.1007/s00477-010-0423-y ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 25 (4) ◽

pp. 583-600 ◽

Cited By ~ 94

Author(s):

Bellie Sivakumar

Keyword(s):

Climate Change ◽

Water Resources ◽

Global Climate Change ◽

Global Climate ◽

Water Resources Planning ◽

Planning And Management ◽

Resources Planning

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Seasonality of flowering and fruiting in temperate forest trees

Canadian Journal of Botany ◽

10.1139/b95-021 ◽

1995 ◽

Vol 73 (2) ◽

pp. 175-182 ◽

Cited By ~ 48

Author(s):

Martin J. Lechowicz

Keyword(s):

Climate Change ◽

Global Climate Change ◽

Global Climate ◽

Late Summer ◽

Early Spring ◽

Early Summer ◽

Reproductive Phenology ◽

Bud Burst ◽

Fruit Maturation ◽

Precocious Flowering

The phenology of leaf presence and photosynthetic activity together set a potential limit on tree productivity in a seasonal climate; similarly, the seasonal timing of flowering and fruiting can decide tree reproductive success. The capacity for long-term storage of photosynthate appears to override any necessary functional linkage between these two critical aspects of tree phenology. Foliar and reproductive phenology in broadleaf deciduous trees of the temperate zone are only weakly coupled within a growing season, especially in precocious flowering trees that mature their fruits in early summer. In species that fruit in late summer and fall, leaf emergence and flowering can be entrained by shared responses to the progressive warming of early spring but with only limited effect on the timing of fruit maturation. The timing of foliar senescence and fruit maturation is correlated only in fall-fruiting trees but as a common response to fall climate rather than the outcome of foliar retranslocation of resources to developing fruits. The possibility exists that global climate change may disrupt these patterns of foliar and reproductive phenology, but the magnitude of the effect will depend on the poorly studied balance of thermal versus photoperiodic cues for phenological events. Key words: phenology, leaf senescence, bud burst, seed dispersal, global climate change.

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