Variation in temperature requirements for germination and early seedling root development in Chamaecrista rotundifolia and three allied species
文献类型: 外文期刊
第一作者: Xu, MG
作者: Xu, MG;McDonald, CK;Liu, CJ;Hacker, JB
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关键词: Chamaecrista;genetic adaptation;seed germination;seedling root development;tropical forage legumes
期刊名称:GENETIC RESOURCES AND CROP EVOLUTION ( 影响因子:1.524; 五年影响因子:1.713 )
ISSN: 0925-9864
年卷期: 2000 年 47 卷 1 期
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收录情况: SCI
摘要: Two experiments are discussed. In the first, rates of root elongation during the first four days of growth at 25 degrees C were studied in Chamaecrista rotundifolia (34 accessions), C. nictitans (2 accessions), C. pilosa (1 accession) and C. serpens (3 accessions). In the second, a comparison was made of germination characteristics of 14 accessions of C. rotundifolia and one of C. pilosa at nine constant temperatures (11-27 degrees C). Entries included accessions from a wide latitudinal range. There were statistically significant differences in root length on all four days of measurement. No accession had significantly longer roots than the commercial cultivar cv. Wynn on day 1, but over the following three days, 4, 10 and 13 accessions had significantly longer roots, respectively. Root length on day 4 was positively correlated with latitude of origin. In the second experiment, maximum germination occurred at 25.5-27 degrees C, with progressively lower percentages at lower temperatures. There were highly significant differences between accessions at each temperature (P < 0.001), and a highly significant accession x temperature interaction. No accession had a higher germination percentage than cv. Wynn at any temperature. Percentage mortality differed significantly (P < 0.05) at all temperatures except 27 degrees C. Mortality at low temperature was negatively correlated with latitude of provenance. Increased temperatures up to 22.5 degrees C reduced the time taken to reach 50% of maximum germination (T(50)), and thereafter it was reasonably constant. With one exception (22.5 degrees C), no accession germinated significantly more quickly than cv. Wynn, and at 13 degrees C cv. Wynn germinated significantly more rapidly than all other entries. Over all temperatures, there was a significant negative correlation between days to 50% germination and latitude of provenance. Estimated base temperature for germination (T(b)) ranged from 10.6 degrees C to 13.6 degrees C. T(b) was positively correlated with latitude of provenance. It is argued that accessions from higher latitudes have developed mechanisms for survival of soft seed at low temperatures, low base germination temperature, germination rates and root elongation rates that adapt them to an environment with summer-dominant rainfall and winters which are too cool to support growth.
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