Título

Acorn weight as determinant of germination in red and white oaks: evidences from a common-garden greenhouse experiment

Autor

Erik José Sánchez Montes de Oca

ERNESTO IVAN BADANO

Lilia Elizabeth Silva Alvarado

Joel David Flores Rivas

Felipe Barragán Torres

JORGE ALBERTO FLORES CANO

Nivel de Acceso

Acceso Abierto

Licencia

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0

Identificador alterno

doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s13595-018-0693-y

Materias

Lobatae - (AUTOR) Logistic regressions - (AUTOR) Mexico - (AUTOR) Quercus - (AUTOR) Seed size - (AUTOR) CIENCIAS AGROPECUARIAS Y BIOTECNOLOGÍA - (CTI) CIENCIAS AGRARIAS - (CTI) PECES Y FAUNA SILVESTRE - (CTI) AGRICULTURA, SILVICULTURA, PESCA - (CTI) AGRICULTURA, SILVICULTURA, PESCA - (CTI)

Resumen o descripción

"Key message In Mexican oaks, germination increases with acorn fresh weight across oak species. Within species, these relationships are stronger in red oaks than in white oaks. In both oak groups, fresh weight of acorns increases with their dry biomass. Context Mexican oaks are phylogenetically grouped in red and white oaks. White oaks produce heavier acorns than red ones, but no studies have assessed whether this leads to different germination patterns. Aims This study was aimed to determine the influence of the fresh weight of acorns on their germination. Methods Acorns of red and white oaks were hydrated, weighed, and sowed under greenhouse conditions to assess whether their fresh weight was related with germination. We also assessed whether fresh weight of acorns was related with their dry biomass and/or water accumulation capability. Results Hydrated acorns of white oaks were heavier and germinated faster than those of red oaks. Germination percentages increased with acorn fresh weight across oak species. Within species, germination probability increased with acorn fresh weight, but these relationships were more marked in red oaks. Germination speed decreased with acorn fresh weight in red oaks, but these relationships were not found in white oaks. Fresh weight was positively related with acorn dry biomass in all oak species, but it was not related with water content. Conclusion Increasing acorn fresh weight enhances germination across oak species. Within species, however, this trait seems to have more influence in red than in white oaks."

Editor

Springer

Fecha de publicación

2018

Tipo de publicación

Artículo

Versión de la publicación

Versión enviada

Recurso de información

http://ipicyt.repositorioinstitucional.mx/jspui/handle/1010/2066

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application/pdf

Sugerencia de citación

Sánchez-Montes de Oca, E.J., Badano, E.I., Silva-Alvarado, L.E. et al. Annals of Forest Science (2018) 75: 12. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13595-018-0693-y

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