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Germination heterochrony in annual plants of Salsola L.: an effective survival strategy in changing environments.
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Abstract
Germination heterochrony refers to germination of seeds dispersed in a single growing season, which is different from delayed germination. We studied two year's demographic characteristics, characteristics of fruit heteromorphism, the relationship between fruit heteromorphism and germination heterochrony, effects of moisture and temperature on germination characteristics, as well as seed longevity of four annual Salsola L. species to analyze the adaptive significance and causes of germination heterochrony. We found that the number of individuals of all populations changed drastically in one year. Approximately 41.6-100% of seedlings germinated in spring died. The number of fruit types varied with interspecies and intraspecies. Despite the wide range of germination temperature of different fruit types (0-35 °C), the germination percentage at 0-15 °C was the highest. When the soil moisture content was 20%, the germination percentage was the highest, reaching 50% within the shortest time. The contrary was the case with the decreasing of soil moisture. The seed longevity of the four species was one year. Fruit heteromorphism had no direct relationship to germination heterochrony. Germination heterochrony was caused by precipitation characteristics and short seed longevity of annual Salsola L., which was an effective survival strategy for plant to adapt to the changing environments in arid area.
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