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Publication Type:
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Author(s): | Reekie, E. G. |
Author Affiliation: | Department of Biology, Acadia University |
Title: | Cost of seed versus rhizome production in Agropyron repens |
Source: | Canadian Journal of Botany. Vol. 69, No. 12, December 1991, p. 2678-2683. |
Publishing Information: | Vancouver, British Columbia: The National Research Council of Canada. |
# of Pages: | 6 |
Related Web URL: | http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/abs/10.1139/b91-336 Last checked: 09/29/2015 Notes: English abstract only |
Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Elymus repens; Vegetative propagation; Sexual reproduction; Rhizomes; Seed production; Costs
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Abstract/Contents: | "I examined growth and allocation patterns in genotypes of Agropyron repens isolated from six habitats that differed in disturbance frequency. The trade-off between seed and rhizome production and between either mode of propagation and growth of leaves, stems, and roots was determined by calculating both within-and among-genotype correlations between functions. I also examined how level of light and nitrogen availability affected these trade-offs. Large differences were found among populations in how resources were divided between infructescences and rhizomes, but there was no evidence of a direct trade-off. Regardless of environment, or level at which correlations were examined, there was never a negative correlation between seed seed and rhizome production. Depending on level of nitrogen and light availability, there was usually a trade-off between seed or rhizome production and growth of leaves, stems, and roots. The two modes of propagnation differed in how they responded to resource availability such that their relative cost varied among environments. I suggest differences among populations in allocation to seed versus rhizome production are due to these differences in cost. When cost of seed production is high relative to rhizome production, allocation to rhizome is favored. Conversely, when cost of rhizome production is high relative to seed production, allocation to infructescenes is favored." |
Language: | English |
References: | 22 |
Note: | Abstract also appears in French Tables Graphs |
| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete): Reekie, E. G. 1991. Cost of seed versus rhizome production in Agropyron repens. Can. J. Bot. 69(12):p. 2678-2683. |
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