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PLANT ECOLOGY
卷 193, 期 2, 页码 157-169出版社
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s11258-006-9255-8
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cold stratification; prairie pothole wetlands; sedge; seed ecology; wetland restoration
Carex is a globally distributed genus with more than 2000 species worldwide and Carex species are the characteristic vegetation of sedge meadow wetlands. In the mid-continental United States, Carex species are dominant in natural freshwater wetlands yet are slow to recolonize hydrologically restored wetlands. To aid in Carex revegetation efforts, we determined the dormancy breaking and temperature germination requirements of 12 Carex species. Seeds were cold stratified at 5/1 degrees C for 0-6 months and then incubated in light at 5/1 degrees C, 14/1 degrees C, 22/8 degrees C, 27/15 degrees C, or 35/30 degrees C. We found that all Carex species produced conditionally dormant seeds. The optimal temperature for germination for all but three species was 27/15 degrees C. As is the case in other species with physiological dormancy, cold stratification increased germination percentages, broadened the temperature range suitable for germination, and increased germination rates for most species, but the magnitude of the effects varied among species. Many species germinated to 80% at 27/15 degrees C without cold stratification and at 22/8 degrees C with <= 1 month of stratification but required much longer stratification (up to 6 months depending on the species) to germinate to 80% at 14/1 degrees C and 35/30 degrees C. Our findings illustrate how a stratification pretreatment can greatly benefit Carex seed sowing efforts by triggering rapid germination to higher percentages. We recommend that cold stratification be targeted towards species with strong dormancy or used across a wider range of species when seed supplies for restoration are limiting. For Carex revegetation, establishing Carex canopies rapidly may help to prevent the invasion of undesirable species such as Phalaris arundinacea.
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