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ECOLOGICAL RESEARCH
卷 25, 期 4, 页码 771-780出版社
SPRINGER TOKYO
DOI: 10.1007/s11284-010-0706-2
关键词
Artemisia ordosica; Artemisia sphaerocephala; Desertification; Germination; Light intensity; Mu Us sandy land; Vegetation rehabilitation
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资金
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [30671724]
- Key Project of Knowledge Innovation Engineering, CAS [KZCX2-YW-JC303]
- Ministry of Science and Technology of China [2006BAD26B0201-1]
Artemisia sphaerocephala and A. ordosica are two dominant shrub species in Mu Us sandy land (Inner Mongolia, China) and are widely used for vegetation restoration. However, there are two different conclusions about the effect of light on their germination: light promotes germination versus light inhibits germination. The aim of this study was to evaluate these two conclusions and relate the results to instances of failure of these two species to germinate well when air-dispersed in revegetation projects. The effects of fluctuating temperature, light/dark, source (population), position on mother plant, storage condition, and storage time were tested on germination of achenes of these two species. At low temperature, final percent germination (FPG) of achenes in dark and nearly dark conditions was significantly higher than those in light. At 10:20A degrees C, achenes of both A. sphaerocephala and A. ordosica had higher FPG in dark than in light regardless of source, position on mother plants or storage condition. At suboptimum (5:15A degrees C) and supraoptimal (25:35A degrees C) temperatures, germination of A. sphaerocephala and A. ordosica achenes was inhibited in both light and darkness. It was concluded that light inhibits germination of A. sphaerocephala and A. ordosica achenes at low (10:20A degrees C) temperature but not at high (15:25A degrees C) temperature. Since the temperature in Mu Us sandy land is around 10:20A degrees C in early June, when air sowing is done, achenes should germinate best when they are covered by a thin layer of sand.
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