Memorias de investigación
Research Publications in journals:
Interpopulation germination response of Senecio coincyi (Asteraceae) cypselas to various nitrate (KNO3) concentrations
Year:2016

Research Areas
  • Plant ecology

Information
Abstract
Senecio coincyi (Asteraceae) is a threatened endemic plant of central and north western Spain with a very narrow occurrence. In this study, germination tests under controlled conditions of light and temperature were carried out to evaluate interpopulation variation in the germination patterns of S. coincyi cypselas from 12 populations. The effects of nitrate (1, 5, 10, 25 and 50 mM KNO3) on percentage and rate of germination were also determined. Untreated cypselas of S. coincyi reached very high germination percentages (83-94%, depending on population), and there was no significant differences depending on population. In contrast, there were significant differences among populations in germination velocity, both for untreated and treated seeds. For all studied populations, KNO3 concentrations from 1 to 50 mM did not significantly affect germination percentage. Similarly, there was not a significant effect of KNO3 at concentrations in the range of 1 to 25 mM on germination speed. Only the highest KNO3 concentration (50 mM) significantly decreased the germination speed of the cypselas from most of the populations.
International
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JCR
Si
Title
Seed Science And Technology
ISBN
0251-0952
Impact factor JCR
0,521
Impact info
Datos JCR del año 2015
Volume
44
Journal number
From page
624
To page
630
Month
SIN MES
Ranking
puesto 20 de 34 en la categoría "Horticulture"
Participants
  • Autor: Alessadra Schanadelbach
  • Autor: Luciana Veiga-Barbosa
  • Autor: Felipe Martínez García
  • Autor: Alejandro Jiménez-Valdés
  • Autor: Felix Perez Garcia UPM

Research Group, Departaments and Institutes related
  • Creador: Grupo de Investigación: PLANGER Germoplasma Vegetal
  • Departamento: Biotecnología - Biología Vegetal