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Size dependency of sexual reproduction and of clonal growth in two perennial plants
Author(s): B. Schmid, F. A. Bazzaz and J. Weiner
Month: Nov
Year: 1995
Journal: Canadian Journal of Botany-Revue Canadienne De Botanique
Volume: 73
Issue: 11
Pages: 1831-1837
Article Topic(s): Morphology, Phenology
Research Setting(s): Old field
Species Referenced: Solidago canadensis (Canada goldenrod),
Abstract
Reports results indicating that Solidago canadensis reaches a threshold size before allocating resources to sexual reproduction. Vegetative mass of S. canadensis was highly correlated with allocations to clonal growth and to reproductive output (beyond the threshold). However, there was no size threshold influencing the allocation to clonal growth. Plants derived from rhizomes allocated fore biomass to sexual reproduction and clonal growth than plants derived from seeds.Suggested Citation
B. Schmid, F. A. Bazzaz and J. Weiner. "Size dependency of sexual reproduction and of clonal growth in two perennial plants." Canadian Journal of Botany-Revue Canadienne De Botanique 73.11 (1995): 1831-1837.Go back