Characterization of Invasiveness, Thermotolerance and Light Requirement of Nine Invasive Species in China.

ABSTRACT: Understanding responsible functional traits for promoting plant invasiveness could be important to aid in the development of adequate management strategies for invasive species. Seed traits play an important role in the plant life cycle by affecting dispersal ability, formation of the soil seed bank, type and level of dormancy, germination, survival and/or competitive ability. We assessed seed traits and germination strategies of nine invasive species under five temperature regimes and light/dark treatments. Our results showed a considerable level of interspecific variation in germination percentage among the tested species. Both cooler (5/10 °C) and warmer (35/40 °C) temperatures tended to inhibit germination. All study species were considered small-seeded, and seed size did not affect ge

SUBMITTER: Bhatt A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10005799 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature