The reproductive strategy in a Chloris virgata population in response to precipitation regimes.

ABSTRACT: Resource availability influences plant growth and reproduction. Here, a controlled experiment was conducted in order to evaluate the adaptation response of Chloris virgata to different precipitation conditions, and to further predict the reproductive strategy in a population of C. virgata under different precipitation regimes. Three regimes (low, typical and high) of water addition were used to simulate current precipitation patterns. In total 20 individuals for each treatment were analysed to compare tiller number, spike traits, seed traits, the relationship between seed size and seed number, and so on. In addition, the effects of different precipitation regimes on offspring vigour of C. virgata were also studied. Results indicated that tiller number, spike number, se

SUBMITTER: Ying W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6124083 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature