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The assessment of the seeds quality of the Rhododendron L. species introduced at the Western Ural area

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Title: The assessment of the seeds quality of the Rhododendron L. species introduced at the Western Ural area
Authors: Oksana Nikitina, Marina Chertkova, Sergei Anatolyevich Shumikhin
Source: Hortus Botanicus, Vol 12, Iss 1 (2017)
Publisher Information: Petrozavodsk State University, 2017.
Publication Year: 2017
Subject Terms: интродукция, 2. Zero hunger, семя, энергия прорастания, Rhododendron, всхожесть, рододендрон, QK1-989, Botany, Ericaceae, 14. Life underwater, 15. Life on land
Description: Seeds of 5 studied rhododendron species (Rhododendron canadense (L.) Torr., Rh. japonicum (A. Gray) Suring., Rh. ledebourii Pojark., Rh. sichotense Pojark., Rh. smirnowii Trautv.) introduced at the Western Ural area, have the morphological features typical for their distribution in nature (anemokhoriya). They don't differ significantly in size from described seeds in literature. Seeds Rh. japonicum, Rh. ledebourii, Rh. smirnowii collected at the Western Ural area have the bigger weight than seeds of these rhododendron species collected in the Baltics environment which is favorable for cultivation. Besides, high rates of seed germination in soil of the studied rhododendron species allow to speak about sufficient degree of the adaptive potential expressiveness and prospects of their introduction at the Western Ural area.
Document Type: Article
Language: English
ISSN: 1994-3849
DOI: 10.15393/j4.art.2017.4202
Access URL: http://hb.karelia.ru/article/genpdf_new.php?id=4202
https://doaj.org/article/a068e9805e6c434fbe4acb833f170c8a
Rights: CC BY
Accession Number: edsair.doi.dedup.....79ff31b55608a44f4c100dbd639d5bfe
Database: OpenAIRE
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ISSN:19943849
DOI:10.15393/j4.art.2017.4202