| Germination strategies of two halophytes in Salt Desert of northwestern China |
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| 作者单位： | LI Li（Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography, Chinese Academy of Sciences. (U)rümqi 830011, China） ;
ZHANG XiMing（Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography, Chinese Academy of Sciences. (U)rümqi 830011, China） ; |
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| 基金项目： | Supported by the Plan “the Honor of the West” for Personnel Education, Chinese Academy of Sciences (2005)，the Project of “Scholar of Oasis”, Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography, Chinese Academy of Sciences (Grant No. 0671051) |
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| 摘 要： | The effects of temperatures and salinities on germination of two halophytes, Kalidium capsicum and Suaeda physophora in northwestern China, were tested, and their seed size and seed production were compared. It was found that seed of Suaeda physophora germinate under 10℃, even about 0℃, and at a wide temperature range of 10―30℃. It showed about 50% germination in the concentration up to 0.7 mol/L NaCl; optimum germination temperature of Kalidium capsicum was between 20℃ and 30℃. The concentration of less than 0.3 mol/L NaCl inhibited absolutely its germination. Germination recovery was observed when salinities were reduced and total germination percentage exceeded 90%. Seeds of Kalidium capsicum showed no loss of viability while Suaeda physophora an annual loss of viability of 75% at room temperature. Mean weight of seeds of Suaeda physophora was about 8.5 times of Kalidium capsicum, whereas the number of seeds of the latter was more than 20 times of the former. Suaeda physophora was observed to be dependent on periodic precipitation in germination and seedling growth. It suggests the evident trace of the species with zonation pattern. On the other hand, the germination of Kalidium capsicum was affected by unpredictable rain and inundation. This species might be a type without zonation patterns in halophytes. It was concluded that both species are halophytes, but they are established successfully by different adaptation strategies in the early stage of life history.
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Germination strategies of two halophytes in Salt Desert of northwestern China |
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| Authors: | LI Li ZHANG XiMing |
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| Keywords: | germination strategy halophytes salt desert Kalidium capsicum Suaeda physophora |
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