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Reproductive biology of Tephroseris longifolia subsp. moravica, an endemic taxon of European importance

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 January 2012

Monika Janišová ,
Iveta Škodová  and
Katarína Hegedüšová
Monika Janišová*
Affiliation:
Institute of Botany, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Dúbravská cesta 9, 845 23 Bratislava, Slovakia
Iveta Škodová
Affiliation:
Institute of Botany, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Dúbravská cesta 9, 845 23 Bratislava, Slovakia
Katarína Hegedüšová
Affiliation:
Institute of Botany, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Dúbravská cesta 9, 845 23 Bratislava, Slovakia
*
*Correspondence Fax: +421 2 54771948 Email: [email protected]
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Abstract

Tephroseris longifolia subsp. moravica (Asteraceae) is an endangered narrow endemic taxon recently recorded from nine sites in Slovakia and the Czech Republic. We provide the first consistent information on its reproductive biology – mating system, seed output, germination, seedling emergence and survival. Based on results from isolation, hybridization and emasculation experiments on different subspecies, T. longifolia s.l. should be treated as an allogamous taxon without apomictic reproduction. Five populations of T. l. moravica were studied in detail for seed output and germination characteristics. The output of well-developed seeds per flowering shoot was estimated to be 592 (1125 seeds per flowering plant). A granivorous butterfly, Phycitodes albatella (family Pyralidae), was identified as a pest, reducing seed output by 18–28%. Germination (reaching 30–62% after dry storage for 4 months) rapidly decreased with storage in room conditions. Deep freeze storage increased germination, although not significantly. Seeds obtained from natural populations had higher germination percentages and germinated faster than seeds from cultivated plants. Seedling emergence in situ was very low (0.9–2.06% of the sown seeds) without significant differences among sites.

Keywords

mating systemPhycitodes albatellaseed germinationseed outputTephroseris longifolia
Type
Research Papers
Information
Seed Science Research , Volume 22 , Issue 2 , June 2012 , pp. 113 - 122
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2012

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