The aim of this study was to quantify the genetic variances among provenances and progenies of Pinus caribaea var. hondurensis to increase the wood productivity in northwestern of Paraná State, Brazil. The trial was established with seed from Guatemala and Honduras, in a randomized complete block...

Electricity pylons and power lines in an agricultural environment serve as artificial perching sites for many birds. For this reason, seeds of fleshy-fruited plant species are predominantly deposited in these places. In the present study we show that electricity pylons may play an important role in ...

Understanding the responses of invasive and native populations to environmental change is crucial for reliable predictions of invasions in the face of global change. While comparisons of responses across invasive species with different life histories have been performed before, comparing functional ...

In Poaceae, the commercial seed or propagule consists of the spikelet or diaspora: caryopsis (Cs) + accessory bracts: usually glumes, lemurs, paleas and sometimes species specific, modified branches, which have an effect on germination, and influence the management required and therefore the...

This study aims to determine the allelopathic potential of Amaranthus retroflexus (Ar) with different climatic zones on seed germination and growth of A. tricolor (At) treated with a gradient N addition. Ar leaf extracts only displayed significantly allelopathic potential on the underground growth...

Both spiny and edible amaranths (Amaranthus spinosus and A. tricolor) are exotic annuals in China that produce numerous small seeds every year. Spiny amaranth has become a successful invader and a troublesome weed in Xishuangbanna, but edible amaranth has not, although it is widely grown as a...

The successful establishment of an invasive plant in a novel environment has been attributed to the phenotypic plasticity of plant traits, with most studies focussing on vegetative trait plasticity in either experimental and/or natural habitat conditions. This study explores the role of phenotypic...

Aims: The study of the adaptive potential of the germination patterns of invading species enables us to identify some traits linked with their capacity to colonize new sites, and to gain a better understanding of their area of distribution. The aim of this study is to determine the germination...

Seedling recruitment shapes tree communities, including those found in altered landscapes such as urban forests. However, little data exists on local- and broad-scale tree seed immigration and recruitment in these communities. Interspecific competition and seed predation are two major causes of...

Animals play an important role in the seed dispersal of many plants. It is increasingly recognized, however, that the actions of a single disperser rarely determine a seed's fate and final location; rather, multiple abiotic or animal dispersal vectors are involved. Some carnivores act as secondary...