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Effects of Cultivar and Maternal Environment on Seed Quality in Vicia sativa
Production of high quality seeds is of fundamental importance for successful crop production. However, knowledge of the effects of increased temperature resulting from global warming on seed quality of alpine species is limited. We investigated the effect of maternal environment on seed quality of t...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5562723/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28861096 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2017.01411 |
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author | Li, Rong Chen, Lijun Wu, Yanpei Zhang, Rui Baskin, Carol C. Baskin, Jerry M. Hu, Xiaowen |
author_facet | Li, Rong Chen, Lijun Wu, Yanpei Zhang, Rui Baskin, Carol C. Baskin, Jerry M. Hu, Xiaowen |
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description | Production of high quality seeds is of fundamental importance for successful crop production. However, knowledge of the effects of increased temperature resulting from global warming on seed quality of alpine species is limited. We investigated the effect of maternal environment on seed quality of three cultivars of the leguminous forage species Vicia sativa, giving particular attention to temperature. Plants of each cultivar were grown at 1700 and 3000 m a.s.l., and mass, germination, electrical conductivity (EC) of leakage and longevity were determined for mature seeds. Seeds of all three cultivars produced at the low elevation had a significantly lower mass and longevity but higher EC of leachate than those produced at the high elevation, suggesting that increased temperatures decreased seed quality. However, seed viability did not differ between elevations. The effects of maternal environment on seed germination strongly depended on cultivar and germination temperature. At 10 and 15°C, seeds of “Lanjian 3” produced at high elevation germinated to higher percentages and rates than those produced at low elevation, but the opposite trend was observed at 20°C. However, for seeds of “Lanjian 1” and “Lanjian 2,” no significant effect of elevation was observed in germination percentage. Our results indicate that the best environment for the production of high quality seeds (e.g., high seed mass, low EC, high seed longevity) of V. sativa is one in which temperatures are relatively low during seed development. |
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spelling | pubmed-55627232017-08-31 Effects of Cultivar and Maternal Environment on Seed Quality in Vicia sativa Li, Rong Chen, Lijun Wu, Yanpei Zhang, Rui Baskin, Carol C. Baskin, Jerry M. Hu, Xiaowen Front Plant Sci Plant Science Production of high quality seeds is of fundamental importance for successful crop production. However, knowledge of the effects of increased temperature resulting from global warming on seed quality of alpine species is limited. We investigated the effect of maternal environment on seed quality of three cultivars of the leguminous forage species Vicia sativa, giving particular attention to temperature. Plants of each cultivar were grown at 1700 and 3000 m a.s.l., and mass, germination, electrical conductivity (EC) of leakage and longevity were determined for mature seeds. Seeds of all three cultivars produced at the low elevation had a significantly lower mass and longevity but higher EC of leachate than those produced at the high elevation, suggesting that increased temperatures decreased seed quality. However, seed viability did not differ between elevations. The effects of maternal environment on seed germination strongly depended on cultivar and germination temperature. At 10 and 15°C, seeds of “Lanjian 3” produced at high elevation germinated to higher percentages and rates than those produced at low elevation, but the opposite trend was observed at 20°C. However, for seeds of “Lanjian 1” and “Lanjian 2,” no significant effect of elevation was observed in germination percentage. Our results indicate that the best environment for the production of high quality seeds (e.g., high seed mass, low EC, high seed longevity) of V. sativa is one in which temperatures are relatively low during seed development. Frontiers Media S.A. 2017-08-17 /pmc/articles/PMC5562723/ /pubmed/28861096 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2017.01411 Text en Copyright © 2017 Li, Chen, Wu, Zhang, Baskin, Baskin and Hu. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms. |
spellingShingle | Plant Science Li, Rong Chen, Lijun Wu, Yanpei Zhang, Rui Baskin, Carol C. Baskin, Jerry M. Hu, Xiaowen Effects of Cultivar and Maternal Environment on Seed Quality in Vicia sativa |
title | Effects of Cultivar and Maternal Environment on Seed Quality in Vicia sativa |
title_full | Effects of Cultivar and Maternal Environment on Seed Quality in Vicia sativa |
title_fullStr | Effects of Cultivar and Maternal Environment on Seed Quality in Vicia sativa |
title_full_unstemmed | Effects of Cultivar and Maternal Environment on Seed Quality in Vicia sativa |
title_short | Effects of Cultivar and Maternal Environment on Seed Quality in Vicia sativa |
title_sort | effects of cultivar and maternal environment on seed quality in vicia sativa |
topic | Plant Science |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5562723/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28861096 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2017.01411 |
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