Regulation of seed germination by diurnally alternating temperatures in disturbance-adapted banana crop wild relatives (Musa acuminata)

Seed conservation of banana crop wild relatives (Musa L. spp.) is limited because of lack of knowledge about their germination ecology. Musa acuminata Colla, the most important banana crop wild relative, is distributed in tropical and subtropical Asian and Pacific rainforests and colonizes disturbed...

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Autores principales: Kallo, Simon, Davies, Rachel, Panis, Bartholomeus, Janssens, Steven B., Vandelook, Filip, Mertens, Arne, Swennen, Rony L., Tahir, Maimun Binti, Dickie, John
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Publicado: Cambridge University Press 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/111224
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author Kallo, Simon
Davies, Rachel
Panis, Bartholomeus
Janssens, Steven B.
Vandelook, Filip
Mertens, Arne
Swennen, Rony L.
Tahir, Maimun Binti
Dickie, John
author_browse Davies, Rachel
Dickie, John
Janssens, Steven B.
Kallo, Simon
Mertens, Arne
Panis, Bartholomeus
Swennen, Rony L.
Tahir, Maimun Binti
Vandelook, Filip
author_facet Kallo, Simon
Davies, Rachel
Panis, Bartholomeus
Janssens, Steven B.
Vandelook, Filip
Mertens, Arne
Swennen, Rony L.
Tahir, Maimun Binti
Dickie, John
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description Seed conservation of banana crop wild relatives (Musa L. spp.) is limited because of lack of knowledge about their germination ecology. Musa acuminata Colla, the most important banana crop wild relative, is distributed in tropical and subtropical Asian and Pacific rainforests and colonizes disturbed sites. The role of temperature in stimulating/inhibiting germination to detect disturbance when canopy gaps are formed is not well known. We assessed seed germination thermal requirements of three subspecies of M. acuminata using nine seed accessions which had been stored in the Millennium Seed Bank. Diurnally alternating temperature cycles were almost completely essential for germination compared with constant temperatures. Germination was optimal when the upper temperature of a diurnal cycle was at 35°C; the lower temperature of the cycle was less important. Subspecies occurrence coordinates were used to extract climate temperature data which were then compared against the temperature requirements for germination from our experiment results. Maximum temperatures of the warmest month across subspecies ranges were close to but below optimal germination temperatures, as were diurnal ranges, suggesting soil-warming at the micro-climate level following gap creation is important for M. acuminata seed germination. Additionally, pre-treatment for 3 months at 60% relative humidity at constant 25°C improved germination from 14 ± 10 (mean, standard deviation) to 41 ± 29% suggesting a period in the soil seed bank under the canopy may increase sensitivity to alternating temperature cycles. Overall viability was low (49 ± 28%), and considerable variance was caused by the different accessions. Germination remained somewhat inconsistent.
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spelling CGSpace1112242025-11-11T19:06:28Z Regulation of seed germination by diurnally alternating temperatures in disturbance-adapted banana crop wild relatives (Musa acuminata) Kallo, Simon Davies, Rachel Panis, Bartholomeus Janssens, Steven B. Vandelook, Filip Mertens, Arne Swennen, Rony L. Tahir, Maimun Binti Dickie, John temperature anomalies crop wild relatives seed germination temperatura especies silvestres afín a las plantas cultivadas germinación de las semillas Seed conservation of banana crop wild relatives (Musa L. spp.) is limited because of lack of knowledge about their germination ecology. Musa acuminata Colla, the most important banana crop wild relative, is distributed in tropical and subtropical Asian and Pacific rainforests and colonizes disturbed sites. The role of temperature in stimulating/inhibiting germination to detect disturbance when canopy gaps are formed is not well known. We assessed seed germination thermal requirements of three subspecies of M. acuminata using nine seed accessions which had been stored in the Millennium Seed Bank. Diurnally alternating temperature cycles were almost completely essential for germination compared with constant temperatures. Germination was optimal when the upper temperature of a diurnal cycle was at 35°C; the lower temperature of the cycle was less important. Subspecies occurrence coordinates were used to extract climate temperature data which were then compared against the temperature requirements for germination from our experiment results. Maximum temperatures of the warmest month across subspecies ranges were close to but below optimal germination temperatures, as were diurnal ranges, suggesting soil-warming at the micro-climate level following gap creation is important for M. acuminata seed germination. Additionally, pre-treatment for 3 months at 60% relative humidity at constant 25°C improved germination from 14 ± 10 (mean, standard deviation) to 41 ± 29% suggesting a period in the soil seed bank under the canopy may increase sensitivity to alternating temperature cycles. Overall viability was low (49 ± 28%), and considerable variance was caused by the different accessions. Germination remained somewhat inconsistent. 2020-12 2021-02-09T16:23:58Z 2021-02-09T16:23:58Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/111224 en Open Access application/pdf Cambridge University Press Kallo, S.; Davies, R.; Panis, B.; Janssens, S.B.; Vandelook, F.; Mertens, A.; Swennen, R.; Tahir, M.B.; Dickie, J. (2021) Regulation of seed germination by diurnally alternating temperatures in disturbance-adapted banana crop wild relatives (Musa acuminata). Seed Science Research 30 p. 238–248 ISSN: 0960-2585
spellingShingle temperature anomalies
crop wild relatives
seed germination
temperatura
especies silvestres afín a las plantas cultivadas
germinación de las semillas
Kallo, Simon
Davies, Rachel
Panis, Bartholomeus
Janssens, Steven B.
Vandelook, Filip
Mertens, Arne
Swennen, Rony L.
Tahir, Maimun Binti
Dickie, John
Regulation of seed germination by diurnally alternating temperatures in disturbance-adapted banana crop wild relatives (Musa acuminata)
title Regulation of seed germination by diurnally alternating temperatures in disturbance-adapted banana crop wild relatives (Musa acuminata)
title_full Regulation of seed germination by diurnally alternating temperatures in disturbance-adapted banana crop wild relatives (Musa acuminata)
title_fullStr Regulation of seed germination by diurnally alternating temperatures in disturbance-adapted banana crop wild relatives (Musa acuminata)
title_full_unstemmed Regulation of seed germination by diurnally alternating temperatures in disturbance-adapted banana crop wild relatives (Musa acuminata)
title_short Regulation of seed germination by diurnally alternating temperatures in disturbance-adapted banana crop wild relatives (Musa acuminata)
title_sort regulation of seed germination by diurnally alternating temperatures in disturbance adapted banana crop wild relatives musa acuminata
topic temperature anomalies
crop wild relatives
seed germination
temperatura
especies silvestres afín a las plantas cultivadas
germinación de las semillas
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/111224
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