The Bamboo Flowering Cycle Sheds Light on Flowering Diversity
Bamboo is a perennial flowering plant with a distinctive life cycle: many bamboo species remain in the vegetative phase for decades, followed by mass synchronous flowering and subsequent death. The phenomenon of bamboo flowering is not fully understood, but its periodicity is a major research focus....
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| author | Xiao Zheng Xiao Zheng Xiao Zheng Shuyan Lin Shuyan Lin Huajun Fu Huajun Fu Huajun Fu Yawen Wan Yawen Wan Yawen Wan Yulong Ding Yulong Ding |
| author_facet | Xiao Zheng Xiao Zheng Xiao Zheng Shuyan Lin Shuyan Lin Huajun Fu Huajun Fu Huajun Fu Yawen Wan Yawen Wan Yawen Wan Yulong Ding Yulong Ding |
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| description | Bamboo is a perennial flowering plant with a distinctive life cycle: many bamboo species remain in the vegetative phase for decades, followed by mass synchronous flowering and subsequent death. The phenomenon of bamboo flowering is not fully understood, but its periodicity is a major research focus. Here, we collected information on bamboo flowering events by investigating historical documents and field studies at the Bamboo Research Institute of Nanjing Forestry University. We compiled information on more than 630 flowering events, 124 of which accurately recorded the flowering cycle time. We summarized the specific flowering cycles of 85 bamboo species, as well as four kinds of bamboo flowering habits in detail. We present a theory of the bamboo flowering cycle and discuss the reasons for the observed variations in bamboo flowering. This review also introduces two mechanisms by which bamboo forests are rejuvenated after flowering and explains the flowering phenomena of bamboo forests using the bamboo flowering cycle theory. Finally, we present suggestions for forest management strategies. Bamboo flowering is a normal physiological phenomenon, even though it has unique elements compared with flowering in other plants. The results presented here provide valuable reference material for understanding bamboo flowering and its periodicity. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-3e51927f8bb04619b56a7b0e86de28642022-12-21T18:31:12ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Plant Science1664-462X2020-04-011110.3389/fpls.2020.00381495867The Bamboo Flowering Cycle Sheds Light on Flowering DiversityXiao Zheng0Xiao Zheng1Xiao Zheng2Shuyan Lin3Shuyan Lin4Huajun Fu5Huajun Fu6Huajun Fu7Yawen Wan8Yawen Wan9Yawen Wan10Yulong Ding11Yulong Ding12Co-Innovation Center for Sustainable Forestry in Southern China, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, ChinaBamboo Research Institute, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, ChinaCollege of Biology and the Environment, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, ChinaCo-Innovation Center for Sustainable Forestry in Southern China, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, ChinaBamboo Research Institute, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, ChinaCo-Innovation Center for Sustainable Forestry in Southern China, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, ChinaBamboo Research Institute, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, ChinaCollege of Biology and the Environment, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, ChinaCo-Innovation Center for Sustainable Forestry in Southern China, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, ChinaBamboo Research Institute, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, ChinaCollege of Biology and the Environment, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, ChinaCo-Innovation Center for Sustainable Forestry in Southern China, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, ChinaBamboo Research Institute, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, ChinaBamboo is a perennial flowering plant with a distinctive life cycle: many bamboo species remain in the vegetative phase for decades, followed by mass synchronous flowering and subsequent death. The phenomenon of bamboo flowering is not fully understood, but its periodicity is a major research focus. Here, we collected information on bamboo flowering events by investigating historical documents and field studies at the Bamboo Research Institute of Nanjing Forestry University. We compiled information on more than 630 flowering events, 124 of which accurately recorded the flowering cycle time. We summarized the specific flowering cycles of 85 bamboo species, as well as four kinds of bamboo flowering habits in detail. We present a theory of the bamboo flowering cycle and discuss the reasons for the observed variations in bamboo flowering. This review also introduces two mechanisms by which bamboo forests are rejuvenated after flowering and explains the flowering phenomena of bamboo forests using the bamboo flowering cycle theory. Finally, we present suggestions for forest management strategies. Bamboo flowering is a normal physiological phenomenon, even though it has unique elements compared with flowering in other plants. The results presented here provide valuable reference material for understanding bamboo flowering and its periodicity.https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpls.2020.00381/fullBambusoideaebamboo flowering eventstheory of bamboo flowering cyclerejuvenationflowering diversity |
| spellingShingle | Xiao Zheng Xiao Zheng Xiao Zheng Shuyan Lin Shuyan Lin Huajun Fu Huajun Fu Huajun Fu Yawen Wan Yawen Wan Yawen Wan Yulong Ding Yulong Ding The Bamboo Flowering Cycle Sheds Light on Flowering Diversity Frontiers in Plant Science Bambusoideae bamboo flowering events theory of bamboo flowering cycle rejuvenation flowering diversity |
| title | The Bamboo Flowering Cycle Sheds Light on Flowering Diversity |
| title_full | The Bamboo Flowering Cycle Sheds Light on Flowering Diversity |
| title_fullStr | The Bamboo Flowering Cycle Sheds Light on Flowering Diversity |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Bamboo Flowering Cycle Sheds Light on Flowering Diversity |
| title_short | The Bamboo Flowering Cycle Sheds Light on Flowering Diversity |
| title_sort | bamboo flowering cycle sheds light on flowering diversity |
| topic | Bambusoideae bamboo flowering events theory of bamboo flowering cycle rejuvenation flowering diversity |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpls.2020.00381/full |
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