Milla biflora Cav.-seeds, harvest and germination

Milla biflora Cav. is one of six species of this genus reported to be present in Mexico. To determine the present and potential seed production of this plant, the following characteristics were studied: the number of flowers per scape, the frequencies of scape with defined number of flower per scape...

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Main Authors: Michał W. Borys, Helena Leszczyńska-Borys
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Polish Botanical Society 2013-12-01
Series:Acta Agrobotanica
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Online Access:https://pbsociety.org.pl/journals/index.php/aa/article/view/2461
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author Michał W. Borys
Helena Leszczyńska-Borys
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description Milla biflora Cav. is one of six species of this genus reported to be present in Mexico. To determine the present and potential seed production of this plant, the following characteristics were studied: the number of flowers per scape, the frequencies of scape with defined number of flower per scape, the conversion of flowers into capsules, the capsule size, seed numbers, average seed size per capsule. Samplings were taken from the natural stands and evaluation of the respective attributes was done in plants growing in germplasm colIection belonging to the University UPAEP. The number of flowers ranged from 1 to 10 per scape, with 90,6% of scapes giving from 1 to 6 flowers. The capsules were formed from flowers in the following proportions: in scapes with one flower - 13,64%, in scapes with 3 flowers - 48,21%, in scapes with four or more flowers - 60%; 67,80 of capsules gave from 60 to 140 seeds; 45% of seeds had the average size from 1,81 to 2,20 mg. The mean weight of 1000 seeds was 1937.2 mg. The seeds germinated during 7 days in water, in 88 to 100%. The plant emergence from soil sown seeds ranged from 41,4 to lOO %. The seeds have not lost the germination ability after 2 years of storage at room conditions.
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spelling doaj.art-7a8f068e4157481184b685a4d66033462022-12-22T01:18:58ZengPolish Botanical SocietyActa Agrobotanica2300-357X2013-12-01521-2314110.5586/aa.1999.0041978Milla biflora Cav.-seeds, harvest and germinationMichał W. Borys0Helena Leszczyńska-Borys1Universidad Popular Autónoma del Estado de Puebla Agronomía - Recursos NaturalesUniversidad Popular Autónoma del Estado de Puebla Agronomía - Recursos NaturalesMilla biflora Cav. is one of six species of this genus reported to be present in Mexico. To determine the present and potential seed production of this plant, the following characteristics were studied: the number of flowers per scape, the frequencies of scape with defined number of flower per scape, the conversion of flowers into capsules, the capsule size, seed numbers, average seed size per capsule. Samplings were taken from the natural stands and evaluation of the respective attributes was done in plants growing in germplasm colIection belonging to the University UPAEP. The number of flowers ranged from 1 to 10 per scape, with 90,6% of scapes giving from 1 to 6 flowers. The capsules were formed from flowers in the following proportions: in scapes with one flower - 13,64%, in scapes with 3 flowers - 48,21%, in scapes with four or more flowers - 60%; 67,80 of capsules gave from 60 to 140 seeds; 45% of seeds had the average size from 1,81 to 2,20 mg. The mean weight of 1000 seeds was 1937.2 mg. The seeds germinated during 7 days in water, in 88 to 100%. The plant emergence from soil sown seeds ranged from 41,4 to lOO %. The seeds have not lost the germination ability after 2 years of storage at room conditions.https://pbsociety.org.pl/journals/index.php/aa/article/view/2461flower conversion into capsulesseed sizeseed productioncapsule sizenumber of seedsornamental plants seedsgermination
spellingShingle Michał W. Borys
Helena Leszczyńska-Borys
Milla biflora Cav.-seeds, harvest and germination
Acta Agrobotanica
flower conversion into capsules
seed size
seed production
capsule size
number of seeds
ornamental plants seeds
germination
title Milla biflora Cav.-seeds, harvest and germination
title_full Milla biflora Cav.-seeds, harvest and germination
title_fullStr Milla biflora Cav.-seeds, harvest and germination
title_full_unstemmed Milla biflora Cav.-seeds, harvest and germination
title_short Milla biflora Cav.-seeds, harvest and germination
title_sort milla biflora cav seeds harvest and germination
topic flower conversion into capsules
seed size
seed production
capsule size
number of seeds
ornamental plants seeds
germination
url https://pbsociety.org.pl/journals/index.php/aa/article/view/2461
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