The ecological role of dew in assisting seed germination of the annual desert plant species in a desert environment, northwestern China

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• 作者：Yanli Zhuang ; Wenzhi Zhao
• 关键词：dew deposition ; seeds hydration and dehydration ; seeds viability
• 刊名：Journal of Arid Land
• 出版年：2016
• 出版时间：April 2016
• 年：2016
• 卷：8
• 期：2
• 页码：264-271
• 全文大小：503 KB
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• 作者单位：Yanli Zhuang (1) (2)
  Wenzhi Zhao (1) (2)
  
  1. Linze Inland River Basin Research Station, Chinese Ecosystem Research Network, Lanzhou, 730000, China
  2. Key Laboratory of Ecohydrology of Inland River Basin, Cold and Arid Regions Environmental and Engineering Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou, 730000, China
  
• 刊物主题：Physical Geography; Plant Ecology; Sustainable Development;
• 出版者：Springer Berlin Heidelberg

文摘

It is important to understand the effects of dew events on non-mucilaginous seed germination of annual desert plant species during dry seasons, which is critical to maintaining long-term soil seed banks in a harsh desert environment. We hypothesize that dew deposition also assists in the non-mucilaginous seed germination of annual desert species. A common field dew treatment experiment was conducted in the Linze Inland River Basin Research Station to investigate the effects of dew deposition on the seed germination of four annual species, including Agriophyllum squarrosum, Corispermum mongolicum, Bassia dasyphylla and Halogeton arachnoideus. The results showed that the presence of dew significantly increased seed germination percentages and decreased the nonviable seed percentages of B. dasyphylla and H. arachnoideus, whereas there was no such trend for the seeds of C. mongolicum and A. squarrosum. The ecological effects of dew on the seed germination and viability of the annual desert plants were species specific. Although dew wetting is insufficient to cause seed germination, it may help in priming the seeds. Keywords dew deposition seeds hydration and dehydration seeds viability