Seed sojourn and fast viability loss constrain seedling production of a prominent riparian protection plant Salix variegata Franch

Salix variegata Franch, a prominent plant applied in riparian shelter vegetation in Three Gorges reservoir region of China, produces many seeds every year but generates only a few or no seedlings. Whether the low seedling production of S. variegata is caused by seed sterility or by rapid loss of see...

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Main Authors: Ayi, Qiaoli, Zeng, Bo, Liu, Jianhui, Shi, Shaohua, Niu, Hangang, Lin, Feng, Zhang, Yeyi
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2016
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5121584/