植物生态学报 ›› 2011, Vol. 35 ›› Issue (7): 751-758.DOI: 10.3724/SP.J.1258.2011.00751

所属专题: 青藏高原植物生态学:生理生态学

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种子萌发的积温效应——以青藏高原东缘的12种 菊科植物为例

刘文, 刘坤, 张春辉, 杜国祯*()   

  1. 兰州大学干旱与草地生态教育部重点实验室, 兰州 730000
  • 发布日期:2011-08-18
  • 通讯作者: 杜国祯
  • 作者简介:*E-mail: guozdu@lzu.edu.cn

Effect of accumulated temperature on seed germination—a case study of 12 Compositae species on the eastern Qinghai-Tibet Plateau of China

LIU Wen, LIU Kun, ZHANG Chun-Hui, DU Guo-Zhen*()   

  1. Key Laboratory of Arid and Grassland Ecology of Ministry of Education, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China
  • Published:2011-08-18
  • Contact: DU Guo-Zhen

摘要:

温度是影响种子萌发的重要的环境因素之一。该文以青藏高原东缘的12种菊科植物为研究对象, 结合Logistic函数和积温公式, 通过非线性回归方法估算种子萌发的最低温度和积温, 研究了种子萌发对不同温度的响应。研究结果表明: (1)青藏高原东缘的12种菊科植物种子萌发的最低温度的平均值为0 ℃, 积温的平均值为94.5 ℃·d。与前人的研究相比, 该研究中萌发的最低温度较低, 积温较高, 这是该区域菊科植物长期适应青藏高原特殊的温度环境的结果; (2)种子萌发的最低温度与积温之间存在着显著的负相关关系(p = 0.04)。萌发最低温度较低的物种积温较高, 避免了种子在多变的温度环境下较早萌发所遇到的风险; (3)种子大小与积温之间存在着显著的正相关关系(p = 0.01)。在萌发最低温度差别不大的情况下, 与大种子相比, 小种子萌发所需的积温较低, 萌发较快, 在群落演替的早期占有优势。

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关键词: 积温, 最低温度, 菊科, 种子大小, 种子萌发, 青藏高原

Abstract:

Aim Temperature is an important environmental factor influencing seed germination. Our objective was to research the seed germination response of 12 Compositae species from the eastern Qinghai-Tibet Plateau of China to different temperatures using the accumulated temperature model.
Methods All 12 species belong to four genera of Compositae. Seeds of each species were germinated at five constant temperatures (5, 10, 15, 20 and 25 °C), and germination was recorded once per day. We combined the logistic function and the accumulated temperature equation and used non-linear regression to estimate the base temperature and accumulated temperature for seed germination of each species.
Important findings The average base temperature and accumulated temperature of the 12 species were 0 °C and 94.5 °C·d, respectively. The base temperature was lower and the accumulated temperature was higher than reported by previous researchers. These are the result of long-term adaptation to the temperature environment of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. There was a significant negative correlation between base temperature and accumulated temperature (p = 0.04). Therefore, species with lower base temperature would avoid the risk of seeds germinating earlier in an environment with changeable temperature. A significant positive correlation existed between seed mass and accumulated temperature (p = 0.01). Under relatively constant base temperature, small-seeded species germinated faster than large-seeded ones, giving them priority of germination in early succession.

Key words: accumulated temperature, base temperature, Compositae, seed germination, seed mass, Qinghai- Tibet Plateau