Germination Patterns in Seeds Produced in Apical and Basal Fruits of Two Thlaspi arvense Populations

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Edo-Tena, Eva;
Gesch, Russell W.;
Royo-Esnal, Aritz;
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(2020)
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Germination Patterns in Seeds Produced in Apical and Basal Fruits of Two Thlaspi arvense Populations.
Agronomy, 2020, vol. 10, núm. 5, p. 756.
https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy10050756.
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The aim of the present work is to study possible differences in the germination behavior of apical and basal seeds (produced in the upper and lower fruits of the infruitescence), of two populations of field pennycress (Thlaspi arvense), both produced in a Mediterranean and a continental temperate climate. The results showed that among the three studied factors (population, seed type, production site), only the production site was relevant for the total germination, germinating those produced in Morris in a greater amount than those produced in Lleida. Germination models could be applied only to seeds produced at Morris (>10% germination), and despite the lack of differences in the total germination percentage, germination rates (speed—b parameter—and time to 50% germination—G50) differed between population and seed types—apical seeds from the Spanish population germinated faster (lower b parameter) than the rest, while apical seeds of both populations germinated faster than the corresponding basal seeds (lower G50). The results show, on the one hand, the importance of the seed production site if this species was considered as a commercial oilseed crop and, on the other hand, differences that will help seed selection for seed germination and establishment improvement of pennycress.
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