Variability of Selected Traits in Meadow Fescue (Festuca pratensis Huds.) Plants with Different Susceptibility to Seed Shattering †
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Material and Methods
2.1. Plant Material and Experimental Design
2.2. Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM)
2.3. Statistical Analysis
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Characterization of the Obtained Subpopulations
3.2. Analysis of the Site of the Bonding between the Caryopsis and the Spikelet Pedicel
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Month | Temperature [°C] | Precipitation [mm] | ||||||||||
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2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | |
April | 9.8 | 8.9 | 8.3 | 9.1 | 9.5 | 7.6 | 65 | 20 | 43 | 24 | 59 | 111 |
May | 15.0 | 14.2 | 12.8 | 13.3 | 14.5 | 14.0 | 23 | 99 | 108 | 101 | 41 | 84 |
June | 17.3 | 17.5 | 15.5 | 17.5 | 18.8 | 18.8 | 143 | 213 | 80 | 53 | 60 | 45 |
July | 20.0 | 19.5 | 20.4 | 20.6 | 19.6 | 19.2 | 69 | 27 | 183 | 72 | 93 | 84 |
Mean/Total | 14.3 | 15.1 | 15.6 | 14.9 | 15.1 | 15.5 | 299 | 359 | 414 | 250 | 253 | 325 |
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Wójtowicz, T.; Zieliński, A. Variability of Selected Traits in Meadow Fescue (Festuca pratensis Huds.) Plants with Different Susceptibility to Seed Shattering. Biol. Life Sci. Forum 2021, 3, 23. https://doi.org/10.3390/IECAG2021-09910
Wójtowicz T, Zieliński A. Variability of Selected Traits in Meadow Fescue (Festuca pratensis Huds.) Plants with Different Susceptibility to Seed Shattering. Biology and Life Sciences Forum. 2021; 3(1):23. https://doi.org/10.3390/IECAG2021-09910
Chicago/Turabian StyleWójtowicz, Tomasz, and Andrzej Zieliński. 2021. "Variability of Selected Traits in Meadow Fescue (Festuca pratensis Huds.) Plants with Different Susceptibility to Seed Shattering" Biology and Life Sciences Forum 3, no. 1: 23. https://doi.org/10.3390/IECAG2021-09910
APA StyleWójtowicz, T., & Zieliński, A. (2021). Variability of Selected Traits in Meadow Fescue (Festuca pratensis Huds.) Plants with Different Susceptibility to Seed Shattering. Biology and Life Sciences Forum, 3(1), 23. https://doi.org/10.3390/IECAG2021-09910