珍稀植物银杉的种子萌发特性

银杉(Cathaya argyrophylla)为我国特有珍稀古生树种,其种群自然更新困难,被列为国家Ⅰ级重点保护植物。由于银杉种子自然发芽率低,对其种子萌发过程的生理生态特性进行研究显得十分必要。对银杉种子的千粒重、含水率等物理特性及不同保存方法对种子生理活性影响进行了研究,重点研究了银杉种子经激素处理后其发芽率的变化趋势以及不同贮藏方法对种子萌发率以及抗氧化酶系统活性的影响。结果表明:储存时的水分条件是保证生活力的关键,失水带来的逆境胁迫导致银杉种子抗氧化酶活性变化剧烈,长时间的胁迫(报纸储存90d)造成种子能量消耗严重,抗氧化酶活性下降剧烈,导致发芽率极低(2.50%);用苔藓包裹低温贮藏的方法对种子活力影响最小,种子的发芽率最高,且能较长时间的保存。用不同激素处理后,能对种子的发芽有一定的促进作用,其中以IAA表现最好,特别是100mg/L浓度的IAA能提高种子发芽率30.30%,效果明显,但随着贮藏时间的延长,由于银杉种子自身活力丧失迅速,激素浸泡处理效果并不显著。

Seed germination of endangered Cathaya argyrophylla Chun & Kuang

Cathaya argyrophylla Chun & Kuang,a monotypic genus of the pine family,is endemic to China.Chinese government lists it as a Class-I protected plant because of its limited individuals in the wild.Natural regeneration is rare and it is imperative to better understand its eco-physiological characteristics of seed germination.Cones of Cathaya argyrophlla were collected from selected healthy and 60-100 years old individuals and there are 490 to 520 cones per kilogram.Every 100 cones produced 4.36 seeds and every...