Photonastic and thermonastic opening of capitulum in dandelion,Taraxacum officinale andTaraxacum japonicum |
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Authors: | Osamu Tanaka Yuuji Tanaka Hiromitsu Wada |
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Institution: | (1) Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Konan University, 658 Kobe |
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Abstract: | The capitula ofTaraxacum officinale andT. japonicum open in response to temperature rise at lower temperatures (thermonasty), and in response to light at higher temperatures
(photonasty), as was the case inT. albidum. The capitula ofT. officinale could respond to the same temperature rise more sensitively than those ofT. albidum orT. japonicum. The minimum temperature for photonastic opening is as low as 13 C forT. officinale, while that forT. albidum andT. japonicum is about 18 C. That is why the capitula ofT. officinale opened earlier than those ofT. albidum andT. japonicum in the morning in April under natural conditions.
The capitulum continued to be open for about 13–14 hr inT. officinale and about 8–11 hr inT. japonicum and inT. albidum both under natural conditions in April and even under constant light-temperature conditions, suggesting that the time of
capitula-closing in these three species is not controlled by changes in environmental factors (light and/or temperature). |
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Keywords: | Capitulum Flower-opening and closing Photonastic movement Taraxacum Thermonastic movement |
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