Maternal mowing effect on seed traits of an invasive weed, Erigeron annuus in Farmland

• Main Authors: Xiao, Hui Yong, Jiang, Hua Liu, Zhen, Li, Shu, Feng Du, Zhuo, Wen Zhang, Xue, Feng Meng, Xiao, Jing Wu, Yong, Jian Wang
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2015
• Online Access: http://journalarticle.ukm.my/8476/1/05_Xiao-Hui.pdf; http://journalarticle.ukm.my/8476/; http://www.ukm.my/jsm/

The effect of maternal mowing on seed traits of an invasive weed, Erigeron annuus, in farmland was discussed by comparing mowing plants with intact (no-mowing) plants. The maternal mowing effect resulted in the decrease of seed mass, achene size, pappus length and germination percentage and the incr...