Retrospective Theses and Dissertations 1943 Hybridization and embryology of Paspalum dilatatum Poir Hugh Wilbur Bennett Iowa State College Follow this and additional works at: http://lib.dr.iastate.edu/rtd Part of the Agriculture Commons, and the Plant Sciences Commons Recommended Citation Bennett, Hugh Wilbur, "Hybridization and embryology of Paspalum dilatatum Poir " (1943). Retrospective Theses and Dissertations. Paper 13212. This Dissertation is brought to you for free and open access by Digital Repository @ Iowa State University. It has been accepted for inclusion in Retrospective Theses and Dissertations by an authorized administrator of Digital Repository @ Iowa State University. For more information, please contact digirep@iastate.edu. NOTE TO USERS This reproduction is the best copy available. 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Fl0e?erin|; £ldbzyolo^ Chromosome Suiabera Pollen Germimtioa . ft •••«.*••• «««• W A#****#-***'** *»*•*» ««•*• fi f4. iif»iAar fS LITEMItl® ClflO m A^mmmmmwrn ss rie-fo iiu Of l# file A'wsmge Number of Flowers Blooming l^aoh iiour ill 15 liifloreaeetioes of I^epalum VFrvillel Baring P^riM if The Awrag® Huuibor of Flowers Blocaming ±'i&«h Hour in 15 lafloresoenc®s of P&spalaa dilatatum Oaring Idte ll.9^sd.x% P«f>lM •***•.*«**«*.««»*•••••* IS fR%l# $« Av»rage Masibsr of Flowers Bloming E&oh Hoar 4tt IS laflos^seeaeft® of Ptopalta mla,** ©oi^^llm t^e Blocming"''P'ertodrlit fable leiapaEutEurs and iiuuildit^- iieadijjtja at ikeh hour jDuring th® Blooming Period of tlie fasp&lum sp» i a f a b l « a I , t w r t S * » . . faW® S.^ flowering Ou ]pi^i^r^xlX^^ OTx toil ani lam Soistare Awmg® of 10 laflor^seemt® ««•«•««#•»••»*»<•«*«*•«•»•.*••«•«• liitoJte' i». of High, aad . 2,0 Xaflor®«Q«ao*s &%!# f*. S» f«&t# f» m % dlla-faafeiai oa Soil at •«««*•#•*«*«*««•«••«•••#**•#* 1? Flosmring of Pasyatom mlaoophylliaa on Soil at Hl^ mA IiW fcistor® Awmg® of 10 I]Qfloreso0nces «••*«••*•*«. fS Temperature and Hujaidity Readings at Each HoiJi* of 1310 Blocasijsg Period of Fagpalum sp. Before and After Ohaagiag the Matural l<alatioa of Light and Darkness to T&mperatur® and Huaidit?f»* €1 The Av0i%ge Kuaber of Flowers Blooming ia 10 of ItoyalttM ®p« l«for® sad Af%»r Chmsgixig the Hatural Eelation of lAght and I^rkn®t« to Temperature and IMraiditjr, Atrerag© of 10 Xnflot«»0«m»is it ''v. y*g». The jivereg© Number of Flowm Blooming in 10 Inflor«soenoes of I^spalAim 8p. with Constant fmperature and VJier© ttie %lativ« Hmaidity T/as Reversed in Its Borml delation to Light .»««»•• 4S faljl® 11* Itoaidily Headii^g at Eeeh Hour of the BloojaiHg Bsried of l!^sx:^3Mm ep. after Reversal to Its 'torrml Itelsttion to lAght with fonponature CkHistent (76® - 80*'' F) after th® oeoond Day 0 fafeji® IS* Piwday Awrag© of Flowering of Paspalum sp« at Constant I-fijniciS.tj'' and ¥ajyine Temperatai^s •!» lltol# 11* SX Time (minutes) Hecjiiired for BlooEiing of m 1k%l« M» liifcl# IS# fcfei# It*. tf» Aimerag® P«r cent Pollen irerainatinn of Trio Selections of Paepalim dilatatum in Solution A^ut M®4ia- at S«p@mtewss irm 24 t® 39® C* fS Average Per cent Pollen wermiiiatifm of 1'«kj Selections of Paspalum dilatattm in Solution ani Agar Mo4ia at Sworose Oi^oentrationei frora 0*0 to 40.0 Par ount if Average Per cent Pollon n«rmlnation of Tte) aeleotions of I'-fespalum dil&tatum in Solution arsi Agar Msdia of 0, frtm ••4 to If Analysis of Varianoe on Pollen Cr«minat©d at fmp&ratwrefi fr<m 24 to 5&® C. and pH from 4#4 to Agar and Sucrose Oonstant ®8 %mf m nmm 9MM ' t FiKUP® 1» Figure 2. Spikelets rmoved In purity determinations. Spikslstfi containii^ ergot and withstandijog ftir Figure 3, Cross»0eetion of 2 Figure 4* SpikeXets oontaini^^ seed Figuim GroM steoHdem ot 4 0, liwid fr»e frot gluMS Vksam % «j? flowering la « paaiele «••....*•.• figwrtt &* lewml flowsring by ho^j.rs fipiw §.« itsml, flweriig- % ? f ? f 7 ? IS SI # #*«••••• #•**« #«« «.»- S8 ,Wkmm I®* ^Flowring under high and Im soil laoxstortt* IS Mm ^'loiiejring by hours under high and low soil moisture Kgmm ti# Day revera&l, Flomring by howre# Pas^mluTn dilatatum 4$ Wlguim is. Day reversal, Flcwfering by h<:»irs» Baspilm urrlllel •«•••«••««•#«••«»»*•••))•• M .»gaf» M# Day re-yei^&l. FXotsering by hours, Paspalum malacophyXltm ••,»•••••*«•.••••••• 4$' •Ilpre IS# iGMrly 4f '^y 'mmmmi figam IB* film of initiation of flowering at differerdi temperatures SS m. Fiwm II* Figure 17, J!;yf;ot® 8 hours after pollination x l®0 Figures 18, 19 and SO. ?ro«rfjryos 12 hmre after polliiiation X S30 ftgrnm tl« Fro&v^rjo S4 houi^s after pollination shot?iag rounded mature x S?5 m-rn froasftjiyo beginning to leaa^tben S6 hours after pollinaticox X 216 Fipaf# fSi Proembryo 48 hours after pollination# Hot# cellular endosperm x 22S R©i«l ProeEtoryo 60 }xmra after pollimtion K »0 Embryo 72 hoars after pollimtioa showiasg a praliaiiaiary step in initiation of tlie &asM % 200 I#* foar»day old ©isJaryo. fli© posterior lobe has differentiated x 34S ••*•••»•«••«*•••• Figur® 27» SB4>ryo 5 days after pollination showing distinet ooleoptile prlmordia and plunnjl© growing point. The radicle begins to differentiate at this stag® x SOO «•***.•« S8* Embryo 6 days after polliimtion ahowxHig mpid g;r<mth of ooleoptile and the distinct 8«edlir^ leaf primordia x 100 •«••*•«»««*• ft* Msitare «aA>xyo 18 days after pollimtion X 100 Croes-8©otion of a, 6 day «®bry© showing soodliag lea-f and oolew)XJtile aiwind th« plumule growing point x IIS Cross-section of a 14 day old embryo shoaping tlie seedling; leaf and Idle iaitiation of aiiother leaf primordiiaa 3C 90 Sf S9 Sf ft i# fS Figar* ti* gf 6# SS §f i# if ®8 I f I I I 3 I I I• I f i t e I © o>$ ct I p; ffi ^ I if ss> g S II J H- fI !» 11 s ? I i I I I I i I :I •P I§ i^ I 8 I o 0 1 • I •g I fl5' f I « u n 4^ •r4 11 o o. o II i .»*4 J 1 g £ s I ^ ss I m iS t. rt t? I € i s a M £ e ;0 s I u « •& If 1 0 X 4» s 1 «» I I % I ^ I 1 2 11i 5 I <? a I I J- I l.l I % -i & w f I I! 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H* If I I s I t f § a* I m. •w , i $• Q m .p» m 'W I II i t I f I I i »• A oonsid«i%ble amount of i»»stigati€a3s ©m artificial pollen p0ll«» stomge, aai pollen m gwmm *11 ^ .fiftly rtvl.swsd, Aecojsliiig t« A suMsary af wftyk ie®© e» e«iBp£^€ by mA loagevlty t« 19S5, ^!?be-ia4atii««^ Iww 1j««a -wsM of ti» Jte^STi'ty of 'ti» pollen of E31 species of plants^ eomprislng 175 grnmm mi M mmiABmibTb» to J^&i^ilx0s # zi£i,tt2^"slI cQUf^i'txons Bi«y ^ mi. p^lUmM-oa,. wwfeiir of plmafet it »la%tf*ly hm effective, mst take pla«# poll@n. of wmwf fm liowrs «A m. «wrf3»r 9t gra*»##- .iwgw' rsoognlaed as having shorfe-liwd pollen," lto»a Hiey give a wta®# ia pollen long©-?lty of S36 <^Rye in 'fi;TTi'h& latlfolta to oii«*4«,Xf hear i» Seealit . &;»« l» * 'tciMwoy -to la -j^llwn lm$mwi%y within m g«J3ius. .••&• .«fc«trti®t©iristio ®f gimp® p>ll«a it fey M^ma^ iu^ fcrlan (2) for only r#p®i?t 10 minutes itoo state that barley pollen. »xposefi to lost its gerainatiTr® properties ©ompletely* * prof»r rgmgm «f, siast fiB^0 of temperature and that the «t#r »# ^b®y witli a a#rft&ia ©f pollen wMi ttet It .»«*M %» iwaQily. killed ^ btepia^ iww.*» wp* it» ttSii. -ef th-ft fti?tlfi®itt.i g-«»iaa.tl« ©f l>*rley, psl-l^ BRteiif '^it t^««lo«s thftt lima to ia h^wiMM»Mm mm Am wiA nmm te Msk #f mmp%ivi^ sf ®iey • stat« MmU' tk© ^hysinml, im^m m& a«t gpeoifle a^festaawis &t ^ :^f©nBibl« f«r pollen 1»« (67) -ms «ii3* to storo undisturbed barley pollen for If iay# m m'^ »« at 40° F.» and for U i&fs «t 50® F, 19 'gmttmrn. titfcea •fmm "but poH#a .fww th« of" barley w5.th spikes cut from, tto® fJairt iutti jIs eed in (02), -wiiag p©il9a ««•% •few®#!®' ©f ti^psiro«a»-,» Jwaai that viabili-^ ms lost by tSa® third ds^ after cutting. als>o fouad ttaat , Meroado (fg) BUgaroane pollen deoreased mpidljr in viability aj^f hmm btttp by'fk»i»»-rrt»g l» »ol«ti<m«:.* 'It# able to bridg# th# differsnoes in flowerii*B iJitervals aad ii^bridiae m mmO, fmmh *tis««s. m A viabilil^. tm Uutt (30) and Vexsketraman (90) gi^e f©ll«a t© j«io» tl»* a uiedim oaccfcainiae G«7 per o®nt agar and 26 per doe^ for arttfisial ptttiittation et m$mwimm p»tl«», |* hm'% Is w««d t»«li a »iftod to t«at mrltti## aai pl&irbs as^ pa»».t«' ia -iBe&reaii® a.i«i wtibod lww» •*!,»» biPM, ttsed to select la hwmi.ltm (?!)• fe^'-es (70) tmwA, Itatt't -tt# b©st pollen g^fwlaati^a iftth rl«» «» a% Ifc# M* of &i« vi#if i« also E«M by aiW3i(l»ift:oi' (.at) itoe gs^fl i«. «ha,r&st»riai@<i by a, M-gk mtwr ii®»t«.afe aai a »fi4 .tat# ^ 'M liw fS® to t® f&r cent). p»i.i«a lo^prl.%' % wsaas ef C.) end relati-vsly h'lgk 'himitlty' (8# H® olass«i nrasses as bsslm^iag to a gmmf sttgai* pr^bly #r«a%» a sawett® p«#»#ttr« for' a*%ifieial g-amimtlsaw A •&» i® glws fer »».*• » #f«el»s. m t© las# w* oonditioas for •'oM. germination of poXlss :£a vitro, storing* All teKw %m §mwaAmM.-mm ei pollen •xo«pt l^at of wa&m*- g9mm of pm»e@#, them St^ fSai •% al, (88), woriciag wi^ II gmmimtitm 1 li««s &ft«r folli»tiea«, IS t®, pm- •§«%• bflst tor thjs. 4a. •iilalNr «fiiy gimsa poll®a, Ihi^ pxmm4 gtvm « Iw p®.r •gfmiaftMeii Mw g**#« pollen# B*tr ma- |&| Iwr# <jb'1»'intd m moh m W f«r ©eat gitwiin* *ti©ii <jf com pollen m « ffltttr4«a* a«iia® ^aal i® fimy .fistibi limt tih# 'bgtow#^ e®®* w&w «»i •&« f * r wty of «m#*t}iird ©stfossii to th« «lr p»p artlfiotal g®»ifflati®9a of Itet. follstt f»'ia4»KtS.«n ©w %• «««i '«e»»«ftelly tw the distinotioa of tit# speoies of gmma Brassiea. found that wiMi -m, increase in th« »msm ©ontent A aB^s-4 iusw&WH*- tils of b@rri0«» ttfoa ia iSm Iwit Best results were obtal»«i iii#m « ^ o -thirae 3jabedd«d #ib#r mmn ka?» %•«» *€« of Si«SL fft) f®r to cause burstim^* •«ai «t « teal4i% ^ cytoplasm should be slightly oa th® kyfo^tott# Sid© »:© #111% tist f»llia aot imflily #•? ,|»r seat ugatr^ IfccDaaiels Furr (5?) %|r' -artif isial g«mi»tlon mi Wi^lmW (Si) wttei^ .airf s#St.t$ig of tftigrs aad fruit mm% 18., i:« Mom m to atell4%' to- la oviltur© im wlation to abiiitjr to aff«@sfe fortiliaatioxi, »tat@s pollaa my hm able to in -Aai, 'yvt hm && it i». t© fwnalaRt#* teer ®a ti30 ©at®-r liwai# 'b«3.i0»«« •Uiftt ftmttimw CsS) used both loag«irl%- ©f orolss, RHi artificial mtiia in testing %l» Uliam p0ll»a» Pa««#ok«r C-»f> gi*r«» 'ia-ia ftm %m tm) ^of psasis-# &»1 mm of p3m» Tmrim^km mi «»0i«*]pttHi»at»i# w#w s»,lfv a«il is it g#r?!5inatioa l)t«-1i0W»a if*#- p«llea t# lg»««ter (M), p«fcit.%o, (it)# l»t !»»% l%s f^r t®- artificially i» ftill eapabl® mt i# #f Wi^mm C«Oj f«ai thftt pollsa mm ¥« used for fertiliz&tioa m long setting# EaowltGa (41) fiwtt gewixtrntiaf th« of th9\ ability ef tl» p®l'l©» t© gfi«im1» in. yit» of tl» to grow in mw to ittrt@3ri» .CfS) ,f«0»atly re-p©r^4 «mt p&ltea ftr® rmry dwl®* m-UMmm of 6«li« ' aai ooaeentration wi»t hm exact bafor© germin,- mti«a tafe®#- pMmm H® et&t«s tfe&t iwm ftmr. .to^ Bmmn ability of siij^aroane pollen isys to^ fertilii# efa-ow® tlmt ge'raiaatloa m ajftlflelAl asdiw i« a test ctf tli« abiltty of 8«.|p.r«eMB pellaa t© Hoiwjallyte* ttot hm 1# finds Ifcat ig#wiii»tl©JB ea©' iay my with -Ml* Si«* ©owdition® of' eoaceatration, t»^p®a«tar#^, fS, «A twml'Wty*. Vm gi-w-s -wiaely Taryiag f«re«atag«8 ®f gwraimtioii #f sag&roM® fN&H#a». (66), ef Qya^la #|N#®:i@#,^ taw fwai that In hybrid plants differences in pollen procMatida mfy wil^ th# genetic constitution of this hybrids, tfc» f«rrtilte g»ii©tie cors* sti-feitioas possessing Mgher proportions «f g:Oiai' ptlMa fertile o onatitutions • mm Ha mde pollen studies im- fertility, 3?hi» tiw hybrids tfe» 'likis.iag^ sf ltt3E^#.r geiisratioms %y reducing lit® required eytolop;icftl eawiimtions, Milford (§9) JRwaiA a® ooarrolatioa between per cent "good® f»llea aai ia i« t©. wswlAtisa however, aiaete this grawF #f' p.laa%t •mmm: t© hm « utiEtttsw ©f pollen g-«aiw .&! 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Tlgoarousl^ betws«a t#®: tt#' mximm. •«* iaOa a.m., at wtiich ^ myyillal -Sifl© Um*^ mmMm mm- mt#/ fe«®ta» to l>«g.liMi- %©• flmmr lio«r hmf&m 4mmt^ mM mmekm it» mximMm. within m kmf aflw-amrto. %#f i«» a«fiig#r f Iwwir-tog «.•««»'WftAilg' tite «£S«ia. between 6|CX); 4sO# »*m#. &»i ttCXJ «ai f»CO »•** hmm^ lyPfeKf Hi* WKfiMt. of P. unrillei &t y« throe Mtwp®- mfimt iaM'^wtiag tta% wmm ««jisitive to 3^*. i« •®»a to light# ^ fli« mximm Qf flew«i4ag lijrwi: lwO:» 'fei# sfettit# mods some period of •twicss plao<^. Sti# i# --itow "wM laoi.liftst® «»%• %#*#»• ia*«.a»iw tlmmrim The avemge te!iap©mtu» mm twm vf' f. iislaMiTii lw^<4i% ©f f lewsri^ %%m «*»• 'te •§# f« m 9m (»!#: *)..• frsM tl fe^r ®«iJt at SsOO ***,, to ®1- par seat *t t«0O •»•»• ®» «»11 ra:^» ia iadio&t««. feat !»8t wsi. tewiAlty Ibttflf m«s«. .*»«»#.# • t« Day t lairig«r. of i^aemm, opmUm of i bloom-J a«i ^ ^ The Averag® Nuiaiber of Plo^aers Biocmixig Each Hour in 15 Inf Xorescsnces of Baspalum ITrrillei During the Blocaaiaf Period t t s S-4 i hmm* « 4-S 1 t S-6 J fl-7 t f 7-8 8-^ iby days 1 ' i i I li' i i S IS 1 tl 71 s s S # » m i Ml 17 « 'S8 • .li t 41 8 164 i fi It « 'ItM iPw •Ifct Ti 138 If ti 1© IM • » m «:1 #» • s » ti m » » IS » Total by houi^ t .1: A. A t fotai m 1 f i f I • t«S t « 1ft ff 1 m m m 1 fill tfl m m » imt fh© Average Nusaber of Flowers Blooraiag moh Hour in 16 Inflor®aeenfi®8 of Pasp&lua dilateiaiiK Burir^ th© Elocsaiiog period ' I of j Illoosa-J l33^ I 1 , , 21*^ I I S«"4 of :t :i, . opsttti^ initcftted boors* , |. t f # ^ t total I IH6 t jw? t 7»S 8«»9 tbi' s . t s »» 41 •4 fit % § 1 i zz If 4 i 10 m m P « i. « u m is ai s •i a a f 4 T ti i f •i f • t© f I 1 t » 1 I t § if- fS iff I . « IM 1® I IJ» ?s g f I s I m fSi i« Day t of I bloos-: The Anrerage Niaabep of Fltmer# Bloojaisig Kaoh Hour in 15 "Infloreaoenees of P&spaluBs ®alaoop]^il«« fiariitjg th© Blocming Period . ' lumbfiy of ttmmm opoaiag &% iadioatea 't :f t • 1 :i s 2<-S t 3»4 i .t 6*^ t 6^7 t 7«»8 g I 1 f t. is m •St: 16 If % • « • AjJi« t fota3 8*9 I I*. f la 4 S» m t i 143 m m «s SI m m m f X f 11 u im im zm zm im m 8. IS m » s fi i t 4 11 » i # i m f f t 3. 2M im I • fi t § 10 " 11 Total by houw Si •S0S a IS t S t =|t m T • f 11 loti so. full# #• Day 1 of t bloom-*: im i a t 1 T H T H « * k f «. $• i T t 9 m m 'm m ^ t 1 t 1 f I f 1 t 1, f 1 t H t 1 t a femperature and Humidity Headiiags at Each Hour IXiring tJi© Blooming Period of the Faspalm sp, in Tables 1, E and 3 1 t * m m n m n 80 74 78 71 78 a8 81 70 80 70 70 84 70 84 7X ®3i 70 Bleadings at hours indicated. 1 » -i •f , $ m 80 72 80 72 80 7S 78 71 78 68 81 69 80 70 82 70 04 70 84 71 80 @§ 82 32 72 72 s 4 74 80 7S 78 72 BO 72 78 71 7B 6S 81 69 (K) 70 80 70 84 70 84 71 80 69 81 7g 80 si 76 80 73 75 78 80 « ft n m it 81 80 70 W 70 m n m n » n m ft » I S 78 80 74 70 74 70 76 &6 74 72 70 80 70 80 70 80 70 84 78 80 ft 78 72 70 72 70 i t f so­ ft fS it fi -ii«o §#• fi fi -t Q t m 70 80 §6 82 SO 84 56 88 50 78 62 7S 72 74 72 71 se w 78 ?i f# 74 ft 64 m m m 78 70 84 SO 84 t 90 64 88 « » 44 SO 92 44 80 60 78 6& •ft w n m m m m m m m Floi sr® 5<C„ unrillei malacophyllum dilatatum 04 6-7 5-6 Normal Plow^^ring Figure 8. By Hours 7-a 8-9 1% b«r la «iai @f mmy ef -nay hmm hma fmllf -mpeimi At ^h» &«»•• -of tet ^•mm aofe fclly ^k» m^m- .p«.a;&.ii; arid •blioi'efore tk# MwlJ^ .ep»ae4*. FlpmpiM In Bsa^ of •Ih» m «# not ^VO' mmwmi, -iRa feoar- fr»vt<«a« flitt mM tl» same for ail %at it ijsiloates that tl»» of flemwi^ mmwmf imtai wlfeta a sMrter time in ».|«!0l#« •ttoat mm highly by light* »© ##«©nd&ry perioi «f flfjwiriag liM^ b»«i mi th® Wimm in «£^ »twdi@d. &« tliat tm? «H m»mm» %». of tii#; ©^» mfl«« i-owfitat with tfeg sli# th# Mflmmmmm "imt. $mmgm W i*ys fey y« t^rrilleiy 11 4«ys for y«, &ai 9 for y# dllatatum* im f%w» f» 35ie sat® #f flowering by lay* ,i»: «f I* •»« iif' •ia P, dilatfttuia, •ttte flffcfe ia Pm: mlK»t|Aiyllt3tm» «ai th* eifjh^ <i8tf la P, urvlllei. .aiE^@r of' Jitl la g» pt# taflores««a«» «3eJ.ii% fh® ttot# f^a •Ife# t»f «fi,.to@:l*t Sj» aTPsra^# BW: 4ii ?• •iHa.-^-tegt., and i60f^ tn P« urvill&l* to figar® 4# «.f« wilfcte tto.® ttimllf !&» miwimges ©tows «tti liialiiity 'it* «®B«f »©Ktlis* i«ir# tfc® ««im ©rt«r «f tlmmritig* Vlmrn^Am i«3sa, th# «««*©«• inflo3r®se®aoe, asi frm. twwiypA Iws# ef m&mm'* W^e f tojwfet' PSCIKS dilatatuB ffiaIaco:^hylli» urvillel '<Q li c Day 10 H03KAL TL0W2H1JJG BT DAIS Piguire 9 i I a I ff % I i I $ I I I 1 I I I •w « 1- • 1 I m m « s a o 35. no 1(0 10 noi norm 1 no rim1 lrrlf;«l9d Irrigated novniR mnn rior axq lov soil McisTtmi Figure 10. m* IWbl# S» Fl«w»ris^ of aad Low Moisture Lewis# laf lorsscen.e©s • Day of m Soil a,t Hl^ Asremg® of 10 oS flowers ogeniiK at iadioated hours* A.K, t Total $ i Jt •i f' i8*i»7 t 7«9 f » by days S«4 t 4<»S s toiber fclo«Ka-s iJ3® t 3<M$ . yi1)iHyiiwWiii'TiH»iiiiBiiMWiiiii11 i|HiiiM'"ii i<>iiTiiH^iM.»a iiir>iriTWm#iitirwimii i •ii^itiwffftwinnffiiiMBiiiiitMriwfcfc miffiTtiiliiiiiawi'iartiti—>T|m mniiiiiiirmf iinnjiiiyini- i MiniWnrririi wi^'i iiiW* nmmiiwimif »iw»iin m ••iiiiii»iii ('••ii •$ f •Wmil wiW @1^ foil »% IS f».r ©•ate- I t a 26 19 37 1 18 i 1 •i f « .8 10 11 12 32 t t#t&l % hewra IM 1 f s 11 16 40 23 37 35 18 12 MSS 4 SS 9 IS 47 58 96 4S i i« f s m u 81 72 48 f 4 ' 127 51 U&tMm st S « i 1 IS 15 11 19 I 18 S f i I m 4 f 5 m Sit T S3 24 73 130 202 233 187 246 109 44 IS %$m Ball silty clay soil »t teiia. wa^r hoMiag «p eaty 1 1 ^ f 3 f 5 IS Z9 1 18 16 101 •W'W »• 31 7S 75 m SI 29 19 t i $ f e 9 m M m IS lotal \jy hcsire 20 1 I S 15 7 18 41 64 60 156 143 36 64 18 12 ' !§• *1 t 4 9 1 s f • 1 i 9 11 24 14,, tf II i ' S- i 4 t 1 i 8 14 11 9 # 2 i m 27? «4i $81 65 41 167 133 S44 316 101 136 46 16 101 61 f 1460 m* i« iJay of 1jloom«»? ing t PlcTwerinf; of PaiBpaliia di latatum on Soil A% ai^ Ijom Moister® Lewis# AT®re.g© 10 Infloresoerioes # Ji**iS 1 t l»ll ®il% 1 i « « f « 1 i 4 11 16 6 S 1 § totAl ^ hours « Bell 8tl% fct $ « t «• f 8 » 44 I . I 5 17 20 14 18 3 i 1 10 fdtal toy hmm f 5-6 t ^ 0»7' t sby day« 1 •7«f. 1 2 10 B 51 40 19 3 3 Ml 1 21 71 57 77 4S 21 i 11 s w s 1 s 1 m n I I •m m i Z 4 S7 100 110 157 97 51 f 4 tote,! T/ater holding ©apaoity 1 i 4 i « s sell »% 13 ,p»r' e«at i*te-r lielilag I i I 4 f. #"8 i 8S S 9 26 Si 37 IS SO 3 1 ICS f f m m m m IS m It t 4 » I 16 IS :8 11 2 s m t t ft 8 10 25 102 184 123 108 61 84 21 3 ftl f* t " ' ®# $ , teri&®r loom-J t * Fi0<wrlii§ &% High aaft I^'''^^!5tei»~5mil5T~~~Av®mg» ®P 10 Inflorescences. ' ' of flmwam epeal^ &% la4i@&%#4 htmra» A»'M, f t -t t fo-bstl f t 4f*$- •t S*& s f f 8«# sis' •» .» B«ll silty ol&y soil 6% li f»r «#nt 1 t S 4 i i f S f M t « t ' « s 1® Total by houi^ 18 U 67 14 3 18 60 S8 8Z 10 82 64 18 12 108 139 79 IS 11 S® 1 11 11 It m B9 « 4 B I Mm 10» i«ii siit^- ®3^y soil ftt 1 i: s i i i f $ ' f 11 ft 14 11 1 11 81 110 ICS 136 72 62 If a- « t 1 2 ' »' m m 1 • m » IS 45 24 63 29 32 10 11 '4 SO 16 i. by hcnirs ff m t4i 32 21 10? 122 128 aiS8 25B lis If s 106« I 3 23 117 226 198 230 121 116 64 *t®.r holding § i » 4 i f It I i 1 • helUls^- «apft«t% It SS 41 1@ 11 e 4 1 » s li 1# m 4 t 1 t i IS 1 U 1 is Total . m» fi' t© 1 itts f I 1 1 i i s I f i l l t 1 1 s Ml Ct" « 1 O* I *m ro 41 g- I I 4 i f 1 F] oners 60 SPECIES AND TREiVTHEST aalacophyllum - irrigated •alaeoj^UoB - nonal unrlllel noi unrlUei - irrigated dilAtatuB - irrigated dilatatun - nonal 4)0 ao Hour 2-3 -J ^ t-5 Kownno BT mas inrau HIM iXD UM son Moisnn Figure 11. 41 BtfbSe §» Day of t i t f hloam»4.M. I t 9k P.1, FM* •f| . ' t 1 lia€iag« at • • ' ' • "t S«>6 $ #«#• t ' • ' S»f "t t ?•.§ «» m m f« Si » fii 74 80 «« t 1 it m m it m- n f ' a re f It ' i .f s<«# 89 •ft $8 m m m 64 S0 m m «, m 'M » 87 60 m m m m f i Si » m ii $% m m m n w f 1 m m 76 72 m m f§ m- n m f 1 m » ft St. 11 m n m Si. f «« 84 64 m n m m a® 8® 74 86 n fi «T f » PA femperatui^ and Rmnidity Headings at Be oh Ilour of tiie Blocffising Period of Paspalum sp. Before and After Changing the Natural Relation of Li^t and iferkness to fempei^ture and Huiaidity* f • 1 f® ' m m. n fAU 'f. The Av®mge Muiaber of Flowers Bjooialng in 10 Irtflorescences of Fa.spalvoB sp. Before end After Changino; the f;atural Relation of Light and DarkttW# to Temperature ond HxtmifJity, Average of 10 Infloresoenoes, i my P, dilatatum t i of j^Nuiaber of flowers 05 jbloc«a«f" X t 11 1 I I € t s 18 ff f t i i t * i 11 4 & 3 IS 36 SO ^9 f t t » s m m t X X $ F* 'arvillei at indicated hoars t I I •t t t t $ i t f » •i 19 23 « 4 :SS It s IS « « las m t. f * •f t : t £ i «• t 1 ft t s * t « i » t i .* 1 4 16 58 M 8 11 IS ai i t i 68 S8 f 17 19 •li f t 98 Sg IS 9 1 74 »s $ S 1 § i 74 m m « Zl B I. 6 16 7 11 Z s„ f » i s • i F' owers 40 llf M Hour 12 2 6 P.U. -I 6 1 A.M. DARK l_ 1 2 6 _l 1 2 P.E. D.UiK HAY BmroStT. 6 1 2 6 12 P.M. AA'. DARK FT/ireBTMT. RT HniHS Figure 12. I 6 1 2 A.K. i_ 6 12 P.U. DARK J 6 A.B. L. 12 6 i|i P.II. A.]f DARK )wers 1.0 F1 0 Hour J 12 L. 6 A -J—I 12 P.K. 6 12 A.l^ D,yiK 16 _i_ 12 P.M. DARK niY pmsTXiiT 6 12 A.l!, 6 12 P.M DARK FTnvrrBTMr. nr Hnm.'! Figure 13 6 J L 12 6 A.l!. P.W, 12 _l I 6 12 A.K. DARK pa.qptT.TH^ tlBV-nTli-T L 6 12 P.l!. A.U. DARK f: owers so_ 5QL Ae_ 30- 2 0__ Hovr 12 12 6 P.M. 12 A.M. DARK P.M. DARK DAT RETORSAI. 12 12 A.M. P.M. DARK FT/»1^TW. BT HniHq Figure 14 12 A.M. i 12 P.M. DARK PUmilK L_ 6 12 A.M. 6 12 P.M. A.M. DARK m. mt hcmrJy Im Hi® Mm« f«latlv« Cl4-0a» li| tt« «lwa i3rt« -ib® asraal relstiosM ctf light aM dR.ffei»Sii' •t® taKtdi% «.wi %'«peratwr©# lwai.ii-%'# ttii# tfe« tospsmtar# aai raijiiig «i« jeMg»., iii 'tm^ flmmwl^ ow tiS' «iaoli B«.i« %o th# mrm mximo. at «ie •«» Mjw.. %©• lie «lat»sa 'femtioH of iaria##® mmMm.ry to iiaitlat® fl«wri»® ligk^in^K Mt pl&Bt# ksf% ia ©eatliwott* .light faii#i blocks, i» .ft tl» Wfarfe ^A»-ri..ag -ihi. mtKral. al^t ami ..«% f$05- f,«» ta&i nsmw»tm^ aaly »i»rg«ly* reXatioas of lig'^t aM ttw ttOiiK.1 t.i» .p»^i»d im %« lai»iil% a»i flow«iag 1% -aleo M"l-yes 1ii» ia the- iaiiviiml.- floret# <3i« s-attr® !>»«•« ©nly 10 atimte#,, i«ii4s.«®d iKft&Wf thM ef bloomiEC Aatttfrw i»w ami fWAttia •!&« 3p«^# MMfci {Table 8), l?y F# « aialaooia-irrllum P<, ttrffillei mm imm ^rnifm^A t«i?ip©ratar« ©r humidity than is !*» dilatafaa Cflgttr«s IS* If «ad fafc3» 10 gt*»» tto# smOimf of florel^ bi©«^ag befejr® a3s4 ti» att'te«l «'i0n!iitl«» of .light Mii' teta»SB: witti #«H.«%aat. mffair s#«««4 .ia a. aor®»l mmmr a^®r t!i«®» o«iiiM©ii«». #f llsaRi^ f«r ftwsh of lit# p0s,l%l«» sni m •#»». tm^mMmrn nmrnml m* ta r«lati«M 9m ©©^.iptse® of' .sf#.©!##. &« koarly aaxiwrna r©l&ti^ «ai tim -t© kmiM%j imwkmBs- to toBS,41% eim- 47, SPECIES 3(0. urvillei dilatatum nnalacophyllum Hour 5-6 6-7 7-8 8-9 HOURLY FLCTZ/ERING AFTER DAY REVERSAL Figur® 15 9-10 4M* lO# The Average ffeisnber of Flovj©rs Blooraitig in 10 lafloresoeaoes of Baspaluia sp, with Coiistaiit fesiperature and ftliere th® liaiati-w Huaildity Was EeTTsrsed in Ite Hormal Relation to Light MuB>b«r oi S^m%m opsmli^ at inda,Q&t#d houit • I' -t .4-5. .J. Wm 1 S IS 12 93 t I , t I 11 1 ,i li 44 $$ m If I F» rnmUtA f 15 7 41 11 27 17 # i # m m m m m m t , 9-10 s m IS 49 30 6 5 f f g 19 • n zo § s • 1 t 1 1 i i 2 15 f 1 i 17 21 » 54 S2 69 28 9 • ? ?•§ I f 1« f «i 4t « If 1 5 :i f f 4 1 i 1 % $ 4 1 fitbl# 11* Day t 03? blocoa t Easidxty Readings at Kaoh Hour of the Bleosilng Period of Paspalum sp# after iJaversal to Its loiwl Relation to Light with Temperature Constant after the SeooM Uay s i * A.A t • -f . i-i 1 * # * m[ n •m 72 WA m m PA m m m m- m m m m m- m KM. ss. m 60 « i ii,; M. ?.«. #• 1 t M t * ,f t f. : Si ' i# f®' « • 8*«9' m ' m ^ it m " m- #.f • 10 m ft. m n ' ft m M n. fJ I I I II I J i' s I ^ p4 I 1 I I m.* f&kls 11# P. dilatatuja Piw-day Avsrass of Fiewring of Pasp&lum sp, Cojis'tosfc aad Varsrini; *f«jiip®rmtar®a» t @m» i # »• t ?-8 o p. fi»' ei flow0rijc1" hwirly iatersrals t t f t 1 i * « 1 f t 9-lOtlO-Htll-.12 8 12-li 1-2 s .i«*i t t t t 40 45 i 5X t 33 •t' 60 t 65 m m e XI m n i a 7 10 II 11 6 IS 15 S 1« 10 • 19 18 24 47 i 1 1# m. % * urrilloi 40 : 45 t 51 .1 SS t 60 * 65 * 70 yWj-in.iTrt « ^^xrt'MC Hi:"'. *3 n %$ IS 4 10 12 f IS IS 2S S I® IS f # l®iwa3.- •»• f# .# s « •1 t t 40 45 SI 56 60 65 70 "gayji* Wm^ # lora&l f s 52. H< ur urvlUai nlaeoptqrlluB dilatotua 32 40 TUB or isiTiArm o* ruovmivi Figure 16 tixpsraivus •*i4 •4 s # *rl' 0. I p fe e .e 4S O •H "i:^ # 1^ # « «f4 19 i> © o o isHi. jO © %M •«*4 <rf o 6> 1^' m la Cm «W i « » B5 S u s 6 r^ i # <£{ i xj « iti-t U % 1 # s 0 srt 44 e •g. &8 *4 HI R •e fH CU o «f4 i •0 TS & •f-( ® S« w te^a o o % .fti « « 5^ ^*» 0ri 4^ I m Ik O # M o <t •o if IS %4' » ** 4» «P Q 4A, ••tS 'O # g •M '» <3 © ,£5 # 10 ® t3 I f^f ^1 •^i SI }» •1^ 4^ o r-t •H •P J <p # 1 ta »H 0 P. «rl •i»4 & h $ a» 0,I2' m # I' m .a ® § I ** •X> «• e 4> o 4i ts « 81 »• B m 'SI M « J 'in 4S 3 O I % 6 e 4^ # # O 43h .%j O » § g 53 fK ••i) Aft tt % « « ® •di *rt %»• @ "S &• fc fe *fHm •S •trl # 1 # .™ 'i& T^ M S <s 45 uri o fi f.rl k 4l If J3 •% a « • m »»« m 1»20 ram. •width ^ 'ti# iamr rows, '%& E.I1, «» aart Si# florets of P« Bialacophyllum ar« •^m wmllest wltli,®. l«n/:jth of 1,94 aa* «ii » width of 0,-94 ram» for t&® ©afeitf# fltps-fct,, %»M w» liaag -tt# iaoaer florets #,-ff m, wide#0f Hi# liifl#3«ai®»«er««' *f». A-wm tsa. flgum f* %» tiw»^ required for th« proeeus of blooaing in tli® individual t%om% mi ^km on SO florets of each speeies for fiw required for blooming in 100 florets at each Ihl# atura imterval. tt»»' Intervals of S® F. w©r© wed frcea 6S® to 85® f» la all sfBftioo- mm- fsr 1i» mm msmvt tlwt 1310 abrupt iiKsrease in the tt»# required for bloast^ ttt ?• «>i iiuu"rnii>'i«iaalaoo|^ylli-im mii.i' •<H'ij»nM««i"i »i'n«ffiSn,inaf'i »i .'i"'i i'ri im i<i # «ni 'xF» unowiln'murrllloi iwmmminwUMuamnjrajiiwriM«' ooourred at •« twperature S W* tow®# The ti«»: required fti" Wm bioomiag «f i©0 P. dilatatua* y» dilatatuBi at eaeh temperatiir® ar® ah<}WB ia ^ follcwlsg Time (mimtsa) 'Req-aired for Blooming of 100 Florets of Paspaltaa dilets.turn. * ' • 0^g»tMi y» t 55 @0 65 ?0 7S « « ' ' 261-447 164-348 67-180 47-104 38- 98 S6- 63 ZSm 44 . ' t .1 f Warn 362.08 260,00 142^74 77,01 64,4& 48«38 S8*S@ f t t. ' f stmnd&rt •§ #CT-0g . ; ,»:. 45.57 59.M E0.§4 18.54 8.6g S.77 S.90 S1^d®r4 ©iror I S a I 45 II # I I I $ 1 m tJ S •S E o o 'Si w fc O i If 1 •P •o tt lai J o I I ^ r-t HI t s I » « a- I 1 • P-j U o %4 «K %} to f t 11 4 I I I 5 I g I 4I i s o V3 I {10 •M l| »rl A4 o r-l & # i 3 g w i 1 I e « -rf «o * iX) i 5 I I ^ **«. # ^ «e? •rt I *4 I 1«! 'S 'Pi »< o i-< ^ « «o 8 «-) 0 •e o to 1 g +> *. i J I •H 4> HI O ! I <k n '4' I « *1 <54' o <u R *irl I I I a ^ I 1 «wt :I E o 1 © E* ti< o r-l o O Ot r~t i •g ail I I I 1 . •H ^ O a IIII I I Iiin A ^ a i5 It •H O 11 so t J li - I S g I * i t f I I I JS I I I t i I Jl O 1 i S 1 1K h I va I es M t-4' g s. 4S I 1 I n •i 1 ^J 1 1 a 1 1 1 11 g: .# I I 1 pum I I , Figum • m SS&* %i©t* S hears- At-ber Pigar«» 18,,. %9 &b4. Mm frmAtf&m 1-2 hmm pallitmMim % W&* ,f4gu»» i.l» ftweiaibryo 24 hoiir» af1s»r polliuatioa sliwri.^ »turo X 276. BPOembryo beginning to fi-gts» ti,, 48 hour® 225, » &«»rS «#%«# folliwRtisa polltaatloR* Hot# ©tilwlar' fi^nm M-* Pr#«ato*f® 60 flgtir# 25. iitobryo 72 hours after poliirtatie® sfcewiag & step ia iaaltiutiou of ttie a^iis x SSMS» t®# Four-day old embryo. differentiated x 246. a S€», Bi# foet«rii»r Isb# hm Figure 27, Erabrj'-o 5 days after pollination showing distiaet ®ol®»ftU# prijnordia and plmaile growing point. fee b#glal to diffsrentiat® at this stage % ZOO, Rgntm iS* I&foryo 6 days after pollination showing lupid growth ©f coleoptile and the distinct seedlisg leaf primordia x ItJO# figusrt ^1, Mature os&irym IS i«|rs after |>ollin&t4-0a x l.®3» fi.g«i-r» Cross-seoti<« ®f -a S Smy mmhiyiB skmis^. sea-dilug l®«if a-aiooleoptil© ar<Miii the *. .HS» H.ga» a 14 enflsryo showing tb® seedling leaf meA tfa© initi&tiott ««P «nother leaf primordim x 90, 60. PLATE II. Embryology of Paspalum dilatatum. ajnali apio&l o®ll «ai. ist m»h liupg®r %*Sa,i •©•El*. oeear, bat- mmlsl a» 'fw®. hmvB after (flgaf# 21,)* tk* f»wabryo %««•«»« r«39i«€ '&« €i£tmmmm hm^m %mrim "bm&l mllm is mtm »a»il pr«aa«fl#i 9mS»&p»m aa.®l»i ooatim# t# fmw hmm MpM •«®i1b9E aai th# If»lt«ur %«% f rs®. ti#- ^«a%^ mnlmlm fmm '«4ght t®- cells Eurf' rai3®#s imm B$ %9 ^ ttt#f©as to %#g,ti3*- t# lfl®^4i»a «.% I® hmmrn Thm pro* ©»: ftftml «»tl« %« b# mmUar than th© basal o^lls (Figure 22). W«l®t 'Wm tlw to divide T/it3iout th® fomatio® #f s»Il mli«« Rirttiar l®ngtfe©siiag aasi :«t 48 hmm (figum ti|» «0S: of pwm^rym Is fii# 4if£@mmm in 9$m of ti» stptflgtl. •©»lls hmwmgm «r» th® «a€®sf«« A » &©«» ^•giai -t© it- It® S4) ^ -wbiryo few fSt *pto*l e#H« ©f th® eteb-shmpti #rib'.sy© e-(m%in» t« 'fe# tfe«a tl» e0lls, I© organ primordia are «irta<6a^ •.% tteis s-tastga# hmgim duriag. tb# •gmtiiOt twm ^ ^ t% 'hmm* M Mmomm. la tli# r«t# of cell divisioa tm m. mterxor mgtm & slight protuberance (Figwre 8S), Is * pwlSa-towiy- ttsf la •'ft# imltimtlsa ©f parallel -wl-tti tk« «i» ef th® #«« ®,iis« m M p»g«brjo» i>«fO'r«.* . «!«, ^his and |g n<^ Sfe® «rt>ryo i«- •«pproxli».t®ly I 0 I s Si H •p II 9* A w f % % % I t I ! m m m M: 1 II I I» 5 ° 4» • I I I ^ I I I I I I i 1 $ I % I B I s-t $ W 1 I t I 1i J I I .»*» i $ I I S( m t-4 » & •r# Q I 4^^ #-« •p. t - I I: I t !I •P I II i « 3 * I 1 S r-« HI O iX -P £ I I P % s I 1 I f : f I I I I II 1 1 I t ft, I £> t I § I I i 4 ©• % I f J*ei- «$ ,* M i me I I 4» § S I I I 1 I « feO % I 1 % I i m. I I I II %?• u $ I M .,#4 J I I Tsibl^ 14, t , Mea I . s#». 1 11-48 Solutio3a pH S.8 « " W, moTom « pH S.8 •• * U% suerose « t I» Awrag® Per cent Pollen termination of Two Salectioits «f Faspal'uin Sllatatim in Solution and Agar Media at f®ii^'rit«re8" 'ff^m 8% t© 8^® 0, • m&t pollen -gerEaination at ia . ^ . • a»gr®»j> muU-smAm •« t » i f '» • ' f • • li t 8?. i if- « » t SI i M 1 SS .» ii 2.76 3.96 S.0 8 3.07 S*S5 4.gS 3.85 4»3§ 2,9S 4.11 4.14 5.65 S»4^ g.65 S,70 5.19 2.44 4.06 S.^ 4.53 2,95 2.45 4.1? 4.17 3.81 3.58 2.97 5.^ 3.20 3.02 S.58 4.08 .1" • i if 2.54 S.50 2.17 5.17 t t Awri &&• » 2.58 3.48 3.91 3.47 S.OO S.28 3.50 4.29 S.52 if*lf » « « Solution pK S.8 « 1S?5 8uero«« M^&r pB 5.8 " 15;^ suoros® 4.16 3.94 3.74 2,38 4.S4 3*12 3.11 4.53 S,61 3.49 3.21 5.74 3.74 2.90 3.60 6.22 3,64 4.56 3.87 3.52 S.72 2.88 4.93 3.36 3.48 S.92 3.36 3.41 2.76 5.01 3.72 3.05 2.84 4.08 3.09 3.86 S.48 8.64 2.86 3.08 3.51 5.4S 3.§§ 3.92 i * ii* A^rag© Per oant Pollen Germimtiisi ©f fw© ftf Paspalvaa dil&t&tua in Solution fcni .leila iRt Suoros® Conceatratioae £r<m 0*0 to ^.0 P«i? t#at» •t Seleo-J tion : »©• • i W»M.^ s •S 0,.0 S,0 Sa©r^« 0oaeeixtrRtion la p#r e#at s * # • f 1 « 10*0 t IS.O s E0*0 1: 20,0 t 30«0 1 ' i 1, t 40.0 1 A»®3e^" » M.# ll»«48: Solutioa pU f»S « Igar p3 S»8 5.0t s,7a s,.if 5,40 4,09 3.SS 4,34 S,67 4.29 3,30 3,48 2,11 4,28 2,S7 2,39 2,12 3,80 2,98 3,84 §6-17 Solution pH 5,8 n %itr pH 8,8 3,68 3,52 3,53 4,04 4.S3 3,93 S.87 2,91 4,06 2.81 4.00 3,55 2,63 3,68 3,14 2.98 3.S5 3,33 Table 16, • 2,73 Awrage Par cent Pollen rrermimtion. of Two Selections of •Faspaluss dil&tataai in Solution and ^ar lledia of pH from •*4'' p8 of itildift Seleo-t i 5,2 4!»4 s t a f 7.S f 5.6 t 6.0 6.4 « . t . t MHS sucros® iptr ISfX 8\ioro«« S.5S §,84 S*ti 4.4i 3.67 4.88 S,20 5,29 S,S5 4,09 3,57 4.69 3.09 4,S6 2.91 4,22 3,17 5,87 3.30 4.27 fe6«-17 Solution 1^ sucrose » Ig*l* suero«» S*04 4*4t fmSf #»&4 3,42 4.52 3.40 3,80 3,85 4.18 5.25 S.9S 3,60 3.83 3,83 3,82 3.14 S,S1 3.37 4.12 « 68. ft' f®«»' mtA wMeb tlioHi m SrII# If # fari»tl.©» t« «r»r«: Axmlysie of l/arisRoe on Follen S®rmiMa.-te4 at Teaperatares frcsa E4 to 38° C« and pH from 4,4 to 7»8 -with %«r «ad Suoros» Constant, f •t 1 1 ;t t $. D#f. Total Total PH Temp* IS X T®mp. Sarapliaf, error UmB\* 3§9 1.90 24.68 3.16 8.14 130 ^ relatien t© %im •a®o»ssftiy t# S.OS*!' tm ' h%0. ••rr©r. It tM aot s««h &^rmtttr» »latio» iwir®. frntd t© glvm .tigalfteaat ia ^ studies, If ie tm mm ©f 'Ihe waists ©f •xfs.riiata'^ ia frw ai® ^ S# 0« aatf ^ •Ai»-1© mifiag gB ? amlysis for all ©oirtititw »ai»r wliloli .|»o|.l»a wr© •tti« oae j»r ©sti^ '1 . * 179 17 9 153 iasspsatioa ©f fr«i 4*4 to f*S.: M temiewfter^s' «»«» mri:«4 Signlfl^t mmm obtRinwft f«r fewt tfe« lat»r»«%.S«i of fii m®i at the. -mm not slgnlfl'stfflt .liiwii t#tt#4 «gAt»t samplii® «3Prer» I^l3.#a ai»:» mriAA wi?y lltti#* P. itl&t&tum «?r@ras«€ ,S4fif .i®d' .tti#ii» Bi# #^»rl«wA p»il.®a .g.r«l3mi of •^mm of ttrtri3,lol p. imlaoophylliiBa 3S«4 mioroaa* 8S«6 wiorsasji o o> f t •©> i 1 « « i 2 o «• fit f I r # ---s fS fe*« f fr •m.. IS Msi 14:) show that til* fkm tlmmtimg* ta iarka«e:* «is0 a light eondition# factor ta g«*»rmiag; fi# fl^wriag ©f y.« aalitgophjllMa 3.4) iif »#®rsal* ««« #a ^ 4#.f ®f tl» ©I»i3ge.» indicates ttait teiaperatur® is tl» raor® inporfcai^ factor, although li,^t €ii ahaag® it# flwuwring mam- a®iml fl«w»riag of ?« urvlliei shmm l&iit, species t© be slightly more isensitiv© t# 9m m.mmmry light &.wA Mm b«for« i%. ligfc^}* ,,©» taiiiW. rt«» in flowering of P. dilatattan (Vi^m 12) after lightlug «ii«w» thi of light on this speoi&s, Flgttr««. M0. IS -^mai It 1 ©f m. •eswiissfsiybl# th®-®# »» iaatrstt## i-ja. th» «««»t ^ l%ht mmmsmsf %© t«mp®ratur«# of light for flo«f«ri33g at considerably higher temperatures (figetw 11) suggests that differeitfc ia th® 4iff®r«at i&ftowi# i» It) «ai tlwi'' ase#s»i% the physiolof.iostl tfc»- »pwd'ttetioa proeessee Htay control the ,pwf»rti« ©f liffet aM premsmm mt mt^mm m^amA «f speeie® shomli laoeiii- lih* f|L®«i'f4«g pr«s«si !»i 'b:* -afii^liied fey•, light thoald also be ttudi^a, posaihl© -to mmm ifetse- period# of th» p«rl«4i' 0i tlmmwim flooring ^ In mm- iiii* !%• *tgWI «i' p«ri®i-aui 24-h mfmim Smr%m (22) <i0lay0d flowBtlt^ ia F. dila^-toB by encloaing fsai#!®* in #«iM »Bt'. i«f t»s|»ra'tw»« w#» higher# mme.t flwwariag la'to®* ia 'tt* il» f^pertwi wittowt- or -amsttriBwafe#.,. •mm pmrn im 1# •«!«© ttforted 1511% «i«.t -wmM »o% i^rnmm hlmm€ ia M#%wfs^ bags, •«» ^ fewliity wltfetn *1^ »tag#s «»«» t® hm fm Baiaoo^yllma tlommA at high haaiiditie# l3«t w«lA mot fjowr'iafii^ m ml'&t. luyton (33) found no blocaaiag, iM "W-S gmmAmm or in "Kb® mis.*. •ililw# ia CHpiawt H ai^ fabi® 6) &r twmming isAjri.,!^ » mia# tmMm^h « #©13. dt tta 4a»fca®»® t© t«^#,pftture and hu»iidity (fmhlm i| to aff©«% fliwar«rl»g tt -mmM. -mpprnm ttR.% i&.» fslMag- •»# mim m ima 1» %lit« mt@r #*«Ptoi M •Mps&im of fttsp&lqffl mm fl0wr^» a» %taa% »m^ immi ia %m «i®ag iA#» h«l44% is ^»»HSually higlft daring %fee- 'iamm- flowwti^- .mA mm^ fe3.@«8 durtag mia# would t®ai %o., Wi?4f^ tfe#' #f3Pt-e% liglit .aai- ii0^il% mp» fliOwriiag i» a^^Mgibl®* mm bett mh^mrml durls^ liaa^ or tewidHif aaf %«• ta» %» that 'fcigfe'te. w^^iar iftmi «t«erib«t ^• «f oth«* Sh# %m^ 'of iaflusaoit of Inmidity oa %!» fIcwsring «f Paapaltam «p» l»8 t3««a fstttti tw;« -wltfe, nlM»r «:f®9i»8 -e^ g»a»#«« |34.» if# 8S#, '®S).* fhe present studies show that, a defiai-te 1»»p©ratur» m»i aiader a norrafi.! aiunml alteraatioaj, %«Bperatur® is f*"8ter-» Light, @r ptrtois ©f ligitt factor sesenda-jy to te*p®»tai»;. *«t iaif©rl»rt mpp»Am- to h» -m, m I 1 IL* ff'T f*4 a a 1 1 <« *0 % 0 i » I I I fM4 1 1 o s § 1 •S O HI • O fc" •3 % f I @ # I I •% I I I J r I I I I -J 1 1 s-l I 9PN I t 1 I i I %4 S ra i I r-i PI % $ S ^1 I & sto ^1fO|•H £ 1 ift fCl 1 nu % * I I « « (H 0 J 1 c i % § •wf fS# (a) jaaib»r M^imm. 9» •*SA@»«^ •ef frm "tt-is wm^bm^ wm tcaxM in these species or %h@ir hybrids, wiltto other sp®ol»e reported by ATrdulo-v and Tito* (§)• ai#W' «««. t« %« m mrmlmW-m. otifsa®®#®#® iemA0X', eluKjae««» awf5^#l«^,g. •ia^, warplioiogioal mt mmm .a^tet##*- a# emm ^ wpyftloijioal dlffereiaces b#-^.«m ^#«« #p«.©i#« *#t itt© % hiiiwiitssbl© eh&j^etere* Sp©ele» ©f -Wi® g«Bu» ^^gpalum to iH'fetfgmde (24), whether by hybridisaitle® ©r l>y revertitjg to jPe«p ms& tti# 8p»«t#« Mpfmr to b» ©'te^iy the #*ii»3£* %ap»i«S,# »i«tl«ighipe «i.- ^ «xlBtene« #f polyplol(fy wi^la tM» g«*» al#t% f»»##»iMi stiidi»i do 13W# Siw»»*«r# ^<i«3«4« dafittite Poll«n Gerrainatiott p®r cNBat of g«»»d.8»M« #a 1*- C&bl® 14)» «i poH«i •&t P« dtlft%&ta» mm- a#t»l isai polle-n »1si.dt.@«. -wllli 'mm »»ii« «f ®ms#. wrlfied« mi tlii« Is mvf sMf% ll^.» 1@ g^ftetrntioa mm- At«ln04 with poller ©o»-.li6lf hmw »#%9r i-Ali^wstt* ig^-imoteristia of gmm» Ms b««a aotwrd %y ©tis sii©rt*liv8d •«»§ flarto* <l) ia b«-ft«|r, lair sad tmmi» ft) la W&m^» '(§§} aad $a.rfeoi»i« C^) im mgskWmtmg aad ifty## (W) ia ri®## Saii«a.fi«« ef ^llen loBg#i|4% I i I I «> § O o e ta i I t o :s (9 a I n •H %m I *w «8 I % I s I I. M 5 M. I I • II m i Ii I « t %. 4 S a. I Is t I a I I m I I s fi! 5 II I % I 0m rS I 1 -g 1 j i m I I t iI 1 3 ^ a i I «e I I J Eo I iH I t « » ai I £ I g t <4^ e n t m 5' s $ # I $ U J $ S5 +!> *S *ri •« f-« I 1 1 I I!iI I I I ft.. WMmmims. i»r 'b# la til© light,, mqt mrnMrnA %iw ftaS *1: mm mmm tlm# s|s©tJi0». "ijf tfce prpfBT mtiiimlftticm of ^tspwrn^m mA 'ft® »sfsrlwtt1»l mntrel of flow^rlag lia« »€« f««aib.l® hybridigatlcm ©f Pm dilatatum with urvillei iaai gialaoophyllmn* a« tta# Idfetfml • !»»%»•«» .pollinRtiw siii fertilisatian, of .y» ft-wmg# #«»«»*• eoaiiti«asj, i» %#%*« f •»ai: IB Tfet!® Stt'S'WpSS'® fflicTei mm •!»« f«r Wtn ft# ftmi It t-.o 4S fkmm t« n© ««ai#is%®at awimgwiaat ®f of cells la the proeiabryo. 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