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DOI 10.1007/s11258-009-9599-y
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Title (Primary) The impact of Solanum elaeagnifolium , an invasive plant in the Mediterranean, on the flower visitation and seed set of the native co-flowering species Glaucium flavum
Author Tscheulin, T.; Petanidou, T.; Potts, S.G.; Settele, J.
Source Titel Plant Ecology
Year 2009
Department BZF
Volume 205
Issue 1
Page From 77
Page To 85
Language englisch
Keywords Silverleaf nightshade; Yellow-horned poppy; Invasive; Alien; Seed set; Pollination; Heterospecific pollen deposition
Abstract We examined the effect of the invasive Solanum elaeagnifolium (Solanaceae) on flower visitation patterns and seed set of the co-flowering native Glaucium flavum (Papaveraceae). We observed flowering G. flavum plants in invaded and uninvaded sites and found that G. flavum flowers in uninvaded sites received significantly more total visits. In addition, we hand-pollinated flowers on plants of G. flavum with (i) pure conspecific pollen, (ii) pure S. elaeagnifolium pollen and (iii) three different mixtures of the two types of pollen (containing 25, 50 and 75% invasive pollen). As a control, flowers were left unmanipulated or were permanently bagged. Seed set did not differ significantly between flowers receiving pollen mixtures and pure conspecific pollen. However, in the open pollination treatment, seed set was significantly lower than in the 100% conspecific pollen treatment, which suggests pollen limitation. Bagged flowers had very low seed set. G. flavum was generally resilient against the deposition of S. elaeagnifolium pollen.
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Tscheulin, T., Petanidou, T., Potts, S.G., Settele, J. (2009):
The impact of Solanum elaeagnifolium , an invasive plant in the Mediterranean, on the flower visitation and seed set of the native co-flowering species Glaucium flavum
Plant Ecol. 205 (1), 77 - 85 10.1007/s11258-009-9599-y