Open AccessDesiccation tolerance, longevity and seed-siring ability of entomophilous pollen from UK native orchid species
Author(s) -
T. R. Marks,
Philip T. Seaton,
Hugh W. Pritchard
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
annals of botany
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.567
H-Index - 176
eISSN - 1095-8290
pISSN - 0305-7364
DOI - 10.1093/aob/mcu139
Subject(s) - biology , pollen , desiccation , germination , inflorescence , botany , pollinator , desiccation tolerance , anthesis , pollination , stamen , longevity , horticulture , cultivar , genetics
Pollinator-limited seed-set in some terrestrial orchids is compensated for by the presence of long-lived flowers. This study tests the hypothesis that pollen from these insect-pollinated orchids should be desiccation tolerant and relatively long lived using four closely related UK terrestrial species; Anacamptis morio, Dactylorhiza fuchsii, D. maculata and Orchis mascula.
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