Artificial asymmetric warming reduces nectar yield in a Tibetan alpine species of Asteraceae | Zendy

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Artificial asymmetric warming reduces nectar yield in a Tibetan alpine species of Asteraceae

Author(s) -

Junpeng Mu,

Youhong Peng,

Xinqiang Xi,

Xinwei Wu,

Guoyong Li,

Karl J. Niklas,

Shucun Sun

Publication year - 2015

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/mcv042

Subject(s) - nectar , perennial plant , biology , vernalization , global warming , botany , pollinator , asteraceae , horticulture , climate change , ecology , photoperiodism , pollination , pollen

Asymmetric warming is one of the distinguishing features of global climate change, in which winter and night-time temperatures are predicted to increase more than summer and diurnal temperatures. Winter warming weakens vernalization and hence decreases the potential to flower for some perennial herbs, and night warming can reduce carbohydrate concentrations in storage organs. This study therefore hypothesized that asymmetric warming should act to reduce flower number and nectar production per flower in a perennial herb, Saussurea nigrescens, a key nectar plant for pollinators in Tibetan alpine meadows.

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