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A NEW APPROACH TO THE EXPERIMENTAL PROPAGATION OF BRYOPHYTES
Author(s) -
Shaw Jonathan
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
taxon
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.819
H-Index - 81
eISSN - 1996-8175
pISSN - 0040-0262
DOI - 10.1002/j.1996-8175.1986.tb00829.x
Subject(s) - sowing , gametophyte , grinding , botany , morphology (biology) , competition (biology) , biology , regeneration (biology) , ecology , materials science , zoology , composite material , microbiology and biotechnology , pollen
Summary A new method for the experimental propagation of bryophytes involves drying the gametophytes, grinding them to a fine powder, and sowing the powder on native or other kinds of soil. The method is easy and rapid, and results in regeneration of normal morphology. The method can be applied to studies of systematic relationships among congeneric species, ecotypic differentiation, and competition.