Is the benefit of larger seed provisioning on seedling performance greater under abiotic stress?

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• 作者：Estefaní ; a Suá ; rez-Vidal ; Luis Sampedro ; Rafael Zas ; ^{rzas@mbg.csic.es}
• 关键词：Seed mass ; Seedling survival ; Intraspecific variation ; Maternal effects ; Drought stress ; Nutrient availability ; Pine trees
• 刊名：Environmental and Experimental Botany
• 出版年：2017
• 出版时间：February 2017
• 年：2017
• 卷：134
• 期：Complete
• 页码：45-53
• 全文大小：1313 K
• 卷排序：134

文摘

Seed mass largely varied across and within populations. Seeds from unfavorable environments were lighter. Seed mass significantly affected germination and early seedling performance. The benefits of larger seeds were not magnified under stressful conditions.