The germination patterns of Taraxacum officinale, T. platycarpum and the hybrid between them.

Accession number;04A0287857
Title;The germination patterns of Taraxacum officinale, T. platycarpum and the hybrid between them.
Author;WATANABE MIKIO(Aichi Univ. Education, JPN)   KANZAKI MAMORU(Osaka City Univ., Fac. of Sci.)   KUSHIDA TOSHIHIRO(Aichikyoikudaigakufuzokuko)   SERIZAWA SHUNSUKE(Aichi Univ. Education, JPN)   
Journal Title;Journal of Phytogeography and Taxonomy
Journal Code:Y0534A
ISSN:0388-6212
VOL.51;NO.2;PAGE.183-186(2003)
Figure&Table&Reference;FIG.1, TBL.1, REF.8
Pub. Country;Japan
Language;Japanese
Abstract;The hybridized Taraxacum officinale, which is agamospermous as well as true T. officinale but has 2 or 3 genomes of T. officinale and one genome of native T. platycarpum, is now widely distributed in Japan. It has initruded into the rural area previously occupied by the summer-dormant native dandelions. We, therefore, examined the germination patterns of the hybridized T. officinale in three different temperatures. The hybridized T. officinale was extremely variable in germination pattern, i.e. one is similar to that of true T. officinale (well germinate in every temperature), other one is similar to that of T. platycarpum (not germinate in high temperature), and the rest are intermediate between them. The distributive extension of the hybridized T. officinale may be caused by this variability. (author abst.)