GERMINATION IN POPULATIONS OF SOLANUM DULCAMARA L. FROM CONTRASTING HABITATS

Abstract

Solanum dulcamara L. grows in widely contrasting habitats, from waterlogged and shaded to relatively dry and fully exposed sites. Representative seed samples from a number of populations were collected. Germination was studied under a variety of experimental conditions in order to determine whether populations from different habitats were genetically differentiated. Under the conditions employed in these experiments it was concluded that populations probably did not differ genetically in their germination responses. Copyright © 1985, Wiley Blackwell. All rights reserved