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Breeding system of Embothrium coccineum (Proteaceae) in two populations on different slopes of the Andes
Date
2006-06Registration in:
REVISTA CHILENA DE HISTORIA NATURAL Volume: 79 Issue: 2 Pages: 225-232 Published: JUN 2006
0716-078X
Author
Rovere, Adriana E.
Smith Ramírez, Cecilia
Armesto, Juan J.
Premoli, Andrea C.
Institutions
Abstract
Plant breeding systems are considered to reflect species' life history characteristics, selection due to biotic or abiotic factors, pollination conditions, or a combination of these. Reproductive systems may vary over ecological gradients. The breeding system of the ornithophilous Embothrium coccineum (Proteaccae) from temperate South America was studied by pollination treatments: manual self-pollination, manual cross-pollination, automatic self-pollination, and natural pollination. These treatments were conducted in a coastal western and an Andean eastern population. Embothrium coccineum was found to be self-incompatible and highly dependent on the pollinating agent at both sites. However, pollen limitations were greater in the coastal population, as breeding efficiency was lower. Populations have different floral visitors whose identity differentially affects reproductive efficiency and pollen flow in E. coccineum.