Pollination and seed dispersal of Aquilaria sinensis (Lour.) Gilg (Thymelaeaceae): An economic plant species with extremely small populations in China.

	Pollination and seed dispersal of Aquilaria sinensis (Lour.) Gilg (Thymelaeaceae): An economic plant species with extremely small populations in China.
	Chen, Gao; Liu, Changqiu; Sun, Weibang
	2016
发表期刊	Plant diversity
ISSN	2468-2659
卷号	38 期号:5 页码:227-232
摘要	Pollination and seed dispersal in angiosperms have long been investigated in order to understand the coevolution of plants and animals. However, the signals from flowers and/or seeds to attract pollinators and/or seed dispersers have received comparatively little attention. In this study, the pollination biology and seed dispersal of the vulnerable agarwood plant Aquilaria sinensis (Lour.) Gilg, a traditional medicinal plant in China, was studied in its natural distribution range. The reproductive tactics of A.sinensis were studied in detail by employing various tests dealing with fruit set and also seed dispersal. Dynamic headspace extraction followed by GC-MS analysis was also performed in order to reveal the composition of floral scent. The results showed that noctuids and pyralids are the most effective pollinators of pollinator-dependent A.sinensis. The main compounds of the floral scent were (E, E)-alpha-Farnesene (61.9±3.2%), trans-Ocimene (16.6±1.2%), and Benzyl salicylate (4.6±1.1%). The results obtained from seed dispersal experiments indicate that hornets are effective seed dispersers and they may play an important role in long-distance seed dispersal of A.sinensis. Based on our findings, we recommend several protection methods for this threatened agarwood plant in China.
文献类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://ir.kib.ac.cn/handle/151853/64873
专题	植物化学与西部植物资源持续利用国家重点实验室
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Chen, Gao,Liu, Changqiu,Sun, Weibang. Pollination and seed dispersal of Aquilaria sinensis (Lour.) Gilg (Thymelaeaceae): An economic plant species with extremely small populations in China.[J]. Plant diversity,2016,38(5):227-232.
APA	Chen, Gao,Liu, Changqiu,&Sun, Weibang.(2016).Pollination and seed dispersal of Aquilaria sinensis (Lour.) Gilg (Thymelaeaceae): An economic plant species with extremely small populations in China..Plant diversity,38(5),227-232.
MLA	Chen, Gao,et al."Pollination and seed dispersal of Aquilaria sinensis (Lour.) Gilg (Thymelaeaceae): An economic plant species with extremely small populations in China.".Plant diversity 38.5(2016):227-232.