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Annals of Botany 89: 587-593, 2002
© 2002 Annals of Botany Company

Pollen Production, Microsporangium Dehiscence and Pollen Flow in Himalayan Cedar (Cedrus deodara Roxb. ex D. Don)

V. P. KHANDURI0 and C. M. SHARMA*

0Department of Forestry, HNB Garhwal University, Post Box 76, Srinagar Garhwal 246 174 (U.A.), India

* For correspondence. E-mail transmedia{at}vsnl.com

Received: 17 May 2001; Returned for revision: 9 October 2001; Accepted: 8 February 2002.

Microsporangium dehiscence, pollen production and dispersal were studied in Himalayan cedar (Cedrus deodara) during 1998 and 1999. Microsporangium dehiscence showed diurnal periodicity and was found to be related to air temperature and relative air humidity, with a strobilus taking 2 d to dehisce completely in warmer conditions and 3 d in cooler ones. The frequency of flowering in C. deodara was highly variable during the two successive years; however, cyclical production of pollen grains was observed in 50 % of the trees. The maximum concentration of pollen grains in the air was found between 1200 and 1600 h, and this period was also noted to be the best time for pollination. Studying migration of pollen grains from isolated single trees in three directions showed that migration was not uniform in all directions. Long-distance transport of pollen grains was observed in the downhill direction. However, in the uphill and horizontal directions grains could travel only up to 97·5 and 195·1 m, respectively, and the frequency of pollen grains to the source frequency at these distances was only 1·9 and 2·5 %, respectively. The results suggest that an isolation barrier of 190 m may be considered as a minimum for the management of deodar seed orchards.

Key words: Anthesis, dehiscence, pollination, pollen dispersion, microsporangium, Cedrus deodara, strobili.


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