A comparison of coffee floral traits under two different agricultural practices.
A comparison of coffee floral traits under two different agricultural practices.
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两种不同农业实践下咖啡花性状的比较。
DOI:
10.1038/s41598-019-43753-y
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发表时间:
2019
影响因子:
4.6
通讯作者:
Prado SG
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作者:
Prado SG
Floral traits and rewards are important in mediating interactions between plants and pollinators. Agricultural management practices can affect abiotic factors known to influence floral traits; however, our understanding of the links between agricultural practices and floral trait expression is still poorly understood. Variation in floral morphological, nectar, and pollen traits of two important agricultural species,Coffea arabicaandC. canephora, was assessed under different agricultural practices (sun and shade). Corolla diameter and corolla tube length were larger and pollen total nitrogen content greater in shade plantations ofC. canephorathan sun plantations. Corolla tube length and anther filament length were larger in shade plantations ofC. arabica. No effect of agricultural practice was found on nectar volume, sugar or caffeine concentrations, or pollen production. Pollen total nitrogen content was lower in sun than shade plantations ofC. canephora, but no difference was found between sun and shade forC. arabica. This study provides baseline data on the influence of agronomic practices onC. arabicaandC. canephorafloral traits and also helps fill a gap in knowledge about the effects of shade trees on floral traits, which can be pertinent to other agroforestry systems.