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Seediness as an Invasive Trait in Mimosa diplotricha Sauvalle in a Tropical Grassland


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For successful invasion into an ecosystem, a species always depends upon some traits such as high growth rate, successive reproduction, higher number of seeds with low mass, seed viability and seedling mortality1. Among these traits, the reproductive behaviour of a plant is mainly associated with its invasiveness2. Seed production and germination are the two key processes associated with the initial phase of plant establishment, which determine the fate of an invasive plant in a new region1, and that is especially true for annuals reproducing exclusively by seed3.
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Authors

Manabendra Ray Choudhury
Centre for Biodiversity and Natural Resource Conservation, Department of Ecology and Environmental Science, Assam University, Silchar 788 011, India
Panna Deb
Centre for Biodiversity and Natural Resource Conservation, Department of Ecology and Environmental Science, Assam University, Silchar 788 011, India
Hilloljyoti Singha
Centre for Biodiversity and Natural Resource Conservation, Department of Ecology and Environmental Science, Assam University, Silchar 788 011, India

Abstract


For successful invasion into an ecosystem, a species always depends upon some traits such as high growth rate, successive reproduction, higher number of seeds with low mass, seed viability and seedling mortality1. Among these traits, the reproductive behaviour of a plant is mainly associated with its invasiveness2. Seed production and germination are the two key processes associated with the initial phase of plant establishment, which determine the fate of an invasive plant in a new region1, and that is especially true for annuals reproducing exclusively by seed3.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.18520/cs%2Fv117%2Fi1%2F21-23