Preservation of Brassica napus L. seed in soil seed bank

Authors

  • Barbara PIPAN Oddelek za poljdelstvo, vrtnarstvo, genetiko in žlahtnjenje; Kmetijski inštitut Slovenije, Hacquetova 17, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenija
  • Jelka ŠUŠTAR-VOZLIČ Oddelek za poljdelstvo, vrtnarstvo, genetiko in žlahtnjenje; Kmetijski inštitut Slovenije, Hacquetova 17, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenija
  • Vladimir MEGLIČ Oddelek za poljdelstvo, vrtnarstvo, genetiko in žlahtnjenje; Kmetijski inštitut Slovenije, Hacquetova 17, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenija

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14720/aas.2013.101.2.14931

Keywords:

Brassica napus, volunteers, feral populations, soil seed bank, soil, seed losses, seed preservation

Abstract

The most common form of the Brassica napus L. is oilseed rape. Because of its physical characteristics the seed is very mobile and therefore disposed to spillage. Uncontrolled seed loss represents the potential for the appearance of volunteer and feral populations of B. napus inside and outside production areas; B. napus seed remains viable in the soil for several years. The appearance dynamics of these plants is dependent on the soil seed bank potential and complex interactive characteristics of the genotype seeds and soil and agro-climatic factors. The presence of undefined pollinating resources originated from soil seed bank in the nature presents the potential for spontaneous intra- and inter-species pollination of B. napus reflected also in its genetic structure.

Published

13. 11. 2013

Issue

Section

Review Article

How to Cite

PIPAN, B., ŠUŠTAR-VOZLIČ, J., & MEGLIČ, V. (2013). Preservation of Brassica napus L. seed in soil seed bank. Acta Agriculturae Slovenica, 101(2), 277–285. https://doi.org/10.14720/aas.2013.101.2.14931

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