Kongunadu Research Journal
Vol. 3 No. 2 (2016): Vol 3, Iss 2, Year 2016
Articles

REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY OF GNETUM LATIFOLIUM BLUME (GNETALES) IN TAMIL NADU

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  • Karupusamy S
Karupusamy S
Department of Botany, Centre for Botanical Research, The Madura College (Autonomous), Madurai – 625 011.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.26524/krj150
Published December 30, 2016
Keywords
  • Gentum latifolium, reproductive biology, seed maturation, germination.
How to Cite
S, K. (2016). REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY OF GNETUM LATIFOLIUM BLUME (GNETALES) IN TAMIL NADU. Kongunadu Research Journal, 3(2), 75-78. https://doi.org/10.26524/krj150

Abstract

The reproductive biology of Gnetum latifolium Blume studied in four different forest sites of Tamil Nadu. G. latifolium reported to have dioecious plants with less number male population in all the selected areas. Entamophilous cues observed with common anaemophily and pollinator may be flies. Pollination drops
are also reported in young ovules. The seed maturation and germination frequency observed with very low frequency in all the selected population whereas in high number of abortive ovules reported in Western Ghats.

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