Abstract
Seed nutrients reserves have direct relationship with seed functional traits and influence offspring performance. Effects of plant density, foliage boron (B) nutrition and mepiquat chloride (MC) growth regulation on seed nutrients reserves, seed mass and production, and emergence and offspring growth traits of cotton were studied in two years field experiment. Seed nutrients reserves and seed mass were decreased at higher maternal plant density relative to lower plant density with concomitant decrease in emergence and offspring seedling growth. However, maternal foliage B nutrition and MC growth regulation enhanced seed nutrients reserves, seed mass, emergence and offspring seedling growth performance. There was a significant positive relationship between seed mass and seed nutrients reserves indicating that changes in nutrient availability/uptake in response to maternal ecological factors determine variation in seed functional traits. Nonetheless, seed mass was positively correlated with emergence percentage and negatively with emergence timing. Furthermore, variation in offspring seedling growth traits with seed mass indicated the significance of initial seed nutrients reserves for early seedling vigour and establishment. In conclusion, lower maternal plant density, B nutrition and MC growth regulation ensued in higher emergence and offspring seedling growth of cotton because of higher seed nutrient reserves and seed mass.
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Claim · model-written summary
Higher maternal plant density decreased seed nutrient reserves and seed mass of cotton relative to lower density.
- Taxon
- cotton
Gossypium hirsutume5 - Treatment
- higher maternal plant densitye0
- Outcome
- Seed nutrients reserves and seed masse0
- Direction
- decreasede0
- Comparator
- lower plant densitye0
- Setting
- two years field experimente6
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Verbatim
e5“emergence and offspring growth traits of cotton”
e6“were studied in two years field experiment”
e0“Seed nutrients reserves and seed mass were decreased at higher maternal plant density relative to lower plant density”
Claim · model-written summary
Higher maternal plant density decreased emergence and offspring seedling growth of cotton.
- Taxon
- cottonGossypium hirsutume5
- Treatment
- higher maternal plant densitye0
- Outcome
- emergence and offspring seedling growthe4
- Direction
- decreasee4
- Comparator
- lower plant densitye0
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Verbatim
e5“emergence and offspring growth traits of cotton”
e0“Seed nutrients reserves and seed mass were decreased at higher maternal plant density relative to lower plant density”
e4“with concomitant decrease in emergence and offspring seedling growth”
Claim · model-written summary
Maternal foliar boron nutrition enhanced seed nutrient reserves, seed mass and emergence of cotton.
- Taxon
- cottonGossypium hirsutume5
- Treatment
- maternal foliage B nutritione1
- Outcome
- seed nutrients reserves, seed mass, emergencee1
- Direction
- enhancede1
- Setting
- two years field experimente6
Not reportedComparator
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Verbatim
e5“emergence and offspring growth traits of cotton”
e6“were studied in two years field experiment”
e1“maternal foliage B nutrition and MC growth regulation enhanced seed nutrients reserves, seed mass, emergence and offspring seedling growth performance”
Claim · model-written summary
Maternal foliar boron nutrition enhanced offspring seedling growth performance of cotton.
- Taxon
- cottonGossypium hirsutume5
- Treatment
- maternal foliage B nutritione1
- Outcome
- offspring seedling growth performancee1
- Direction
- enhancede1
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e5“emergence and offspring growth traits of cotton”
e1“maternal foliage B nutrition and MC growth regulation enhanced seed nutrients reserves, seed mass, emergence and offspring seedling growth performance”
Claim · model-written summary
Maternal mepiquat chloride growth regulation enhanced seed nutrient reserves, seed mass and emergence of cotton.
- Taxon
- cottonGossypium hirsutume5
- Treatment
- MC growth regulatione1
- Outcome
- seed nutrients reserves, seed mass, emergencee1
- Direction
- enhancede1
- Setting
- two years field experimente6
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e5“emergence and offspring growth traits of cotton”
e6“were studied in two years field experiment”
e1“maternal foliage B nutrition and MC growth regulation enhanced seed nutrients reserves, seed mass, emergence and offspring seedling growth performance”
Claim · model-written summary
Maternal mepiquat chloride growth regulation enhanced offspring seedling growth performance of cotton.
- Taxon
- cottonGossypium hirsutume5
- Treatment
- MC growth regulatione1
- Outcome
- offspring seedling growth performancee1
- Direction
- enhancede1
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e5“emergence and offspring growth traits of cotton”
e1“maternal foliage B nutrition and MC growth regulation enhanced seed nutrients reserves, seed mass, emergence and offspring seedling growth performance”
Claim · model-written summary
Seed nutrient reserves are positively related to seed mass in cotton.
- Taxon
- cottonGossypium hirsutume5
- Organ / stage
- seede2
- Outcome
- seed nutrients reservese2
- Direction
- positive relationshipe2
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Verbatim
e5“emergence and offspring growth traits of cotton”
e2“There was a significant positive relationship between seed mass and seed nutrients reserves”
Claim · model-written summary
Seed mass is positively correlated with emergence percentage in cotton.
- Taxon
- cottonGossypium hirsutume5
- Organ / stage
- seede3
- Outcome
- emergence percentagee3
- Direction
- positively correlatede3
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Verbatim
e5“emergence and offspring growth traits of cotton”
e3“seed mass was positively correlated with emergence percentage and negatively with emergence timing”
Claim · model-written summary
Seed mass is negatively related to emergence timing in cotton.
- Taxon
- cottonGossypium hirsutume5
- Organ / stage
- seede3
- Outcome
- emergence timinge3
- Direction
- negativelye3
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Verbatim
e5“emergence and offspring growth traits of cotton”
e3“seed mass was positively correlated with emergence percentage and negatively with emergence timing”
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