Enhancement of Fern Spore Germination and Gametophyte Growth in Artificial Media

E. Sheffield; G. E. Douglas; S. J. Hearne; S. Huxham; J. M. Wynn

doi:10.1640/0002-8444(2001)091[0179:EOFSGA]2.0.CO;2

We can help you reset your password using the email address linked to your BioOne Complete account.

Registered users receive a variety of benefits including the ability to customize email alerts, create favorite journals list, and save searches. Please note that a BioOne web account does not automatically grant access to full-text content. An institutional or society member subscription is required to view non-Open Access content. Contact helpdesk@bioone.org with any questions.

All Fields are Required

First Name

Last/Family Name

Password

Password Requirements: Minimum 8 characters, must include as least one uppercase, one lowercase letter, and one number or permitted symbol Valid Symbols for password:
~ Tilde
! Exclamation Mark
@ At sign
$ Dollar sign
^ Caret
( Opening Parenthesis
) Closing Parenthesis
_ Underscore
. Period

Confirm Password

Web Account created successfully

E. Sheffield,¹ G. E. Douglas,^1,* S. J. Hearne,^1,** S. Huxham,^1,*** J. M. Wynn¹

¹School of Biological Sciences, 3.614 Stopford Building, University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manch

^*Current address: UK Biodiversity Office, Natural History Museum.
^**Current address: Dept of Animal & Plant Sciences, University of Sheffield.
^***Current address: Division of Agriculture & Horticulture, School of Biological Sciences, University of Nottingham.

Abstract

Spores of bracken fern, Pteridium aquilinum were sown in medium with and without agar. No clear trend emerged for germination, but in 14 days, significantly more plants passed from the filamentous to two-dimensional state on agar-solidified medium than in liquid shake-flasks. Spores of Pteridium aquilinum, Athyrium filix-femina, Dryopteris expansa and Anemia phyllitidis were sown in media containing sucrose. Percentage germination of all four species was significantly enhanced by the inclusion of sucrose.

Citation Download Citation

E. Sheffield, G. E. Douglas, S. J. Hearne, S. Huxham, and J. M. Wynn "Enhancement of Fern Spore Germination and Gametophyte Growth in Artificial Media," American Fern Journal 91(4), 179-186, (1 October 2001). https://doi.org/10.1640/0002-8444(2001)091[0179:EOFSGA]2.0.CO;2

Published: 1 October 2001

You currently do not have any folders to save your paper to! Create a new folder below.

Include:

Citation Only

Citation & Abstract

Format:

RIS

EndNote

BibTex

KEYWORDS/PHRASES

PUBLICATION TITLE:

COLLECTION:

PUBLICATION YEARS