Seed dispersal of Diospyros virginiana in the past and the present: Evidence for a generalist evolutionary strategy
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DOI: 10.1002/ece3.3008
Abstract: Abstract Several North American trees are hypothesized to have lost their co‐evolved seed disperser during the late‐Pleistocene extinction and are therefore considered anachronistic. We tested this hypothesis for the American persimmon (Diospyros virginiana) by studying… read more here.
Keywords: seed; diospyros virginiana; persimmon; gut passage ... See more keywords
Rooting of cuttings of selected Diospyros virginiana clonal rootstocks and bud growth in rooted cuttings
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DOI: 10.1016/j.scienta.2017.12.051
Abstract: Abstract Diospyros virginiana is a common rootstock in several countries growing commercial plantations of persimmon. However, trees grafted on this rootstock, which is exclusively propagated from seeds, are not uniform in both vegetative and reproductive… read more here.
Keywords: bud growth; diospyros virginiana; clonal rootstocks; rooting rate ... See more keywords