Effect of Altitude and Habitat Characteristics on Growth and Reproductive Allocation in Paeonia emodi Wall. ex Royle

Abstract

Abstract

The present study was carried out to determine the impact of habitat variability and altitude on the morphoreproductive features of Paeonia emodi—an important medicinal plant of Kashmir Himalaya. The species exhibited great variability in its morphological traits under different environmental conditions. The plants were more vigorous and taller at a low altitude site, Kashmir University Botanical Garden (KUBG) while the plants of the high altitude site, Jawahar Tunnel were shorter. Maximum resources were allocated towards the development of rhizomes followed by leaves, shoot and inflorescence. The current study gives a comprehensive account on the variation of growth characteristics in different ecological environment and reproductive success and changes in allocation patterns in this species.

Keywords: Paeonia emodi, habitat variability, resource allocation, Kashmir Himalaya

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Nazir S, Yaqoob U, Nawchoo IA. Effect of altitude and habitat characteristics on growth and reproductive allocation in Paeonia emodi Wall. ex Royle. Research & Reviews: Journal of Botany. 2017; 6(1): 5–12p

Cite this ArticleNazir S, Yaqoob U, Nawchoo IA. Effect of altitude and habitat characteristics on growth and reproductive allocation in Paeonia emodi Wall. ex Royle. Research & Reviews: Journal of Botany. 2017; 6(1): 5–12p