Mekala The Woody Plant Seed Manual (http://www.nsl.fs.fed.us/wpsm/) should have germination information for most of those species.
Jordan -- Jordan M. Marshall, PhD Assistant Professor Department of Biology Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne 2101 E. Coliseum Blvd. Fort Wayne, IN 46805 Office (260) 481-6038 Mobile (865) 919-9811 Fax (260) 481-6087 www.jordanmarshall.com >>> On 10/10/2011 at 12:00 AM, ECOLOG-L automatic digest system <[email protected]> wrote: > Date: Sat, 8 Oct 2011 18:12:00 -0400 > From: =?ISO-8859-1?Q?Mekala_Sundaram?= <[email protected]> > Subject: Seed traits > > I am preparing to start diet choice experiments on free ranging Eastern Gray > Squirrels. The experiments will involve pairwise presentation of seeds to > squirrels on a seed tray. I am collecting data on seed traits to help > determine which seeds should be paired together. I am still missing trait > information for some seeds, as indicated below. > > 1.Germination schedule (i.e. number of days to germination after the seed > drops from the tree) for seeds of: > American hazelnut, American beech, Pin oak, Blackjack oak, Laurel oak, > Nuttall oak, Overcup oak, Water oak, Willow oak, Red maple, Silver maple, > Pistachio, Almond and Brazil nut. > > 2.Percentage tannins for seeds of: > Tanoak, Bitternut hickory, American beech, Blackjack oak, Swampchestnut oak, > Schumard oak, Post oak, Cherrybark oak, Laurel oak, Live oak, Nuttall oak, > Overcup oak, Water oak, Willow oak, Shingle oak, Red maple, Silver maple and > Hornbeam. > > 3.Percentage lipids for seeds of: > Swamp white oak, Shingle oak, Laurel oak, Nuttall oak and Hornbeam. > > If you know and are willing to share some seed trait values with me, I can > be contacted at [email protected]. Any help you can provide me with is > greatly appreciated! > > Thank you, > Mekala Sundaram > Purdue University > Pfendler Hall G021 > 715 W State Street > West Lafayette, IN 47906
