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Thesis (M.A.)--University of Missouri-Columbia, 2007. / The entire dissertation/thesis text is included in the research.pdf file; the official abstract appears in the short.pdf file (which also appears in the research.pdf); a non-technical general description, or public abstract, appears in the public.pdf file. Title from title screen of research.pdf file (viewed on November 6, 2007) Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (M.S.)--Oregon State University, 2007. / Printout. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 44-52). Also available on the World Wide Web.

Submitted by (ana.araujo@ufrpe.br) on 2017-02-17T13:09:47Z No. of bitstreams: 1 Joao de Andrade Dutra Filho.pdf: 921509 bytes, checksum: f7aac66eb6fa6e2fbd3d500ad245707f (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2017-02-17T13:09:47Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Joao de Andrade Dutra Filho.pdf: 921509 bytes, checksum: f7aac66eb6fa6e2fbd3d500ad245707f (MD5) Previous issue date: 2010-02-23 / Conselho Nacional de Pesquisa e Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico - CNPq / The work had as aimed: (1) selecting progeny of sugarcane performancebased agronomic, index selection and genetic dissimilarity. (2) assess the genetic diversity in progenies of sugarcane by means of multivariate techniques based on eight characters agribusiness. (3) assess the genetic divergence in genotypes of sugarcane using molecular markers and microsatellites. The experiment was conducted in two stages. The first was held in the sugarcane zone of the North Coast of Pernambuco in the agricultural area of Usina Santa Teresa, Engenho Terra Rica, municipality of Goiana, with geographic coordinates (07º33’ S e 35º00’ W) and altitude of 13 m during the agricultural year 2006 to 2008 in red-yellow podzolic sandy texture. The experimental design was a randomized block design with five replications. Six progenies were evaluated, consisting of 200 individuals each, three standards considered, arising from clonal proliferation of commercial varieties RB943365, RB867515 and RB863129 and three of those self-pollinated varieties. For effective control of fertilization were used bells of TNT, measuring 0.50 cm in radius and 1.20 m long sealed. Each plot consisted of 5 rows of 8 m, spaced 1.20 m with 8 seedlings per line with 1 m between plants, thus totaling 40 seedlings per plot. The variables analyzed were: pol tons per hectare (PTH), sugarcane tons per hectere (STH), fiber (FB), correted pol% (CPP), purity (PTY), brix (BX),reducing sugar (RS), total retrievable sugar (TRS). Carried out the analysis of variance and estimation of genetic parameters, the standard Euclidean distance and the distance of Rogers were used as measures of dissimilarity matrices which were correlated by the Mantel test. The Mahalanobis distance was used to quantify the genetic divergence. Were used the method of hierarchical links averages (UPGMA) method and the optimization procedure. The second stage was performed at the Laboratory of Molecular Genetics, Department of Biology, Federal University of Lavras (UFLA) in Minas Gerais. For molecular analysis were selected 23 genotypes of the families surveyed in the first stage of the experiment. And three commercial varieties RB943365, RB867515 and RB863129 and 20 randomly selected families originating from selfing of commercial varieties(stratified mass selection in families). The genetic divergence was estimated based on the polymorphism generated by RAPD (Random Amplified Polymorphic DNA) and SSR (Simple Sequence Repeats). The arithmetic complement of the Simple Matching coefficient and Jaccard coefficient were used as measures of dissimilarity whose headquarters were correlated by the Mantel test. We applied the optimization method of Tocher and the hierarchical method of links averages (UPGMA). The methodology allowed the identification of progeny of higher genetic diversity in plant breeding by providing a safer choice of crosses to be made. / Objetivou-se com este trabalho: (1) selecionar progênies de cana-de-açúcar com base no desempenho agroindustrial, índices de seleção e dissimilaridade genética. (2) avaliar a divergência genética em progênies de cana-de-açúcar, através de técnicas multivariadas, com base em oito caracteres agroindustriais. (3) avaliar a divergência genética em genótipos de cana-de-açúcar utilizando marcadores moleculares RAPD e Microssatélites. O experimento foi conduzido em duas etapas. A primeira foi realizada na zona canavieira do Litoral Norte de Pernambuco na área agrícola da Usina Santa Tereza, Engenho Terra Rica, município de Goiana, com coordenadas geográficas (07º33’ S e 35º00’ W) e altitude de 13 m, durante o ano agrícola 2006 a 2008 em argissolo vermelho-amarelo de textura arenosa. O delineamento experimental utilizado foi o de blocos ao acaso com cinco repetições. Foram avaliadas seis progênies, constituídas de 200 indivíduos cada, sendo três consideradas padrões, oriundas de multiplicação clonal das variedades comerciais RB943365, RB867515 e RB863129 e três de autofecundação dessas mesmas variedades. Para o controle efetivo da autofecundação utilizaram-se campânulas de TNT, medindo 0,50 cm de raio e 1,20 m de comprimento totalmente fechadas. Cada parcela experimental foi constituída por 5 linhas de 8 m, espaçadas de 1,20 m com 8 seedlings por linha com 1 m entre plantas, totalizando assim 40 seedlings por parcela. As variáveis analisadas foram: Toneladas de pol por hectare (TPH), toneladas de cana por hectare (TCH), fibra (FIB), pol corrigida (PCC), pureza (PZA), teor de sólidos solúveis (BRIX), açúcares redutores (AR), açúcares totais recuperáveis (ATR). Realizou-se a análise de variância e estimativa de parâmetros genéticos, a distância euclidiana média padronizada e a distância de Rogers serviram para estimar a dissimilaridade entre progênies cujas matrizes foram correlacionadas pelo teste de Mantel. A distância generalizada de Mahalanobis foi utilizada para quantificar a divergência genética.Foram utilizados o método hierárquico de ligações médias (UPGMA) e o método de otimização de Tocher. A segunda etapa foi realizada no Laboratório de Genética Molecular do Departamento de Biologia da Universidade Federal de Lavras (UFLA) em Minas Gerais. Para a análise molecular foram selecionados 23 genótipos das famílias avaliadas na primeira etapa do experimento, sendo três variedades comerciais RB943365, RB867515 e RB863129 e 20 selecionados ao acaso das famílias oriundas da autofecundação dessas variedades comerciais (seleção massal estratificada em famílias). A divergência genética foi estimada com base no polimorfismo gerado por meio de marcadores RAPD (Random Amplified Polymorphic DNA) e SSR (Simple Sequence Repeats). O complemento aritmético do Coeficiente de Coincidência Simples e do Coeficiente de Jaccard foram utilizados como medidas de dissimilaridade, cujas matrizes foram correlacionadas pelo teste de Mantel. Foram aplicados o método de otimização de Tocher e o método hierárquico das ligações médias (UPGMA). A metodologia aplicada permitiu a identificação de progênies de maior divergência genética proporcionando aos fitomelhoristas maior segurança na escolha dos cruzamentos a serem realizados.

in English Montane conditions represent a relatively unfavorable climate for most plants and their pollinators. Consequently, zoogamous plant species growing at high elevations are expected to be pollen limited. According to the "reproductive assurance" and "transmission advantage" hypotheses, such pollen-limited plants will adapt more toward self-pollination than plants in communities with more reliable pollination. To test such predictions, I studied reproduction strategies and pollen limitation of ten zoogamous plant species at three elevations (2,800 m a.s.l. 3,500 m a.s.l. and 4,000 m a.s.l.) in montane grasslands on Mount Cameroon, West/Central Africa. I compared seed sets produces by plants with four treatments in our extensive hand-pollination experiments: autogamy, geitonogamy, outcrossing, and natural control. One experimental species was found to be self-incompatible, six species were partially self-compatible, and one was completely self-compatible and predominantly selfing. In five of these plant species, I compared the reproduction strategies and pollen limitation among the elevations. I found that pollen limitation did rise in two species, we expect this to be due to the fact that the species were already pollen limited at 2,800 m a.s.l. Contrary to the two hypotheses, selfing did...

Plants that can self-fertilise should, on average, be more invasive than plants that can not self-fertilise because they can reproduce regardless of the availability of mates and pollinators. Self-fertilisation should have a strong effect on invasiveness because, to become invasive, introduced plants have to pass through bottlenecks of low plant abundance when mates and pollinators are likely to be scarce. Under these conditions, reproduction of plants that can not self-fertilise is often limited by pollen receipt. Selfing may thus contribute to invasiveness by alleviating pollen limitation Allee effects (pollen limitation caused by low abundance) especially as theoretical work indicates that ability to invade and rate of invasion are highly sensitive to fecundity of small and isolated populations and single individuals. Recently, a correlation between ability to self-fertilise and invasiveness has been observed in several invasive floras, consistent with the hypothesis that species that can self-fertilise should be more invasive. However, it has not yet been demonstrated that this relationship arises from reproductive assurance. To establish the causal basis of a correlation between a plant trait and invasiveness, a mechanism linking that trait to invasiveness must be demonstrated. For this it is necessary to show firstly that the trait actually affects performance in the introduced range and secondly that plant performance affects invasiveness. Self-fertilisation is hypothesised to increase invasiveness by enhancing reproductive performance. The first step in testing this hypothesis is therefore to show that being able to self-fertilise increases fecundity, i.e. that it provides reproductive assurance. However, progeny from self-fertilisation often suffer from inbreeding depression – they perform worse than those from cross-fertilisation – so it is also necessary to show that this cost does not outweigh the reproductive assurance benefit of selfing. So far, reproductive assurance has been assessed in only a few invasive plant species. These studies did not assess inbreeding depression and only one investigated reproductive assurance in relation to abundance, finding no relationship. In this thesis I have sought to understand the importance of self-fertilisation for reproduction of invasive plants in the introduced range through case studies. In particular, I assessed whether reproductive assurance from self-fertilization alleviates Allee effects via pollen limitation. To do this I tested whether pollen limitation and reproductive assurance were greater at low plant abundance. Further, I conducted progeny trials to assess inbreeding depression, as this cost of selfing potentially negates reproductive assurance benefits. I also conducted observations and experiments to identify the principle pollinators of my study species as reproductive assurance and its relationship to plant abundance depend on pollinator visitation, The Australian trees Acacia mearnsii and A. dealbata are highly invasive in the study region of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Through controlled pollination experiments I established that A. dealbata was self-compatible and autonomously self-fertilising, while previous studies reported A. mearnsii as self-incompatible. I identified the native honeybee Apis mellifera scutellata as the principal pollinator of A. mearnsii, A. dealbata and a co-occuring related invasive species, Acacia decurrens, in the study region. I conducted pollen supplementation experiments in two of these species, aiming to indirectly assess reproductive assurance from selfing in the self-compatible A. dealbata by comparing pollen limitation between this species and the self-incompatible A. mearnsii. In both species, I conducted pollen supplementation in single isolated trees and trees in continuous populations, to test whether pollen limitation was more severe in isolation. These pollen supplementation experiments were inconclusive with respect to pollen limitation but indicated that if there was pollen limitation in A. mearnsii, it was not related to isolation. Progeny trials in A. dealbata revealed relatively strong inbreeding depression in progeny growth and survival. This suggests that selfed progeny may not reach reproduction, so even if self-fertilisation provides reproductive assurance, it may not contribute to invasion in this species. As floral morphology of Acacia species prohibits the use of emasculation experiments to directly measure reproductive assurance, I conducted further investigations on Lilium formosanum, a large-flowered, autonomously self-pollinating invasive geophyte native to Taiwan. I identified the long tongued hawkmoth Agrius convolvuli as its primary pollinator in its introduced range in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Trials of progeny from self- and crosspollination in the field (to 31 months) and in a controlled shade-house environment (to 26 months) showed no evidence of inbreeding depression in germination, growth or survival. Flowering was assessed in the shade-house as most plants did not flower in the field. Only one of five populations showed inbreeding depression in probability of flowering in the second year of growth but none showed inbreeding depression in the third year. Inbreeding depression was thus generally undetectable in L. formosanum. I tested for reproductive assurance and pollen limitation in L. formosanum by conducting floral emasculations and pollen supplementations in multiple populations across a range of population size and isolation in three different years. These experiments demonstrated that reproductive assurance was substantial and that pollen limitation was low or absent. Contrary to expectations, reproductive assurance was not greater in smaller populations and was greater for more isolated populations in only one of three years. However, that study did not include many very small populations. To assess reproductive assurance at very low abundance, I created arrays of emasculated and intact plants within and around naturally occurring populations at two sites. Isolated plants had higher reproductive assurance than did plants placed inside the continuous population at one site, supporting the hypothesis that selfing provides reproductive assurance against pollen-limitation Allee effects. However, in these studies, generally inadequate pollinator visitation was the main reason that L. formosanum exhibited reproductive assurance through selfing. The substantial reproductive assurance and minimal inbreeding depression displayed by L. formosanum makes a compelling case for the hypothesis that self-pollination promotes invasion. Nevertheless, demographic modelling will be necessary to assess whether increased fecundity through reproductive assurance results in increased rates of population growth and spread, and hence invasion, in this species. To assess whether reproductive assurance accounts for the relationship between ability to self-fertilise and invasiveness in plants generally, the contribution of self-fertilisation to invasiveness will have to be evaluated for a larger sample of invasive and non-invasive introduced species, using the approaches taken in this thesis, followed up by demographic modelling. / Thesis (Ph.D.)-University of KwaZulu-Natal, Pietermaritzburg, 2011.

Made available in DSpace on 2014-08-20T13:25:38Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 dissertacao_jones_eloy.pdf: 1690635 bytes, checksum: 35ae8138d7942712200eb8662fa2812e (MD5) Previous issue date: 2013-06-25 / Pollination is presented as a determining factor in the production of fruits in various fruit species, especially those that do not reproduce by parthenocarpy. This study aimed to evaluate the influence of self-pollination and cross-pollination of jelly palm in production and fruit quality. To this end, we used 14 genotypes of jelly palm of BAG of FAEM-UFPel, RS, Brazil. The treatments were: non-bagging (T1) and bagging with TNT (T2). Evaluated: average production cycle (days), average fruit weight (g), the average mass of pulp (g), pulp yield (%), average mass of pyrenes (g), number of fruits, equatorial diameter of fruits (EDF), longitudinal diameter of fruits (LDF), equatorial diameter of pyrenes (EDP), longitudinal diameter of pyrenes (LDP), relationship LDF/EDF, relationship LDP/EDP, amount of juice (ml), average number of almonds/pyrene (NA/P), almonds brocade/pyrene (%AB/P), average mass unitarian of almonds (AMUA), without almonds pyrenes (%WAP), skin colorimetry (°Hue), soluble solids (°Brix), titratable acidity (TA) ratio (SS/TA), juice pH, ascorbic acid (mg.100ml-1 juice), average date of flowering (DF) and average date of harvest (H). Self-pollination of jelly palm caused a reduction of the overall rates in the variables average mass of fruit, fruit number, EDP, NA/P, %AB/P, TA and ascorbic acid, significantly increased the average mass of pulp, relationship LDF/EDF , relationship LDP/EDP, amount of juice (ml), AMUA, % PSA, SS, ratio and pulp yield (%). It was concluded that the bagging of clusters of jelly palm cause declines, in the production, of 49.31%. However, leads to improvement in the quality of the fruit. The fruits that have been deprived of cross-pollination resulted in increased pulp yield (2.87%). The cross-pollination is essential in genotypes G. 32, G. 35, G. 57 and G. 63, without it there is no fruit production. / A polinização apresenta-se como fator determinante na produção de frutos em várias espécies de fruteiras, em especial naquelas que não se reproduzem por partenocarpia. Esta pesquisa objetivou avaliar a influência da autopolinização e da polinização cruzada de Butia odorata (Barb. Rodr.) Noblick & Lorenzi na produção e na qualidade do butiazeiro. Para tal, foram utilizados 14 genótipos de butiazeiros do banco ativo de germoplasma (BAG) da FAEM-UFPel. Os tratamentos utilizados foram: não-ensacamento (T1) e ensacamento com TNT (T2). Avaliou-se: ciclo médio de produção (dias), massa média dos frutos (g), massa média de polpa (g), rendimento de polpa (%), massa média dos pirênios (g), número de frutos, diâmetro equatorial dos frutos (DEF), diâmetro longitudinal dos frutos (DLF), diâmetro equatorial dos pirênios (DEP), diâmetro longitudinal dos pirênios (DLP), relação DLF/DEF, relação DLP/DEP, volume de suco (em ml), número médio de amêndoas/pirênio (NA/P), amêndoas brocadas/pirênio (%AB/P), massa média unitária de amêndoas (MMUA), pirênios sem amêndoas (%PSA), colorimetria da epiderme (°Hue), sólidos solúveis (°Brix), acidez titulável (AT), ratio (SS/AT), pH do suco, teor de ácido ascórbico (em mg de AA.100ml-1 suco), data média de floração (DMF em dd/mm/aa) e data média de colheita (DMC em dd/mm/aa). A autopolinização dos butiazeiros provocou redução dos índices gerais nas variáveis massa média dos frutos, número de frutos, DEP, NA/P, %AB/P, AT e ácido ascórbico; aumentou de forma significativa a massa média de polpa, relação DLF/DEF, DLP/DEP, volume de suco, MMUA, %PSA, SS, Ratio e rendimento de polpa. Concluiu-se que o ensacamento de cachos do butiazeiro diminui a produção em 49,31%, todavia, provoca melhoria na qualidade das frutas. As frutas que foram privadas da polinização cruzada resultaram em aumento do rendimento de polpa (2,87%). A polinização cruzada é fundamental nos genótipos G. 32, G. 35, G. 57 e G. 63, sem a qual não há produção de frutas.

Like orchids, the complexity of flowers found in asclepiads (Asclepiadoideae, Apocynaceae) and the fact that pollen is presented as pollinaria, offers excellent opportunities to study various aspects of plant-pollinator interactions. In this thesis I investigated two broad themes: ecological aspects of the pollination biology of hymenopteran and fly-pollinated asclepiads as well as the degree of specialization to certain pollinators in these species. Colonizing plants often reproduce through self-pollination, or have highly generalized pollination systems, or both. These characteristics facilitate establishment in small founding populations and generates the prediction that reproductive success should be independent of population size in these species. Chapter one examines the pollination biology of Gomphocarpus physocarpus, an indigenous, weedy species and investigates the relationship between reproductive success and population size. In this species, there is no evidence of an Allee effect and reproductive success is not correlated with population size. In addition G. physocarpus is not capable of self-pollination, suggesting it is completely reliant on pollinators for seed set. The lack of a relationship between pollination success and population size is therefore likely explained by the generalized wasp pollination system of this species. Several milkweeds are invasive outside of their native ranges. Invasive species either need to co-opt native pollinators in order to reproduce or reduce their reliance on pollinators through having the ability to self-pollinate. Co-opting native pollinators is expected to be easier in species that have generalized pollination systems, alternatively species with specialized flower morphologies need to rely on similar functional groups of pollinators to be present within the invaded range. Chapter two investigates the pollination biology and pollination success of the invasive milkweed, Araujia sericifera, and finds that in South Africa, this species is visited mainly by native honeybees and nocturnal moths. Moths however contribute little to pollen removal, and deposition. Based on the apparent morphological mismatch between the flower of A. sericifera and native honeybees, I propose that the native pollinators of this species are likely to be larger Hymenoptera (e.g. Bumblebees). Data from a breeding system study, indicated that this species is not capable of automatic self-pollination, but could set fruit from geitonogamous self-pollinations pointing to the importance of native pollinators for successful reproduction. The pollinaria of milkweeds can accumulate on pollinators to form pollen masses large enough to physically interfere with the foraging behaviour of pollinating insects. In chapter three I describe the pollination biology of Cynanchum ellipticum and find that this species is mainly pollinated by honeybees although this species is visited by several other members of Hymenoptera, Lepidoptera and Diptera. Due to the structure of the pollinaria, these chain together relatively efficiently and frequently form large pollinarium loads on the mouthparts of honeybees. However there is little evidence that these pollinarium loads influence the foraging times of pollinators and only a few individual honeybees exhibited longer foraging times and most honeybees were unaffected by the presence of large pollinarium loads. Within the genus Cynanchum there is large variation in the gynostegium structure that may influence the pattern of pollinarium loading on pollinators as well as pollen reception as shown in chapter three. In Chapter four, the pollination biology of Cynanchum obtusifolium is examined, and like that of C. ellipticum, this species is visited by a wide diversity of pollinators but honeybees appear to be the primary pollinators. More importantly this species is shown to be andromonoecious and produces two morphologically different flower types, that may be distinguished based on differences in the gynostegium structure. These two types of flower could mainly be distinguished by the length of the anther wings. I found that flowers with short anther wings function as male flowers by only exporting- and rarely receiving pollinia. Flowers with longer anther wings function as hermaphrodite flowers and can both export and receive pollinia. The ratio of male to hermaphrodite flowers varied at different times during the flowering season, but preliminary data suggested that this was not related to levels of pollination success. The genera Stapelia and Ceropegia are well known for their intricate floral adaptations that mimic the brood and feeding substrates of pollinating flies. Despite several studies that have documented the various adaptations to fly pollination in different species, there is a lack of natural history studies documenting different flower visitors, pollen loads and long term levels of pollination success in these species. In Chapter six I document the pollination biology of Ceropegia ampliata by documenting different pollinators and quantifying average levels of pollination success and the nectar reward. I also experimentally manipulated the trapping hairs of this species to determine whether trapping hairs influence average levels of pollen export and receipt. I show that Ceropegia ampliata is pollinated by a generalist guild of flies (mainly Tachinidae, Sarcophagidae, Muscidae and Lauxaniidae) and produces minute quantities of relatively dilute nectar as a reward. Pollination success was generally low in this species and increases periodically suggesting that the abundance of pollinators is patchy. I found that flowers with trapping hairs that had already wilted had higher levels of pollinarium removal than flowers with erect hairs, however experimentally removing the hairs had no significant effect on pollen export and receipt. In Chapter seven, I document the pollinators, pollen loads and long term levels of pollination success in Stapelia hirsuta var. bayllissi, a rare sapromyiophilous stapeliad. I find that, in contrast to C. ampliata, this species was specialized to pollination by small flies of the family Anthomyiidae. Similar to the results from Chapter seven, I find that long term levels of pollination success were typically low but could increase periodically, although such increases were generally unpredictable. There are currently very few records documenting pollinator interactions in the Periplocoideae. Many species within this subfamily exhibit open-access flowers suggestive of pollination by short-tongued insects. I investigated the pollination biology of Chlorocyathus lobulata, a rare species with a highly localized distribution. I aimed to determine the pollinators, average levels of pollination success and demography of this species in order to determine whether this rare species is suffering from the collapse of a highly specialized pollinator mutualism. I also quantified the high incidence of flower herbivory caused by larvae of the moth, Bocchoris onychinalis. I find that C. lobulata has a highly generalized fly pollination system and average levels of pollination success suggested that a large proportion of flowers had pollen removed and deposited suggesting that this species is not experiencing pollination failure. The large numbers of juveniles present also indicated that recruitment is taking place.

Orientador: Anselmo Nogueira / Resumo: A variação no tamanho floral entre espécies vegetais interfere diretamente no grau de heteranteria e grau hercogamia dentro da flor, e pode favorecer a divisão de trabalho entre as anteras, diminuindo o conflito por pólen entre planta e polinizador. Neste trabalho, nosso objetivo principal é investigar como o tamanho floral modifica o processo de polinização e estratégia reprodutiva em duas espécies com tamanhos florais contrastantes: Chamaecrista desvauxii var. latistipula e Chamaecrista nictitans. Nossa hipótese é de que a morfologia das flores maiores de C. desvauxii var. latistipula com androceu evidentemente heteromórfico favoreça a divisão de trabalho, e a segurança reprodutiva nessas flores ocorra via anteras de polinização; enquanto que a morfologia das flores menores de Chamaecrista nictitans não favorece a divisão de trabalho entre as anteras e que a segurança reprodutiva e o conflito por pólen sejam superados pelo predomínio da autopolinização. Nossos resultados indicam que não ocorre divisão de trabalho entre os conjuntos das anteras em ambas as espécies, embora o heteranteria seja visível em C. desvauxii. Independente do tamanho das flores os diferentes conjuntos de anteras não diferem em atração visual para as abelhas. Já em flores menores de C. nictitans nossos resultados indicam a quebra da heteranteria e da hercogamia em um sistema mais generalista quando comparado a flores maiores de C. desvauxii var. latistipula. As flores pequenas de C. nictitans dependem ... (Resumo completo, clicar acesso eletrônico abaixo) / Abstract: The variation in floral size between plant species directly interferes with the degree of heteranthery and degree of hercogamy within the flower and may favor the division of labor between the anthers, reducing the conflict between plant pollen and pollinator. In this work, our primary objective is to investigate how the floral size modifies the pollination process and reproductive strategy in two species with contrasting floral sizes: Chamaecrista desvauxii var. latistipula and Chamaecrista nictitans. We hypothesize that the morphology of the larger flowers of C. desvauxii with evident anther dimorphism favors the division of labor, and reproductive security in these flowers occurs via pollination anthers. Alternatively, the morphology of the smaller flowers of C. nictitans does not favor the division of labor between the anthers and that reproductive security and pollen conflict are overcome by the predominance of self-pollination. Our results indicate that there is no division of labor between the anther sets in both species, although heteranthery is visible in C. desvauxii. Regardless of the size of the flowers, the different anther sets do not differ in visual attraction for the bees. In smaller flowers of C. nictitans, our results indicate the breakage of heteranthery and hercogamy into a more general system when compared to larger flowers of C. desvauxii. The small flowers of C. nictitans depend on auto pollen to achieve reproductive success, the same does not occur wi... (Complete abstract click electronic access below) / Mestre

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No. of bitstreams: 2 Dissertação - Carlos de Melos e Silva Neto - 2013.pdf: 671422 bytes, checksum: 7774a52856834c1b8270fa6218029c99 (MD5) license_rdf: 23148 bytes, checksum: 9da0b6dfac957114c6a7714714b86306 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2013-09-16 / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior - CAPES / Pollinators provide an essential service to the ecosystem and bring numerous benefits to society, through its role in the production of food in agriculture and the conservation of biological diversity. In tomato, anthers are poricidal, thus the release of pollen grains requires the presence of pollinators that vibrate these anthers. Thus, pollinators of tomatoes are actually bees that perform buzz pollination. Here, we observed aspects of floral biology, quantity and viability of pollen grains and ovules, and pollinators behavior and richness. To evaluate the effects of pollination in the amount of pollen on the stigmas, we selected 37 plants and bagged an inflorescence and let another available to pollinators. Each marked inflorescence had three stigmas removed the pollen grains on their surfaces were quantified. For comparison of fruit production, fruit development were followed in inflorescences bagged and not bagged for 40 days, and then the fruits were counted, weighed, measured, and had their seeds counted. The anthesis is at 6:30 am. The flower remains open until 6:00 pm, closing and reopening in the next day at the same time, lasting up to 73 hours. The greatest amount of pollen in the anther is in the early hours of the flower opening, with reduction and stabilization of the number of pollen grains around noon, coinciding with increased pollinator visitation. We found 25 species of bees in pollinating tomato crops. The abundance of bees coinciding with hours of availability and depletion of pollen suggests efficient removal of pollen from the anthers by the native bees The amount of pollen on the stigma of flowers available to pollinators was higher than on the stigma of bagged flowers. Fruit production was higher in open inflorescences than in bagged inflorescences. Native bees pollinate tomato flowers, increasing the pollen load on the stigma and fruit production. / Os polinizadores fornecem um serviço essencial ao ecossistema e trazem inúmeros benefícios à sociedade, através do seu papel na produção de alimento na agricultura e na conservação da diversidade biológica. No tomateiro, as anteras têm abertura poricida, assim, para liberação dos grãos de pólen é necessária a presença de polinizadores efetivos que realizam a vibração dessas anteras. Sendo assim, os polinizadores de fato dos tomateiros são abelhas que realizam polinização vibrátil. Na realização deste trabalho, foram observados aspectos da biologia floral como duração da flor, a quantidade e viabilidade de grãos de pólen e óvulos, além dos aspectos ecológicos dos polinizadores, como observação e coleta dos visitantes florais. Para avaliar os efeitos da polinização na quantidade de pólen do estigma, selecionamos 37 plantas, ensacamos uma inflorescência e deixamos outra disponível aos polinizadores. De cada inflorescência marcada, retiramos três estigmas e quantificamos os grãos de pólen em suas superfícies. Para a comparação da produção de frutos, acompanhamos o desenvolvimento dos frutos nas inflorescências ensacadas e não ensacadas durante 40 dias, e posteriormente os frutos foram contados, pesados, medidos e tiveram suas sementes contadas. A antese floral inicia às 6h30 da manhã. A flor permanece aberta até às 18h, fechando e no dia seguinte reabrindo no mesmo horário, durando até 73h. A maior oferta de pólen é nas primeiras horas da abertura da flor, com redução e estabilização do número de grãos de pólen por volta do meio dia, coincidindo com o aumento da visitação dos polinizadores. Foram encontradas 25 espécies de abelhas polinizadoras nos cultivos de tomateiro. A abundância das abelhas coincidindo com os horários de disponibilidade e esgotamento do pólen sugere eficiência na retirada dos grãos de pólen das anteras, muitos dos quais se aderem provavelmente ao estigma da própria flor, ocorrendo o posterior desenvolvimento dos frutos. A quantidade de grãos de pólen no estigma das flores disponíveis para os polinizadores foi maior do que no estigma das flores ensacadas. A produção de frutos foi maior em inflorescências não ensacadas que em inflorescências ensacadas. Os frutos não ensacados apresentaram mais sementes que os ensacados. As abelhas nativas polinizam as flores do tomateiro, aumentando a carga de pólen no estigma e a produção de frutos.