Acclimatization trials of someSolanum species from Amazonas Venezuela at the botanical garden of Padova

Acclimatization trials of the two tropical speciesSolanum sessiliflorum (cocona) andSolanum stramonifolium (coconilla) from Amazonas Venezuela, were carried out at the Botanical Garden of Padua.S. sessiliflorum exhibited a greater difference between the Botanical Garden and the native environment. P...

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Published in:Economic botany 2002-12, Vol.56 (4), p.306-314
Main Authors: Rascio, N, Camani, A, Sacchetti, L, Moro, I, Cassina, G, Torres, F, Cappelletti, E M, Paoletti, M G
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Acclimatization
Bombus terrestris
Botanical gardens
Bumblebees
Cross-pollination
Environmental conditions
Fruits
Insects
Plant growth
Plant reproduction
Pollination
Solanum sessiliflorum
Solanum stramoniifolium
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Summary:Acclimatization trials of the two tropical speciesSolanum sessiliflorum (cocona) andSolanum stramonifolium (coconilla) from Amazonas Venezuela, were carried out at the Botanical Garden of Padua.S. sessiliflorum exhibited a greater difference between the Botanical Garden and the native environment. Plant growth was reduced and pollination was difficult; despite numerous blooms few fruits were produced. Moreover, some fruit abscised early and the persistent ones were still unripe at the end of the season. On the contrary,S. stramonifolium showed good adaptation to the new environmental conditions. The plants grew well and produced a lot of ripe berries. Self-pollination as well as cross-pollination by bumblebees (Bombus terrestris) and other insects present in the open air succeeded. Thus, this latter species could be regarded as potentially exploitable in temperate climates as well as in Venezuela.[PUBLICATION ABSTRACT]
ISSN:0013-0001
1874-9364
DOI:10.1663/0013-0001(2002)056[0306:FAATOS]2.0.CO;2