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Messaud, Y., Bergeron, Y. and Asselin, H. (2007) Reproductive Potential of Balsam Fir (Abies balsamea), White Spruce (Picea glauca), and Black Spruce (P. mariana) at the Ecotone between Mixedwood and Coniferous Forests in the Boreal Zone of Western Quebec. American Journal of Botany, 94, 746-754. http://dx.doi.org/10.3732/ajb.94.5.746

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• TITLE: Abies sibirica Male Reproductive Cones Developmental Shift at Introduction

  AUTHORS: Elena V. Bazhina

  KEYWORDS: Abies sibirica Ledeb., Forest Arboretum, Male Buds Development, Phenological Shifts

  JOURNAL NAME: Open Journal of Ecology, Vol.4 No.6, May 23, 2014

  ABSTRACT: A strong effect of climate on phenological events in conifers has been documented by several studies. To study adaptation of reproductive processes in Abies sibirica Ledeb. to changing environment, the phenology of the development of the species male reproductive cones at introduction was studied. Phenological shift in Abies sibirica meiosis and pollination was observed. An earlier start of male bud reproductive development is founded in V.N. Sukachev Institute of Forest Arboretum resulted in increasing meiosis and pollen irregularities. Insufficient high quality pollen in the species at its pollination stage may be a major factor responsible for the incapability to produce the viable seeds in quantities sufficient for pollination in seed gardens. Responses of the fir male cone development to the current environmental conditions at the Arboretum may be considered as a model of adaptation of the species to climatic changes.