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Changes in timing of germination caused by neighbouring seeds and how it is connected with species traits.
 Kos, Pavel ; Weiser, Martin (advisor) ; Hadincová, Věroslava (referee)
The time when the seed germinates is very important. Ability to change the time of germination may be very advantageous. It allows the emerging seed to choose the best time according to abiotic conditions, and also to avoid of competition with neighbouring individuals. The seed reacts not only on adult plants and seedlings, but also on other seeds, with which is able to communicate. For a better understanding to this mechanism I conducted an experimental study with twenty-six species. The species were selected according to their position in long succession seres of mesic/xeric abandoned fields in Český kras. The seeds were left to germinate in pairs in all combinations among them. Here I present the results where I show how the time of emergence changes, depending on presence of neighbouring seed. Also, I show how these changes in germination are related to species specific traits. Out of this, I tried to influence communication between seeds by adding activated carbon. Activated carbon should stop the communication by highly absorbing surface. The time of germination of seeds which germinated alone was not proportional to the time of germination of seeds which germinated with neighbours. This correlation showed up like nonlinear, late-emerging seeds emerging unproportionally later when emerging...
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Plant competition in the early ontogeny
 Čiháková, Klára ; Weiser, Martin (advisor) ; Fendrych, Matyáš (referee)
Competitive impacts on early stages of plant ontogeny are being reviewed in this thesis. Those processes select for evolutionary or phenotypically plastic responses in timing of emergence, seed morphological properties, maternal effects and reaction on environmental cues. However, pattern of the strong selective pressure is sometimes not apparent, due to the lack of data and knowledge on the influence of the other factors in plant's life.
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