Germination capacity of Zoysia japonica seeds in the droppings of cattle and goats

摘要：

Zoysia japonica is a perennial grass distributed throughout most islands of Japan, the Korea Peninsula and the Lioadong Peninsula and Jiaozhou Peninsula of China (Dong et al.2001).This species is not only favorable herbage,but also an important turf grass, commonly called Japanese or Korean lawngrass.Z.japonica is the only species that can be used to establish turf by seeds in Zoysia genus.But the wild seeds of Z.j aponica are in a dormant state and must be treated before using.In the Z.j aponica grassland ecosystem, cattle and goats can affect the germination capacity of Z.japonica seeds by eating and ingesting them.In this study, the germination capacity of Z.japonica seeds in droppings of cattle and goats was studied.

关键词： Zoysia japonica germination capacity dropping cattle goat

作者: ZHANG Xue-yong YANG Yun-fei

作者单位: Key Laboratory for Vegetation Ecology,Ministry of Education,Institute of Grassland Science,Northeast Key Laboratory for Vegetation Ecology,Ministry of Education,Institute of Grassland Science,Northeast

会议类型: 国际会议

会议名称: 2008世界草地与草原大会

会议地点: 呼和浩特

会议语种:英文

在线出版日期: 2008-06-29（万方平台首次上网日期，不代表论文的发表时间）