Insect-infested (II) acorns germinated 3 d earlier than the healthy (H) ones. However,
germination ratio of II-acorns was strongly decreased compared with H-acorns and there …

The rates of hypocotyl and radicle survival and of germination success were investigated in
mature acorns of Quercus variabilis Blume in relation to endosperm loss due to seed …

In autumn of 2006, insect seed predation and its relationship with seed crop and seed size
of Quercus mongolica were investigated at Cenyuan and Dongshan sites in Dongfanghong …

Five coleopteran species, 1 hymenopteran species and 6 lepidopteran species were found
in pre-dispersal acorns of Q. variabilis and/or Q. serrata. In Q. variabilis, Characoma ruficirra …

Carpophagous insects play an important role in decreasing the viability of acorns in both
direct and indirect ways. Therefore they significantly influence the reproductive potential of …

Rodents usually exert important role, through their scatter seed hoarding behavior, on plant
regeneration in the field. To investigate the effects of burial and insects infection on …

The effect of cotyledon removal on oak (Quercus robur L.) seedlings was studied in an
experiment. In nature, acorns are dispersed by a predator, jay (Garrulus glandarius) which …

In 2000, we determined levels of damage by acorn weevils (Curculio spp.) and patterns of
acorn fall in a northern red oak (Quercus rubra L.) seedling orchard in eastern Tennessee …

This study was conducted to evaluate how parental trees and seed storage duration
influenced subsequent seedling physiological status and growth. Seedling emergence rate …

Simple Summary Seed predation is an antagonistic interaction that can limit plant population
dynamics. We investigated the interaction between Quercus faginea and two specialized pre …