Mast Seeding

Masting^[1] refers to a mass seeding phenomenon exhibited by some species of plants which can be defined as "synchronous production of seed at long intervals by a population of plants"^[2], strict masting only occurs in species that are monocarpic (or semelparous) -- individuals of the species only reproduce once during their lifetime, then die.^[3]

Mast seeding happens in a Mast year related to that particular species in that particular region.

See also

• Mast year
• Plietesials
• Monocarpic
• Strobilanthes callosus
• Strobilanthes kunthiana

References

1. ^ Kelly, D. 1994. The evolutionary ecology of mast seeding (PDF). Trends Ecol. Evol.. 9(12): 465-470. Accessed on 24 January 2010
2. ^ Janzen (1976) in Annul. Rev. Ecol. Syst., 7, 347-391
3. ^ Strobilanthes callosus; Botany Photo of the Day; Notes posted by Daniel Mosquin; January 13, 2009

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