RE: Fern Life Cycle Rates

Anogramma leptophylla has an annual life cycle. You might expect that too in Marsileas that have to be round within the wet season.

Wim0


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> From: owner-ferns@hort.net [o*@hort.net]On Behalf Of
> Mike Barker
> Sent: Sat, May 08, 2004 09:53 
> To: ferns@hort.net
> Subject: [ferns] Fern Life Cycle Rates
> 
> 
> To all,
> I am currently working on a genetic mapping project in 
> Ceratopteris and 
> I am looking for some information on life cycle rates in 
> other ferns.  
> Basically, what is the shortest time anyone has observed to get from 
> spore to spore in a fern species?  Ceratopteris richardii does it in 
> about 120 days.  I am interested in doing genetic work on something 
> other than Ceratopteris (not the most handsome morphology), 
> and I would 
> need something with a relatively quick life cycle.  But I am just 
> curious about the shortest times people have observed, and if anybody 
> has any tricks to speed life cycles up.
> 
> Also, check out http://www.adiantopsis.com  It will be the 
> future home 
> of my Adiantopsis monograph.   Currently it is just a title, but I am 
> interested in what people think about it so far.  I will post on this 
> list when updates are made.
> 
> Thanks,
> Mike Barker
> 
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