Ecological Studies of Bryophytes on Unplastered Sandcrete Walls Around Ile-Ife.

Some aspects of the ecology of bryophytes on unplastered sandcrete walls around Ile-Ife were investigated over a period of more than 12 months. Two turf-forming bryophytes, Barbula indica and Bryum coronatum, were the commonest mosses encountered on these substrates. No bryophyte was found growing o...

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Autor principal: Akinfenwa, Folasade Olayemi
Outros Autores: Odu, E. A.
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description Some aspects of the ecology of bryophytes on unplastered sandcrete walls around Ile-Ife were investigated over a period of more than 12 months. Two turf-forming bryophytes, Barbula indica and Bryum coronatum, were the commonest mosses encountered on these substrates. No bryophyte was found growing on burnt bricks or mud walls. Whereas Barbula is not a successful species as far as sexual reproduction is concerned, Bryum freely produces sporophytes. Reproduction in Bryum thus includes sexual methods while Barbula reproduces vegetatively by means of gemmae which are produced abundantly on almost every shoot. Gemmae and spores of these mosses, apparently present in the air when washed down by rain, form important sources of new plants on basic substrates. pH is an important factor in controlling the distribution of the mosses. Different stages of development of the moss species, e.g. diaspore germination and protonemal growth are favoured respectively at pH levels 4-12 and 6-10, but maximum shoot growth was observed at pH 10.Under favourable conditions, Bryum shoots establish within 3-4 months but Barbula takes a much longer time to establish.
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spelling oai:ir.oauife.edu.ng:123456789-34242023-05-13T11:10:12Z Ecological Studies of Bryophytes on Unplastered Sandcrete Walls Around Ile-Ife. Akinfenwa, Folasade Olayemi Odu, E. A. Bryophytes Sandcrete walls Some aspects of the ecology of bryophytes on unplastered sandcrete walls around Ile-Ife were investigated over a period of more than 12 months. Two turf-forming bryophytes, Barbula indica and Bryum coronatum, were the commonest mosses encountered on these substrates. No bryophyte was found growing on burnt bricks or mud walls. Whereas Barbula is not a successful species as far as sexual reproduction is concerned, Bryum freely produces sporophytes. Reproduction in Bryum thus includes sexual methods while Barbula reproduces vegetatively by means of gemmae which are produced abundantly on almost every shoot. Gemmae and spores of these mosses, apparently present in the air when washed down by rain, form important sources of new plants on basic substrates. pH is an important factor in controlling the distribution of the mosses. Different stages of development of the moss species, e.g. diaspore germination and protonemal growth are favoured respectively at pH levels 4-12 and 6-10, but maximum shoot growth was observed at pH 10.Under favourable conditions, Bryum shoots establish within 3-4 months but Barbula takes a much longer time to establish. 2014-04-08T10:44:12Z 2018-10-29T11:06:26Z 2014-04-08T10:44:12Z 2018-10-29T11:06:26Z 1986 Thesis APA http://localhost:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/3424 en PDF application/pdf Ile-Ife Obafemi Awolowo University
spellingShingle Bryophytes
Sandcrete walls
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Ecological Studies of Bryophytes on Unplastered Sandcrete Walls Around Ile-Ife.
title Ecological Studies of Bryophytes on Unplastered Sandcrete Walls Around Ile-Ife.
title_full Ecological Studies of Bryophytes on Unplastered Sandcrete Walls Around Ile-Ife.
title_fullStr Ecological Studies of Bryophytes on Unplastered Sandcrete Walls Around Ile-Ife.
title_full_unstemmed Ecological Studies of Bryophytes on Unplastered Sandcrete Walls Around Ile-Ife.
title_short Ecological Studies of Bryophytes on Unplastered Sandcrete Walls Around Ile-Ife.
title_sort ecological studies of bryophytes on unplastered sandcrete walls around ile ife
topic Bryophytes
Sandcrete walls
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