Table 1 Acorns were collected from 10 provenances with different levels of moisture contents (in the table, the moisture content (MC) is expressed in % according to the fresh mass of the acorn). The plumule moisture content was assessed by air-drying at 104 °C for 18 h after the plumules were stored in water for 18 h at 4 °C
Provenience | Acorns` moisture content | Plumules moisture content | Plumule weight | Number of plumules in each variant | Initial viability | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
MC % | MC % | g | pcs. | % | |||
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Smolarz | 52º00’N 15°46’E | 44.6 | - | - | - | 100 | |
Jarocin | 52º06’N 17°20’E | 44.6 | 72.5 | 0.0025 | 3 × 25 | 100 | |
Nieszczyce | 52º32’N 16°00’E | 43.7 | 73.1 | 0.0020 | 3 × 20 | 100 | |
Łopuchówko | 52º40’N 17°04’E | 42.9 | 71.0 | 0.0024 | 3 × 25 | 100 | |
Karczma Borowa | 51º51’N 16°37’E | 42.9 | - | - | - | 100 | |
Żołędowo | 53º10’N 18°01’E | 40.0 | - | - | - | 100 | |
2022 | |||||||
Syców | 51°18′N 17°43′E | 43.9 | 65.2 | 0.0025 | 20 | 100 | |
Złotoryja | 51°504 N 15°54′E | 45.1 | 65.5 | 0.0028 | 30 | 100 | |
Łopuchówko | 52º40’N 17°04’E | 44.7 | 62.6 | 0.0028 | 3 × 13 | 100 | |
Jarocin | 52º06’N 17°20’E | 45.9 | 65.6 | 0.0035 | 3 × 20 | 99 | |