20.500.12556/RUL-144414 Seed viability and potential germination rate of nine endemic Boswellia taxa (Burseraceae) from Socotra Island (Yemen) The endemic Boswellia species (Burseraceae) on Socotra Island (Yemen) are of great local significance due to their various local ethnobotanical uses. However, despite the fact that these trees are endangered, little is known about their biology. We tested seed germination rates in controlled experiments (trials of 21 days) for two subsequent years and for nine endemic taxa of Boswellia occurring on Socotra Island. For this, seeds were collected island-wide from a wide range of localities and for several populations per species. We observed differences in germination among Boswellia species, among species and localities and among both years, which indicates that the development of seeds is strongly affected by external ecological factors. Although we noted a large variation in seed germination (relatively high in Boswellia socotrana), and half of the species showed relatively low mean daily germination, our study indicated that all endangered endemic Frankincense Tree taxa of Socotra harbor the potential for in situ conservation through recruitment, given that known impacts can be reduced in local replantation areas (e.g., grazing). Boswellia endangered species propagation Soqotra Frankincense bosvelija ogrožene vrste kadilo razmnoževanje rastlin Socotra Yemen true false true Angleški jezik Slovenski jezik Članek v reviji 2023-02-21 09:31:20 2023-02-21 09:31:24 2023-02-22 03:32:19 0000-00-00 00:00:00 2022 0 0 21 str. iss. 11, art. 1418 Vol. 11 2022 0000-00-00 Zaloznikova Objavljeno NiDoloceno 0000-00-00 0000-00-00 0000-00-00 58 2223-7747 10.3390/plants11111418 142435075 plants-11-01418-v2.pdf plants-11-01418-v2.pdf 1 CD0175A530C5DCFAEE61C4AC31C99C1F f4506d73caa95ec2f66236154cd835ab3b6d9e9800c2e16a3fad9f4b2a8e2df9 498c197d-b1c2-11ed-9c94-00155dcfd717 https://repozitorij.uni-lj.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=166718 https://www.mdpi.com/2223-7747/11/11/1418 1 c82ccf41-b1c1-11ed-9c94-00155dcfd717 https://repozitorij.uni-lj.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=166717 Biotehniška fakulteta 0 0 0