Variability in wild rice morphology and development in Northern Saskatchewan, 1986
Date
1994
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Masters
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The production of wild rice in the natural lakes and streams of
Saskatchewan's north has become a viable and rapidly growing industry over
the last few decades. However, little information exists regarding the
plant's growth and habitat preferences in this area. At the end of the
1986 growing season, plants and environmental conditions were examined in
twenty established stands of wild rice located across the main wild rice
growing region of the province. In analysis, the growth of the wild rice
plants proved to be highly variable across the province. Almost no
spatial trend was seen in plant morphology or development across the
region. However, stand density decreased significantly towards the north
and west, and the estimated maximum yield of seed for each site decreased
significantly towards the west. In terms of relationships between the
environmental factors and plant morphological characteristics measured,
significant correlations were found only between water depth and pH and
mature main culm height and diameter, indicating that as the values for
these two factors increased, the culms were longer, and in the case of
water depth, also thinner.
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Master of Science (M.Sc.)
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Geography
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Geography