Is Acorn Germination Influenced by Weevils and Seed Size?

Presenter Information

Clare Mattingly

Abstract

This project involved collecting 25 acorns from 36 individual Black Oak trees in the Athens area and germinating those seeds to see how the germination rates of acorns are affected by the presence of acorn weevils and the seed size.

Keywords:

Masting, Oak acorns, Environmental Plant Biology, Weevil, Germination

Status

Undergraduate

Department

Environmental & Plant Biology

College

College of Arts and Sciences

Campus

Athens

Faculty Mentor

Snell, Rebecca

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Is Acorn Germination Influenced by Weevils and Seed Size?

This project involved collecting 25 acorns from 36 individual Black Oak trees in the Athens area and germinating those seeds to see how the germination rates of acorns are affected by the presence of acorn weevils and the seed size.