Publication Date
1-30-2026
Description
The censer seed dispersal mechanism, whereby mature fruits are retained on plants and seeds dispersed by mechanical shaking, is among the most specialized wind-aided seed dispersal strategies employed by the flowering plants. An efficient, affordable, and easily repeatable protocol for determining whether a species uses this unusual mechanism of seed dispersal is lacking. Our focal species, Solanum tudununggae, is one of just two Solanum species (in a fleshy-fruited genus of ca. 1200 species) hypothesized to use this dispersal mechanism as a means to move seeds farther from parent plants than would gravity alone.
Journal
Applications in Plant Sciences
Volume
14
Issue
1
Department
Biology
Open Access
Link to OA full text
Link to Published Version
https://bsapubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/aps3.70037
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1002/aps3.70037
Paper as the cover image
Recommended Citation
Motter, A.J., C.T. Martine, M.P. Sain. 2026. A simple protocol for assessing censer seed dispersal: First confirmation of the mechanism in the genus Solanum. Applications in Plant Sciences, special issue: Quantifying plant and fungal dispersal: New methods from multiple disciplines. https://doi.org/10.1002/aps3.70037
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