Tackifier impacts on growth of Great Basin mosses Bryum argenteum and Syntrichia ruralis, a growth chamber study, 2017-2018
Dates
Publication Date
2019-05-17
Start Date
2017-07-01
End Date
2018-12-05
Citation
Blankenship, W.D., Pyke, D.A., and Condon, L.A., 2019, Tackifier impacts on growth of Great Basin mosses Bryum argenteum and Syntrichia ruralis, a growth chamber study, 2017-2018: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/F7D50KWR.
Summary
The dataset supports a larger study that examined the impacts of three tackifiers (guar, psyllium, and polyacrylamide) on growth of two dryland mosses (Bryum argenteum and Syntrichia ruralis). Moss fragments were grown in petri dishes and subjected to individual tackifiers in one of three possible concentrations (0.5x, 1x, or 2x) of the respective manufacturer's recommended application rate. Distilled water was used as a control treatment, giving a total of ten treatments (nine tackifier-concentration combinations and a water control). Bryum fragments were watered four times daily for six weeks and Syntrichia fragments were watered twice daily for five weeks, after which the experiments were concluded. Shoot length, shoot number, gemma [...]
Summary
The dataset supports a larger study that examined the impacts of three tackifiers (guar, psyllium, and polyacrylamide) on growth of two dryland mosses (Bryum argenteum and Syntrichia ruralis). Moss fragments were grown in petri dishes and subjected to individual tackifiers in one of three possible concentrations (0.5x, 1x, or 2x) of the respective manufacturer's recommended application rate. Distilled water was used as a control treatment, giving a total of ten treatments (nine tackifier-concentration combinations and a water control). Bryum fragments were watered four times daily for six weeks and Syntrichia fragments were watered twice daily for five weeks, after which the experiments were concluded. Shoot length, shoot number, gemma presence, protonema presence, bound sand mass, and moss organic matter mass were all measured at the end of the experiments. This dataset reports all measurements and calculations related to Bryum argenteum and Syntrichia ruralis and additional information describing mass determinations.
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Purpose
These data were collected to quantify the impacts of tackifiers on the growth of Bryum argenteum and Syntrichia ruralis. The data set could be used for further analysis of tackifier impacts on mosses.
