Is Impatiens balsamina a qualitative short-day plant?

• Main Author: Elżbieta Teske
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Polish Botanical Society 2014-01-01
• Series: Acta Societatis Botanicorum Poloniae
• Subjects: Impatiens balsamina; photoperiodic reaction; flowering
• Online Access: https://pbsociety.org.pl/journals/index.php/asbp/article/view/3082

Impatiens balsamina which, in literature on the physiology of flowering, is assigned to qualitative short-day plants, flowers under Polish climatic conditions from June until September. It flowers, therefore. during the period of the longest day. The photoperiodic responses of I. balsamina plants raised from seeds obtained from botanical gardens located within the range of 23 -65° N. lat. were studied. The experiment revealed marked differences in the photoperiodic responses within the species. Qualitative short-day plants, quantitative short-day plants and day-neutral plants were found in the studied material. An evident correlation was found between the place of origin of the studied seeds and the photoperiodic sensitivity of the plants raised from them.