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¹CAS Key Laboratory for Plant Diversity and Biogeography of East Asia, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, China.

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Plants salvage resources from wilting flowers, not for immediate reproduction, but to fuel future flowering seasons. This vital resource reuse strategy benefits perennial plants by enhancing subsequent reproductive success.

Keywords:

Chemical transport flower senescence plant reproduction plant resource salvage pollination

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Area of Science:

Plant reproductive biology
Plant physiology
Ecology

Background:

Perennial plants invest significant resources in reproduction.
Resource allocation strategies are crucial for plant survival and reproductive success.
The fate of resources from non-viable flowers in perennial plants is not fully understood.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate how perennial plants utilize resources from wilting flowers.
To test hypotheses regarding resource reallocation for current versus future reproduction.
To determine the role of resource salvaging in the reproductive strategy of *Blandfordia grandiflora*.

Main Methods:

Experimental manipulation of flower wilting in *Blandfordia grandiflora*.
Comparison of seed set between plants with and without wilting flowers.
Monitoring of reproductive output in subsequent flowering seasons.

Main Results:

Resource salvaging from wilting flowers did not enhance current-season reproduction (neither same nor adjacent flowers).
Plants successfully utilized salvaged resources to promote reproduction in the following flowering season.
Evidence suggests resource transfer to underground storage organs (corms and roots) for future use.

Conclusions:

Plants prioritize salvaging resources from wilting flowers for future reproductive efforts, not immediate gains.
This strategy enhances long-term reproductive success in perennial species.
Resource reallocation to storage organs is a key mechanism for supporting subsequent flowering.