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Acta Prataculturae Sinica ›› 2021, Vol. 30 ›› Issue (12): 27-38.DOI: 10.11686/cyxb2020471

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Spring phenological characteristics of dandelion and plantain in Shandong Province and their responses to climate change

Wen-hui GUO(), Run-yuan GU(), Feng DING   

  1. Qingdao Meteorological Bureau,Qingdao 266002,China
  • Received:2020-10-20 Revised:2021-01-27 Online:2021-11-11 Published:2021-11-11
  • Contact: Run-yuan GU

Abstract:

This study utilized data from phenological observations of dandelion and plantain in Shandong Province from 2000 to 2015 and meteorological data for the same period, to discern factors influencing the phenological variation in spring development of these two plant species. Analytical methods employed included an empirical orthogonal function (EOF), Pearson correlation and partial least squares regression (PLS). It was found that: 1) From 2000 to 2015, dandelion and plantain showed a tendency to delayed germination and leaf expansion, which was more obvious in coastal areas. Seasonal timing of florescence was also linked to interannual climate variation at specific sites. 2) Increase in average temperature in winter and February significantly promoted the germination and leaf expansion of the two plant species. Germination, leaf expansion, and early florescence showed a significant negative correlation with cumulative precipitation in January, and germination and leaf expansion also showed a significant negative correlation with sunshine duration in winter. Beside the heat accumulation in winter, the average temperature and active accumulated temperature in March was positively correlated with the early florescence, the influence was gradually stronger from eastern to western Shandong, especially for plantain. 3) Fitted results of the PLS regression model for phenology of dandelion and plantain showed that: the ‘variable importance of projection’ (VIP) values of the average temperature in February, the average temperature in winter, the average surface soil temperature at 0 cm in winter, and positive accumulated temperature in winter were all greater than 1 in the early period of germination and leaf expansion. The VIP values of the average temperature and accumulated growing degree days in March, the average temperature in winter and the average soil surface temperature in winter were all greater than 1 in the early florescence.

Key words: climate change, dandelion, plantain, phenology, empirical orthogonal function, partial least squares regression