Desiccation effects on germination and vigor of King palm seeds Efeitos da dessecação sobre a germinação e o vigor de sementes de palmeira real australiana

Desiccation effects on germination and vigor of King palm seeds Efeitos da dessecação sobre a germinação e o vigor de sementes de palmeira real australiana

The desiccation tolerance of Archontophoenix alexandrae (Wendl. & Drude) seeds was determined and the most sensitive vigor test for assessing seed deterioration of this species was identified. Mature fruits were harvested in the palm collection of the Instituto Agronomico in Campinas, Brazil. De...

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Main Authors: Cibele C. Martins, Marilene L. A. Bovi, João Nakagawa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Olericultura 2003-03-01
Series:Horticultura Brasileira
Subjects:
Archontophoenix alexandrae
seafortia
palmeira real australiana
recalcitrante
deterioração de sementes
condutividade elétrica
umidade crítica
umidade letal
Alexandra palm
seed deterioration
electrical conductivity
recalcitrance
desiccation tolerance
critical moisture
lethal moisture
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