Deterioration rates of brazilwood seeds (Caesalpinia echinata Lam.) under high temperatures

ABSTRACT Caesalpinia echinata seeds deteriorate in less than three months at ambient temperature, although they can remain viable for up to five years when kept under freezing temperatures. We studied the deterioration of brazilwood seeds when submitted to different conditions of temperature and hum...

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Main Authors: Márcia Regina Oliveira Santos, Claudio José Barbedo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto de Botânica
Series:Hoehnea
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S2236-89062017000300449&lng=en&tlng=en