Seed storage-mediated dormancy alleviation in Fabaceae from campo rupestre

• Published in: Acta Botânica Brasílica Vol. 29; no. 3; pp. 445 - 447
• Main Authors: Nativel, Naïla, Buisson, Elise, Silveira, Fernando Augusto Oliveira
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Sociedade Botânica do Brasil 01.09.2015
• Subjects: Biodiversity and Ecology; campo rupestre; dormancy alleviation; Environmental Sciences; physical dormancy; restoration ecology; seed longevity

We studied the effects of seed storage on germination and dormancy alleviation in three species of Fabaceae endemic to campo rupestre in southeastern Brazil. Fresh seeds of Collaea cipoensis, Mimosa maguirei and Mimosa foliolosa were set to germinate and germination of seeds after four, five and 13...