Effect of drying and soaking fruits and seeds on germination of macaw palm (Acrocomia aculeata [Jacq.] Loddiges ex MART.)=Efeito da secagem e embebição de frutos e sementes na germinação de macaúba (Acrocomia aculeata [Jacq.] Loddiges ex MART.)

Effect of drying and soaking fruits and seeds on germination of macaw palm (Acrocomia aculeata [Jacq.] Loddiges ex MART.)=Efeito da secagem e embebição de frutos e sementes na germinação de macaúba (Acrocomia aculeata [Jacq.] Loddiges ex MART.)

This study evaluated mechanisms of the dehydration and rehydration of fruits and seeds on the resulting embryo viability of the macaw palm, Acrocomia aculeata (Jacq.) Loddiges ex Mart. Dehydration was performed in a forced-air oven at 37 ± 2°C for 0, 3, 6, 9, 12 or 15 days, and after these periods,...

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Main Authors: Marcus Vinícius Vieira da Silva, Edésio Fialho dos Reis, Juliana de Fátima Sales, Fabiano Guimarães Silva, Aurélio Rubio Neto, Apolyana Lorraine Souza
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Eduem (Editora da Universidade Estadual de Maringá) 2012-04-01
Series:Acta Scientiarum: Agronomy
Subjects:
germination
tetrazolium
drying tolerance
germinação
tetrazólio
tolerância à dessecação.
Online Access:http://www.periodicos.uem.br/ojs/index.php/ActaSciAgron/article/download/11752/pdf

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