Germination and initial development of forest species under the action of catechin, presents in seeds of Sesbania virgata (Cav.) Pers. (Fabaceae)

ABSTRACT Sesbania virgata is a shrub that occurs in riparian forests, especially in Cerrado and Atlantic Forest. It is considered superdominant due to its rapid growth and high soil cover. Its seeds release allelochemicals during imbibition, affecting the germination and initial growth of other spec...

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Main Authors: Vera Lygia El Id, Márcia Regina Braga, Nelson Augusto dos Santos Junior
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto de Botânica 2020-11-01
Series:Hoehnea
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S2236-89062020000100813&tlng=en