Moist Heat Overcomes Physical Dormancy at the Seed Coat Lens in Schizolobium parahyba var. amazonicum

ABSTRACT Schizolobium parahyba var. amazonicum (Huber ex Ducke) Barneby (Fabaceae-Caesalpinoideae) is a tree of the Amazon region with pioneer characteristics and large seeds with physical dormancy. Using Accelerated Ageing (AA) methodology, seeds were exposed to Moist Heat (40 °C; >97% Relative...

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Main Authors: Aline Aparecida Smychniuk, Geângelo Petene Calvi, Isolde Dorothea Kossmann Ferraz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro 2020-03-01
Series:Floresta e Ambiente
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S2179-80872020000100115&tlng=en