Does thermal time for germination vary among populations of a tree legume (Peltophorum dubium)?

Abstract Few works report the use of degree-days (DD) – used in crops to predict events and schedule management activities – to describe the germination of tropical trees. The cardinal temperatures (base, optimum and ceiling temperature) for germination of the species may vary depending on the seed...

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Main Authors: L. F. D. Andrade, V. J. M. Cardoso
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Internacional de Ecologia
Series:Brazilian Journal of Biology
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