Seed morphology and germination of <Turnera diffusa> Willd. ex Schult. emulating environmental conditions within ant nest.

Damiana (Turnera diffusa Willd. ex Schult.) is a species of plant used in traditional Mexican medicine for its aphrodisiac properties. Although it has a high commercial demand, both nationally and internationally, its sexual propagation is not usual due to the low percentage of seed germination. It...

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Main Authors: Paola Scarlet Puga-Guzmán, Fabiola Magallán-Hernández, Mónica Queijeiro-Bolaños, Juan Antonio Valencia-Hernández, Santiago Vergara-Pineda
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2023-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0292626