Drying and osmotic conditioning in Hancornia speciosa Gomes seeds

Hancornia speciosa is a native tree species of the Brazilian Cerrado whose seeds are desiccation sensitive. In this study, we aimed to evaluate drying and osmotic conditioning in H. speciosa seeds. We used fresh seeds with 48% moisture content, which were slowly dried until they attained contents of...

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Main Authors: Tathiana Elisa Masetto, Silvana de Paula Quintão Scalon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro
Series:Floresta e Ambiente
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S2179-80872014000100008&lng=en&tlng=en