Overcoming dormancy in macaw palm diaspores, a tropical species with potential for use as bio-fuel

Seed Science and Technology

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 303-317

  Ribeiro, L M ^a,b   Souza, P P ^b   Rodrigues Jr , A G ^b   Oliveira, T G S ^b   Garcia, Q S ^c  

^a UFMG   (Brazil)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF MONTES CLAROS   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

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EID: 79960775082     PISSN: 02510952     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15258/sst.2011.39.2.04     Document Type: Article

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